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Mercedes Is Releasing A Maybach Created By Late Designer Virgil Abloh
Mercedes Is Releasing A Maybach Created By Late Designer Virgil Abloh-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:12:08

A render of the exterior of the limited-edition Maybach.

Last year, influential fashion designer Virgil Abloh passed away following a two-year battle with cancer. Shortly after his death, it emerged that the former creative director of luxury behemoth (LVMH), had been working with Mercedes-Benz on a new concept car. Now, Maybach is preparing to release a limited-edition limousine inspired by Abloh’s work.

In December, news broke that Abloh had died two years after he was diagnosed with cancer. A year before his death, Abloh collaborated with Mercedes to . Then, just days after he passed, the German carmaker announced that that was said to be Abloh’s vision for the future of Maybach.

Now, Mercedes has announced the third installment in its collaboration with Abloh, that draws its inspiration from last year’s concept car.

A render of the rear of the limited-edition Maybach.

And what a car the officially-titled Maybach by Virgil Abloh has turned out to be!

, obviously, and it utilizes the same two-tone piano black and “sand hue” that was found on the Project Maybach concept. The rims, as with the concept, feature the same sandy color but without the chunky off-road tires seen on the earlier collaboration.

Inside the luxury limousine, .

The black and beige color scheme continues, with the seats, door trim, steering wheel and center consoles all being given a covering of sand-colored Nappa leather. Thankfully, to ensure you don’t go staining the floor with your dirty sneakers, Maybach opted for black, high-pile carpets with a sand-colored trim.

The window frames are painted, and and Virgil Abloh logo has been inscribed on the piano black middle of the center console, rear cushions, headrests and door sill panels.

A render of the inside of the limited edition Maybach.

, anyone that buys one of the limited-edition Maybachs will also get a free gift! They’ll each be presented with a wooden box containing an immaculate 1/18 scale replica of the limited-edition car, as well as their keys for the real thing.

So, while it might not be quite as cool as the Project Maybach concept, which was so nothing could ever be quite that cool, this is a pretty dreamy spec.

Sure, most of these cars will , but what a lovely looking place to be while someone else ferries you around?

If you want one, you’d better get in line quick as will only make 150 of them. And, if you end up getting one, then let me know as I would like to shake your hand for having excellent taste.

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