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Let's face it: Mercedes-Benz doesn't have nearly the same amount of panache and respect from the automotive world regarding its ultra-luxury Maybach endeavors like Rolls-Royce, for example.
After all, they had to scale down the whole independent brand idea and reintegrate Maybach with the regular Mercedes models for a few reasons, right? As such, it is no wonder that no matter how successful the Maybach S-Class or Maybach GLS sales may be, they're still no match for the hype levels provided by a Rolls-Royce Ghost or Cullinan.
But what if Mercedes-Maybach took the initiative and provided the world with something they had never seen before? So, if the luxury saloon and ultra-luxury CUV races are lost, maybe they can strive to achieve greatness exactly where Mercedes-Benz failed the most – with a premium pickup truck. Remember the X-Class, the failed Mercedes Navara impersonation?
Well, someone decided to see how a Mercedes-Maybach would look like if the company attempted to conquer the sector where even the Cadillac Escalade EXT botched things up – ultra-luxury pickup trucks. No worries, the Landaulets are safe – this comes from the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. This virtual artist, better known as automotive.ai on social media, brings AI automotive designs from a parallel universe, usually giving us plenty of choices.
The same happened recently when he or she decided to dream of German trucks from then and now. With help from AI software and plenty of ideas, the pixel master created stuff like a two-door M3 Ute, a revived Porsche 914 with a little bed tucked behind the two seats, and even some old-school Merc and Audi pickups. They're all quite small, indeed, because European roads are usually narrow and winding.
However, there were also a couple of exceptions. One of them was a big and nasty Audi that felt massively cool even though it, too, only had two doors. The Ingolstadt-based automaker should take the edgy design into account, though, as a way to escape its traditionally bland real-world models. Alas, that was only the second-best design project.
The spotlight was snatched by a nasty Mercedes-Maybach, which someone said looked like a Rolls x Lincoln model in the comments section. Even if that were true, it perfectly nails the proportions of a Maybach pickup truck, exuding a mix of toughness and luxury that may very well be possible only across fantasy land.
So, what do you think? Could Mercedes-Maybach take the lead once and pave the way for ultra-luxury pickup trucks since we already have super-SUVs and they proved quite a hit among buyers? Or is the premium workhorse sector forever doomed since most other automakers failed to make a meaningful impact?
But what if Mercedes-Maybach took the initiative and provided the world with something they had never seen before? So, if the luxury saloon and ultra-luxury CUV races are lost, maybe they can strive to achieve greatness exactly where Mercedes-Benz failed the most – with a premium pickup truck. Remember the X-Class, the failed Mercedes Navara impersonation?
Well, someone decided to see how a Mercedes-Maybach would look like if the company attempted to conquer the sector where even the Cadillac Escalade EXT botched things up – ultra-luxury pickup trucks. No worries, the Landaulets are safe – this comes from the imaginative realm of digital car content creators. This virtual artist, better known as automotive.ai on social media, brings AI automotive designs from a parallel universe, usually giving us plenty of choices.
The same happened recently when he or she decided to dream of German trucks from then and now. With help from AI software and plenty of ideas, the pixel master created stuff like a two-door M3 Ute, a revived Porsche 914 with a little bed tucked behind the two seats, and even some old-school Merc and Audi pickups. They're all quite small, indeed, because European roads are usually narrow and winding.
However, there were also a couple of exceptions. One of them was a big and nasty Audi that felt massively cool even though it, too, only had two doors. The Ingolstadt-based automaker should take the edgy design into account, though, as a way to escape its traditionally bland real-world models. Alas, that was only the second-best design project.
The spotlight was snatched by a nasty Mercedes-Maybach, which someone said looked like a Rolls x Lincoln model in the comments section. Even if that were true, it perfectly nails the proportions of a Maybach pickup truck, exuding a mix of toughness and luxury that may very well be possible only across fantasy land.
So, what do you think? Could Mercedes-Maybach take the lead once and pave the way for ultra-luxury pickup trucks since we already have super-SUVs and they proved quite a hit among buyers? Or is the premium workhorse sector forever doomed since most other automakers failed to make a meaningful impact?
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