Luxury, tech blend to give stability to Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach S650

Watch the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Maybach S650 roll up and one can see why giving up such a ride is easier said than done

The story goes that, before he left India, liquor baron Vijay Mallya had a meeting with a lender from a consortium of banks. As they sat in an office with large glass windows, Mallya explained he was behind on his payments because his airline had been struggling and said he would make good in due course. The banker listened carefully, paused, and then pointed to the street below. “That car you came here in, that is your interest payment for a month,” he said. Parked below was a Mercedes-Benz Maybach — a beast Mallya clearly wasn’t about to sell.

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