Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Mercedes built a brain that processes a thousand decisions per second and put it inside a two and a half ton SUV. The 2027 Maybach GLS 680 replaces the outgoing GLS 600 with an all-new platform, a revised V8, and a suspension system that no competitor at any price can match. This film is about whether algorithms can replace what Bentley still builds by hand.
0:00 Intro & Exterior Design Highlights
0:22 Advanced Suspension & Handling Features
0:55 Rear Design & Lighting Details
1:25 Intelligent Suspension & Predictive Comfort
1:52 Interior, Screens & Space
2:35 Seating Comfort & Rear Entertainment
3:29 Rear Seats & Luxury Features
4:09 Driving Modes & Price Considerations
E-ACTIVE Body Control runs 20 sensors through 5 processors a thousand times per second, neutralising roll and pitch in real time. In Curve mode the body leans 3 degrees into corners. Airmatic air suspension connects to the Mercedes Intelligent Cloud and reads surface data from other Mercedes vehicles traveling ahead, adjusting damping before your wheels reach the imperfection.
SPECS AT A GLANCE
Engine: 4.0L V8 biturbo (M177 EVO), 603 hp / 627 lb-ft + 17 kW ISG 2.0 boost
Transmission: 9G-TRONIC 9-speed automatic, 4MATIC AWD
Suspension: E-ACTIVE BODY CONTROL (48V fully active) + Airmatic air suspension
Interior: 3x 12.3-inch MBUX Superscreen, Burmester 15-speaker 710W Dolby Atmos
Wheels: 23-inch forged with floating Maybach star
Seats: Nappa leather, diamond quilting, rear executive with calf massage
Price: approximately $180,000 (Bentley Bentayga from $207,100)
Built: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
THE HONEST PART: the MBUX Superscreen system also runs in a Mercedes C-Class at roughly a quarter of the price. Maybach adds rose gold dials and a gold emblem, but the underlying digital architecture is shared.
At this money, digital should feel bespoke.
CROSS-SHOP: a Bentley Bentayga starts at $207,100 with a 542 hp V8 and 48V active roll bars. It offers
handmade wood and metal finished in Crewe that no algorithm can replicate. It cannot, however, read the next pothole three hundred yards ahead.
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Mercedes built a brain that processes a thousand decisions per second and put it inside a two and a half ton SUV. The 2027 Maybach GLS 680 replaces the outgoing GLS 600 with an all-new platform, a revised V8, and a suspension system that no competitor at any price can match. This film is about whether algorithms can replace what Bentley still builds by hand.
0:00 Intro & Exterior Design Highlights
0:22 Advanced Suspension & Handling Features
0:55 Rear Design & Lighting Details
1:25 Intelligent Suspension & Predictive Comfort
1:52 Interior, Screens & Space
2:35 Seating Comfort & Rear Entertainment
3:29 Rear Seats & Luxury Features
4:09 Driving Modes & Price Considerations
E-ACTIVE Body Control runs 20 sensors through 5 processors a thousand times per second, neutralising roll and pitch in real time. In Curve mode the body leans 3 degrees into corners. Airmatic air suspension connects to the Mercedes Intelligent Cloud and reads surface data from other Mercedes vehicles traveling ahead, adjusting damping before your wheels reach the imperfection.
SPECS AT A GLANCE
Engine: 4.0L V8 biturbo (M177 EVO), 603 hp / 627 lb-ft + 17 kW ISG 2.0 boost
Transmission: 9G-TRONIC 9-speed automatic, 4MATIC AWD
Suspension: E-ACTIVE BODY CONTROL (48V fully active) + Airmatic air suspension
Interior: 3x 12.3-inch MBUX Superscreen, Burmester 15-speaker 710W Dolby Atmos
Wheels: 23-inch forged with floating Maybach star
Seats: Nappa leather, diamond quilting, rear executive with calf massage
Price: approximately $180,000 (Bentley Bentayga from $207,100)
Built: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
THE HONEST PART: the MBUX Superscreen system also runs in a Mercedes C-Class at roughly a quarter of the price. Maybach adds rose gold dials and a gold emblem, but the underlying digital architecture is shared.
At this money, digital should feel bespoke.
CROSS-SHOP: a Bentley Bentayga starts at $207,100 with a 542 hp V8 and 48V active roll bars. It offers
handmade wood and metal finished in Crewe that no algorithm can replicate. It cannot, however, read the next pothole three hundred yards ahead.
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#MercedesMaybach #MaybachGLS680 #LuxurySUV
