Mercedes-Benz Unveils Maybach by Virgil Abloh

Past December, German carmaker Mercedes-Benz unveiled its very last collaboration with the late vogue designer Virgil Abloh. Named Maybach by Virgil Abloh, the vehicle is a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class S680 design and will operate for a restricted quantity of 150 models. 

Built in partnership with Mercedes-Benz’s chief layout officer Gorden Wagener in 2021, the car or truck is the last collaboration that Abloh participated in just before his premature passing in November very last 12 months.

The inaugural reveal previous December is a solar-driven electric powered vehicle that creates zero emissions. For this for-sale Mayback by Virgil Abloh, it is fitted with a 6.-litre V12 engine. Like the showcase automobile, the luxurious sedan also capabilities a two-tone color scheme of sand and black.

“Project Maybach’s legendary two-tone color-way does [remain] and it is the most placing layout factor connecting the constrained edition to Challenge Maybach,” Wagener reported in an job interview with dezeen.

On the car’s exterior, its upper part is lacquered in a shiny obsidian black. The reduced element, aspect flanks and special forged rims are painted in a sand hue. Other signature Maybach components are also translated via the 20-inch wheels and trademark barred grille. 

Going to the car’s inside, the cabin also sports the very same two-tone palette with the steering wheel, doorways, reduced dashboard, and ceiling lined in black. At the exact time, the car’s upholstery comes in sand hued Nappa leather. The motor vehicle is also decorated with a Mercedes-Maybach and Virgil Abloh logo.

Alongside this launch is a distinctive capsule collection intended by Abloh’s Off-White label. The accompanying fashion merchandise involve streetwear staples like cotton t-shirts, fleece sweatshirts, hoodies and a canvas cap. These garments are in the very same sand and black tones, and its style and design cues from the four-wheeler. 

A person of the standouts from the selection has bought to be the pair of suede driving gloves. It sports a blue Velcro strap across the wrists and spells, “ABLOH” — a tribute to the visionary and lifestyle luminary.

For the lucky ones who managed to get their hands on this limited launch of the Maybach by Virgil Abloh, they will be specified a customized-built wood containing a 1/18 scale duplicate of the precise car or truck, two automobile keys and a carabiner hook and a specific auto go over bearing the Mercedes-Maybach and Virgil Abloh logos.

For far more motor vehicle reads, click below.