Ultra-luxurious Mercedes SL is Maybach's first sports car

Maybach has turned its manus to the Mercedes-AMG SL, creating an ultra-luxurious sports convertible to rival the Bentley Continental GTC and Ferrari Roma Spider.

Revealed astatine Monterey Car Week successful California, the caller Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series is "the sportiest exemplary successful the Maybach brand's history".

Mercedes' ultra-luxury limb has antecedently been champion known for its exclusive reworkings of the S-Class limousine and GLS SUV. 

The archetypal Maybach EV, based connected the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, was revealed past year.

Its latest exemplary is the reborn brand's archetypal convertible, though it did nutrient a landaulet version of the S-Class-based 62 S in limited numbers successful 2008.

It's marked retired from the modular SL by 1 of 2 unsocial two-tone liveries – black implicit reddish oregon achromatic – but tin beryllium painted successful different colours "upon circumstantial lawsuit request".

In keeping with Maybach tradition, the grille is swapped for a distinctive chrome point (now with illuminated slats) and there's a chrome fin moving the magnitude of the bonnet.

That tin beryllium optionally decorated with the 'Maybach pattern', applied by manus successful contrasting grey paint.

Meanwhile, the headlights person rose-gold detailing, the windscreen situation is finished successful chrome, determination are chrome details connected the broadside sills and there's a bespoke beforehand splitter that "emphasises the vehicle's width".

The 21in wheels tin beryllium had with a prime of 2 bespoke designs: a five-hole 'monoblock' 1 oregon an intricate multi-spoke one.

The interior is finished successful crystal-white nappa leather and decorated with chrome trim elements, portion the seats are trimmed with a bespoke floral pattern.

The touchscreen infotainment strategy meantime has been reprogrammed with Maybach-specific graphics and animations.

Power comes from the aforesaid 577bhp twin-turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 that's disposable successful the modular SL. However, the accelerator is remapped to springiness the "supremely dynamic driving pleasance expected of a Maybach".

Refinement is boosted by a "noise-optimised" custom exhaust and an "extensive insulation and absorption package".

Mercedes hasn't yet fixed immoderate denotation of pricing oregon availability, but the Maybach versions of the S-Class and EQS SUV are each priced from conscionable northbound of £200,000, commanding a important premium implicit their Benz- and AMG-badged counterparts.

With the existent range-topping SL already costing astir £200,000, the Maybach mentation is acceptable to instrumentality the marque into adjacent much rarefied air.

The unveiling of the Maybach SL comes conscionable a fewer months aft AMG revealed the SL-based Purespeed concept, a Formula 1-inspired speedster that previews a caller enactment of ultra-exclusive 'Mythos' special editions.