Photo: Instagram / Champion Motoring
Fred VanVleet is slowly but surely adding to his garage and his latest purchase was a one-of-one, two-tone Mercedes-Maybach S-Class so he could ride in style.
The Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand is a top favorite among celebrities and other car connoisseurs because of the performance, luxury, and status it brings along.
The latest person to go for one is Fred VanVleet. The 28-year-old athlete who plays as a point guard for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association has just upgraded his garage with a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.
For the project, he worked with Champion Motoring, which is a top dealership among athletes, based in San Diego, California. The vehicle, which is a one-of-one model, wasn’t designed specifically for VanVleet, though. The dealership’s official Instagram page posted the luxury sedan up for sale on August 24. Less than a week later, on August 30, they already sold it to Fred and updated the description.
The luxurious S-Class comes with a factory, two-tone black and white exterior, with the Maybach logo instead of the Mercedes-Benz one. The S-Class rides on 22-inch aftermarket wheels. It has an elegant light gray upholstery, and it comes with executive seating for the passengers in the back, plus a refrigerator, among its many features.
The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class has two engine options. There is the S 580 version, which is currently the only one available in the U.S. and the one VanVleet has, and the S 680, which has a V12 under the hood.
The S 580 is put in motion by a 4.0-liter V8 engine, which delivers 496 horsepower (503 ps) at 5,500 and a maximum torque of 516 lb-ft (700 Nm) to all wheels via a nine-speed 9G-Tronic automatic transmission.
Based on these figures, it can hit 62 mph (100 kph) from zero in 4.8 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph (249 kph).
The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class will join Fred VanVleet’s Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray convertible, and who knows what else he'll be buying in the future?
The latest person to go for one is Fred VanVleet. The 28-year-old athlete who plays as a point guard for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association has just upgraded his garage with a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class.
For the project, he worked with Champion Motoring, which is a top dealership among athletes, based in San Diego, California. The vehicle, which is a one-of-one model, wasn’t designed specifically for VanVleet, though. The dealership’s official Instagram page posted the luxury sedan up for sale on August 24. Less than a week later, on August 30, they already sold it to Fred and updated the description.
The luxurious S-Class comes with a factory, two-tone black and white exterior, with the Maybach logo instead of the Mercedes-Benz one. The S-Class rides on 22-inch aftermarket wheels. It has an elegant light gray upholstery, and it comes with executive seating for the passengers in the back, plus a refrigerator, among its many features.
The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class has two engine options. There is the S 580 version, which is currently the only one available in the U.S. and the one VanVleet has, and the S 680, which has a V12 under the hood.
The S 580 is put in motion by a 4.0-liter V8 engine, which delivers 496 horsepower (503 ps) at 5,500 and a maximum torque of 516 lb-ft (700 Nm) to all wheels via a nine-speed 9G-Tronic automatic transmission.
Based on these figures, it can hit 62 mph (100 kph) from zero in 4.8 seconds and has a top speed of 155 mph (249 kph).
The Mercedes-Maybach S-Class will join Fred VanVleet’s Chevrolet Corvette C8 Stingray convertible, and who knows what else he'll be buying in the future?
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