Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury Concept May Never Hit The Roads; Here’s Why

German luxury automaker Mercedes unveiled the Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury in 2018. The Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury was a concept car blending sedan and SUV features and was intended to be Maybach’s competitor against luxury SUVs like the Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan.

However, as per a German media report, the Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury will not be brought into production.

Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury concept has been either abandoned or put on indefinite hold. This decision was made several months ago, indicating that the production version will not materialise, despite earlier plans to launch the model in China next year.

Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury – Details

The car was planned to be exclusively built in Beijing on the EVA2 platform, shared with models like the EQE, EQS, and their SUV counterparts. The Vision Ultimate Luxury concept was said to be equipped with four electric motors, one on each wheel that would generate a combined output of 750 bhp. It featured an 80kWh battery pack with an estimated range of around 500 km.

Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury Development Halted

Reportedly, Mercedes acknowledged that the development of the Sports Utility Sedan (SUS) was halted due to its complexity and high production cost.