I drove a $224,000 Mercedes-Maybach S650, a super-luxury sedan that was crammed with high-ended features.A stretched S-Class with a 621-horsepower V12 engine, however.
On balance, the Bentley remains the most cynical attempt to extract money from the well-heeled and brand-conscious buyers I've ever experienced, while the Maybach is a tad more virtuous because it's merely silly. The Bentagya filled me with rage, while the Maybach just made me grin and shake my head at the chutzpah.
How did we get here? Well, Maybach was a standalone nameplate from the early 2000s until 2013, when a lack of affluent consumer interest led Mercedes parent Daimler to pull the plug. Maybach returned a few years ago, this time as a designation, akin to Mercedes-AMG, the carmaker's high-performance sub-marque.
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