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Originally Posted by Merc1 I mean the top of the line Mercedes sedan is the S-Class. To suddenly make it a junior model to an even bigger Mercedes would be a huge blow to the buyers who automatically purschase S-Classes because it is the top-of-the-line Mercedes. The S600 would all of sudden become irrelevant to some, and not everyone can afford a Maybach.
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Originally Posted by Yaz AMG Couldn't have said it better Marcus 
.....Owners of the S-Class would be really upset that they're no longer on top. They mentioned that in the NY Times review of the Maybach when the Maybach was introduced years ago and I've always remembered it. |
I'm not 100% convinced with this argument, The S class has not always been the top-of-the-line Mercedes (as I have pointed out on several occasions), The S class will however always be The S Class - and that is a vehicle intended for quite a different market than the Maybach was designed for. The S class is a very conservative vehicle aimed primarily at the owner-driver, but also very respectable as a discreet corporate limousine. The Maybach was conceived to be a celebrity car, a vehicle to be seen in - an ultimate status-symbol competing with Rolls-Royce on it's own territory - I seriously don't believe this is the type of vehicle the traditional S class buyer is looking for - so I don't entirely agree with the assumption that S class buyers will feel cheated by another more prestigious model - like the W100 in the 1960's and 70's.