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Mercedes taps rugged luxury trend with US$500,000 SUV

Published Tue, Mar 7, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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Geneva

MERCEDES-BENZ is tapping the popularity of ultra-luxurious all-terrain vehicles, with a new Maybach SUV that can ferry passengers over desert dunes with an open top and thermal cupholders.

The Mercedes-Maybach G-Class 650, shown at the Geneva car show, will be the world's most expensive sport utility vehicle with a price of about US$500,000. It's Daimler AG's latest extension of the top-of-the-line Maybach marque that it resurrected amid surging demand for higher-end models. Limited to a run of 99, the SUV will have a V12 engine and a landaulet style, with a front row that's covered and a retractable fabric roof in the back.

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