Why not? Seems an obvious move. Enough motive could certainly be in place, and they do have ample resources to draw upon.
In a interview with TopGear, they do seem to be hinting that they could go that route, but as they stand now, they’re in no big rush to bring such a car to market.
Ola Källenius, a member of the company’s board, told TG that they “wouldn’t rule out” the idea of a Maybach SUV. Adding: “The trend towards SUVs is unbroken. People love the high seating position, they love the styling, the sporty image around it and also that combined with utility,” he said. “I think the SUV trend is going to continue.”
However, undertaking such a project would require the next generation of Mercedes-Benz platforms as the ones currently being used would not prove suitable, according to Källenius.
With SUVs becoming a bigger focus for automakers with each passing quarter, Mercedes-Benz is certainly isn’t one to be caught flat footed. To that end, it has recently released its GLE, GLC, and GLC Coupe with a number of variants to give every possible SUV customer more choice than they might want.
There’s seems to be no end to the SUV craze. Actually, it seems to just be moving from one price tier to the next higher one.
As previously stated, the one percent now has the Bentley Bentayga to splurge on, which should be joined by Rolls-Royce with the result of their ‘Project Cullinan’, Maserati is also joining the party with their new Levante, Aston Martin with the upcoming DBX, and likewise Lamborghini with the Urus.
Come to think of it, American manufacturer Lincoln could have a chunk of this ultra-luxurious high-rider if they pursue to their Navigator concept (shown at the 2016 New York Auto Show) to its more lavish extremes.
Having said that, we reckon the internal interest in an ultra-luxurious SUV by Merdeces-Benz likely stems from BMW’s Ian Robertson revealing that there will be a high-end variant of their upcoming X7 SUV, one to match most luxury saloons for price.
Ironic, given how one could interpret the BMW X7 as a reaction to the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class. The German cycle of one-upping is well an truly alive, then. Instead of creating an entirely new SUV to wear the Maybach badge, Mercedes-Benz could elect to base it on the GLS in the same vein as their Mercedes-Maybach S600.
