GQ FYI The Maybach's wheelbase is 180 mm longer than that of the current-gen S Class.
THERE'S A CERTAIN finality with which the rear doors of the new Mercedes-Maybach S580 seal shut. And it has little to do with the fact that I didn't have to reach for the door handle, sitting inside a nappa leather draped den of sensory indulgence. Merc has decided that the millionaire's last labour of the day shouldn't be a tedious one. There are, after all, calls to be made, moustaches to be twirled, or whatever it is the world's one percent do. Instead, a simple wave of the hand prompts the rear passenger door to gently swing shut on its own with Maybach's proprietary active noise-cancelling tech kicking in, cocooning you in a bubble of tranquillity. It's one of the few cars capable of transporting you without moving an inch.
The 2022 model is so much more than a stretched-out S Class. Sure there are visual similarities, but the slatted chrome grille, meshed-out air dam, and those 19-inch monobloc alloys instantly mark this limo as a Merc's Merc. One that is, at least in CBU (complete built-up) guise, sold out till 2023 in India. Unlike the directly imported S680, the S580 is locally assembled. It's a solid 370 lakh cheaper than the S680, which costs *3.2 crore. It also features a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 instead of the V12 found in the imported one.
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In Haider We Hope
The role of a fashion designer is one usually forged in chaos and fired down by “creative differences”. But on the eve of a new Tom Ford directorship, Haider Ackermann has never felt more free.
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Varun Dhawan on balancing fatherhood and film shoots, and the pressure of making the right choices.
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The actor―who delivered a knockout performance in Madgaon Expresson the high of a hit and the pressure of sustaining success.
THE COMEBACK KID
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SCRIPTING STARDOM
Vicky Kaushal on the thrill and terror of stepping onto a Sanjay Leela Bhansali set, charting an unconventional career, and making sense of the money game.
A TRYST WITH STARDOM
Triptii Dimri segued from her left-field roots straight to the animal park. The gamble has paid off.
WALKING A TIGHTROPE
Following the monster success of Stree 2, Rajkummar Rao opens up about navigating artistic fulfilment and box-office glory.
THE MAHARAJA OF MEHRAULI
It's been an action-packed year for Tarun Tahiliani, the emperor of Indian couture.
LONE WARRIOR
Kartik Aaryan on why, in an industry that only watches out for its own, he has to blow his own trumpet.
HITS AND HEARTBREAKS
Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali talks about redeeming himself with the extraordinary Chamkila, dealing with star-studded setbacks, and why we've forgotten to make love stories.
