Mercedes-Benz creates a new $566K Maybach limo

The Mercedes-Maybach Pullman promises to be the next car of choice for corporate magnates and heads of state, filling the role of its predecessor, the Mercedes-Benz 600, first created 50 years ago. The new one will be shown next month at the Geneva Motor Show.

Expect every luxury that can be crammed into a single car, and you should for a starting price of $566,922 for what Mercedes point out is the "unarmored" version. Most passengers would care little about what's under the hood, but if they did, they'd find a 6-liter V-12 biturbo engine with 523 horsepower.

The big sedan is a full 3.5 inches longer than the already enormous Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The wheelbase alone is 14.5 feet, about the total length of some compact cars. Even nicer for its well-heeled backseat passengers, the new Pullman has almost four inches more height than the S-Class, for added headroom.

How nice is it back there?

"The VIP occupants sit on two standard-specification executive seats facing the direction of travel. They can enjoy the greatest legroom in the segment and can get into and out of the car with the greatest of ease and comfort. As is typical for a Pullman, the four passengers can sit facing each other in the compartment with an electrically-operated partition window," Mercedes says.