Quietness and sophistication, with roominess, were prime Maybach objectives, so every aspect that influences the car’s manners was examined to ensure it surpassed anything Mercedes Benz had previously achieved.

To understand the size of the Maybach 62’s interior, consider these numbers: it has 651mm of rear legroom; from the accelerator pedal to the rear seat back measures 268cm. The 57 gets the same seats and is closer to a lwb S600 in terms of space. Cramped it’s not, but after the sense of freedom in the 62, it feels almost conventional. The massive, 1.4m-long rear door opens to 85 degrees, so, because the Maybach is 1573mm high, you barely need stoop as you step into the cabin. Hold a switch in the side headlining and the rear door automatically swings closed.

In profile, the normal Maybach is a handsome, well proportioned saloon, and, without any reference points, seems no bigger than an S-class. The nose, identical to the 62, seems even more Korean-with-ideas-above-its-station crass, the grille crowned by the absurd parody of a double-M symbol in place of the three-pointed star.

From the driver’s seat you’re overwhelmed by wood, chrome, and leathers. For all the overtly clubby materials and quality finish, in appearance the dashboard is disappointingly close to the S-class, although Maybach says the overall design is unique.

No engine is more isolated than the Maybach’s twin-turbo V12. If the windows and doors are closed you can’t hear the engine. The first impression is, again, of calm, near silence as you move off.

The speed-sensitive steering is light and comparatively slow, even loose around the straight ahead, and quite unlike any recent Mercedes. For the luxury-liner Maybach, the engineers decided in favour of the once-preferred recirculating ball and nut system instead of a rack-and-pinion set-up. For the Maybach it has the advantage of being oblivious to vibration and copes better with the car’s massive 2660kg weight. The steering weights up obviously in corners, but don’t mix this with genuine feel, for the steering seems engineered to isolate the driver from the action. It undoubtedly contributes to the feeling of immense, near unshiftable stability at 200km/h. See if you can find one here Buy Used Nissan Cars in KerryTo suit your needs.

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