Every August classic car fans from around the world converge on Pebble Beach in California for a very special beauty contest. This gathering of magnificent classic cars was the perfect place to premiere the exclusive Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. This is a sensational luxury-class coupé, and Mercedes claims that the 2+2 seater is a homage to the glorious age of the aero coupés and consciously carries this tradition forward into the future.The Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, which measures almost 6metres in length, is designed as an electric car. The drive system has an output of 750bhp.
The shallow underfloor battery allows a range of over 500 kilometres. With its sensual, emotional designand intelligent details, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 represents the ultimate in classical and modern luxury. The classic aesthetic proportions of the show car the extremely long bonnet, the low roof line and the rearward positioning of the greenhouse – recall the aero coupés of days gone by. But this is not retro design – this is a reinterpretation of classic, aesthetic principles.”Our glamorous coupé, the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, represents the ultimate in contemporary luxury. It is hot and cool”, states Gorden Wagener, Head of Design at Daimler AG. “With its intelligent appeal and reduced, technoid look, it perfectly embodies our design philosophy of sensual purity and our pursuit of aerodynamic efficiency”.