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Since Maybach was brought back from the dead and turned into Mercedes-Maybach, the ultra-luxury brand sold more than 15,000 vehicles from April 2015 to August 2016. That’s way more than the first iteration of Mercedes-Benz-owned Maybach and the Maybach standalone brand, which is speaking something about the success of the current rendition. What’s more, Mercedes-Maybach also sells an array of heavily armored models, such as this colossus.
The bigger brother of the 2016 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Guard is called 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard. And yes, Pullman is the fancy way the manufacturer calls its extended version of the S600. Measuring 6.5 meters (21.3 feet) in length and tipping the scales at 5.6 tonnes (12,346 pounds), this behemoth is 2.6 feet longer than the Cadillac Escalade ESV 4WD and double the curb weight. Also, it’s not as safe as the S600 Guard.
While the S600 Guard boasts VR10 protection level certification, the highest available for civilian vehicles, the S600 Pullman Guard makes do with VR9. Still, VR9 ballistic protection is good enough to keep the bullets from an assault rifle at bay. On top of that, the 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard boasts something called Directive ERV 2010. In layman’s terms, 15 kilograms 33 pounds) of TNT aren’t enough to damage this luxobarge if the explosion takes place within 2 meters (6.5 feet) of the vehicle.
But this level of protection comes at a price. The doors, for example, are so heavy from the extra protection that Mercedes-Maybach engineers have equipped them with electric motors. Also, the 6.0-liter force-fed V12 can’t propel the car as quick as you would expect from a powerplant with 830 Nm (612 lb-ft) on tap. Nevertheless, this is one hell of a machine for VIPs.
Last, but not least, let’s talk about pricing. Mercedes-Maybach tells that the price of the non-armored version of the S600 Pullman starts from €470,000 (approximately $518,000, without VAT). Care to guess how much this bad boy is retailing for, including the 19 percent value-added tax practiced in Germany? That’ll be “just under €1.4 million” or just about $1.56 million.
While the S600 Guard boasts VR10 protection level certification, the highest available for civilian vehicles, the S600 Pullman Guard makes do with VR9. Still, VR9 ballistic protection is good enough to keep the bullets from an assault rifle at bay. On top of that, the 2017 Mercedes-Maybach S600 Pullman Guard boasts something called Directive ERV 2010. In layman’s terms, 15 kilograms 33 pounds) of TNT aren’t enough to damage this luxobarge if the explosion takes place within 2 meters (6.5 feet) of the vehicle.
But this level of protection comes at a price. The doors, for example, are so heavy from the extra protection that Mercedes-Maybach engineers have equipped them with electric motors. Also, the 6.0-liter force-fed V12 can’t propel the car as quick as you would expect from a powerplant with 830 Nm (612 lb-ft) on tap. Nevertheless, this is one hell of a machine for VIPs.
Last, but not least, let’s talk about pricing. Mercedes-Maybach tells that the price of the non-armored version of the S600 Pullman starts from €470,000 (approximately $518,000, without VAT). Care to guess how much this bad boy is retailing for, including the 19 percent value-added tax practiced in Germany? That’ll be “just under €1.4 million” or just about $1.56 million.
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