What is a GLS 600? The GLS 600 is an ultra luxury full size SUV built in the Vance, Alabama assembly plant, and sold worldwide by Mercedes Benz. The Maybach brand is at the top of the Mercedes Benz S Class lineup of luxury vehicles, and is built with an exquisitely furnished and extra indulgent cabin. With a long list of luxury innovations, the best technology, and a high performance drive train, it’s wrapped up in ultra comfort.
Maybach vehicles are known for their quality and top tier luxury appointments and options, and they are often owned by royalty and dignitaries. Maybachs’s are typically long and large, with spacious interiors and plenty of features. They’re also quite expensive, like all ultra luxury vehicles, with window stickers starting around $200,000.
The base price of the 2024 Mercedes Maybach GLS class starts at $175,500 and goes up to $200,500 depending on the trim, plus options. If you’re in the market for a high dollar luxury SUV, then you have found the brand you have been looking for. Owning and driving a Maybach makes a statement that you have made it big time, and then some.
To prove that point this week Mercedes Benz sent me a 2024 Maybach GLS 600 SUV to test drive and review. The base window sticker price for this GLS model is $174,350. The options on the 600 edition are: the flute champagne holders in the rear console for $800, the 2 tone Obsidian black and Kalahari gold special paint for $18,500, the 23″ Maybach multi spoke forged alloy wheels for $5,500, the refrigerated rear compartment champagne chiller for $1,100, and a set of rear seat folding tables for $1,800. The manufactures suggested retail price (MSRP), plus the $1,150 destination charge, is: $203,200.
After adding in the state and local sales tax, plus the DMV and dealers fees, the out the door and in your mansions 6 car garage, the total purchase price came to: $228,600. At just $21,400 under a Quarter of a Million Dollars, this ultra luxury Maybach SUV sets the standard for vehicles that get you a front row seat in the $200,000+ Car Club.
And note that the total purchase price for a custom ordered and highly personalized 2024 Maybach GLS SUV can crack the $300,000 threshold, and still go up from there.
The 2024 Mercedes Maybach GLS 600 comes in a single well equipped trim level. The only motor is a mild hybrid twin turbo 4.0L liter V-8 gas engine with 550 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque, bolted to a 9 speed TRONIC automatic transmission. Then it’s routed into a 4Matic all wheel drive (AWD) traction control system with an AirMatic air ride suspension, with E-Active intelligent body control. This is a high tech drive train that produces a lot of power, traction, and control, that’s all rolled into one absolutely amazing looking, fantastic driving with great braking and handling, ultra luxury full size SUV.
Comfort and convenience raises up to a new level inside a Maybach with: active multi-contour power and massaging front seats, active multi-contour outboard rear seats with massage, power recliners and 2 Maybach logo satin pillows, a 5 zone automatic climate control system, and all 4 Nappa leather covered seats are heated and ventilated. Hands free Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, Mercedes connect services, Keyless Go, and video augmented navigation that are all standard equipment on a Maybach GLS 600 SUV.
Tunes are provided by a Burmester High End 3D Surround Sound System with 15 speakers and 710 watts of system power, and is the perfect introduction to the world of great audio, as Burmester offers immersive 3D properties. This particularly intensive audio system, with perfect sound and optimum performance, supports the allusion of a riding on-air floating feeling inside this ultra luxury SUV.
As a Maybach SUV is more expensive than a Mercedes SUV, the Maybach name is synonymous with luxury. The interior is meticulously crafted with high quality materials, and the interior is incredibly comfortable. Features like massaging seats, premium sound systems, and advanced climate control contribute to a private jet like first class ride.
The real difference between a Mercedes and a Maybach is that the Maybach is designed for a very specific upscale customer, those who value luxury, ultra comfort and major exclusivity, above anything else, and then the price is of no object to the rich and famous.
Call, click or visit your local Mercedes Benz dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on a new 2024 Maybach GLS 600 SUV. And remember that the base price for the new GLS 600 starts at only $174,350. Maybach – Always the Best or Nothing.
Be smart, stay safe, and just breathe. Remember, You Are What You Drive, and maybe, just for those reasons alone, you should Drive one, Buy one, Today. Have a great day, drive safely, and enjoy the ride, as the future looks nice and bright – Tony the Car Guy.
This Bottom Line new vehicle review is a Nut & Bolt and Dollars & Sense editorial provided by Tony Leopardo. Tony the Car Guy is an automotive writer, editor and publisher in the San Francisco Bay Area. If you have a question, or comment for Tony, send it to tonyleo@pacbell.net and visit AutoWire.Net at www.autowire.net