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This 124-Mile Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet Is Rarer Than You Think — And That's The Whole Point
Only 99 of these were ever built, and this one has barely been driven. It's a strange, over-the-top piece of automotive excess, and I kind of love it for that.
Somebody Bought A G650 Landaulet And Then Basically Never Drove It
There’s a specific kind of car auction listing that tells an entire story without a single word of description, and this is one of them: a Mercedes-Maybach G650 Landaulet, one of just 99 ever built, with 124 miles on the odometer since new. Someone bought the most absurd G-Wagen variant Mercedes ever made and then apparently just… parked it.
Rarer Than It Has Any Right To Be
Put the scarcity in context: McLaren is building 399 examples of the W1. This G650 Landaulet tops out at 99 units, full stop. That’s a genuinely tiny production run for a vehicle built on the already-limited G63 AMG 6x6 formula, except swapping the third axle for an open-top rear compartment built purely for being chauffeured, not driven.
The Back Seat Is The Whole Point
This is where the Landaulet earns its absurdity. Reclining, massaging captain’s chairs in the rear, under a folding soft top, so passengers get an open-air experience no Maybach S-Class sedan — however plush — can match. It’s a strange hybrid of ultra-luxury sedan comfort and convertible theater, wrapped around the bones of one of the most capable off-roaders on the planet.
And it really is capable off-road, which is the part that makes this car so ridiculous in the best way. Portal axles, three locking differentials, a 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 making 621 hp and 738 lb-ft — the same fundamental hardware that lets a G63 6x6 or G500 4x4² climb rock faces. Nobody buying this car is taking it rock crawling. But they absolutely could.
My Take
Cars like this exist purely to prove a brand can build something completely impractical and still sell every single unit. That’s the appeal, and honestly, at 124 miles, this example is basically a brand-new time capsule of a very specific moment of automotive excess. Whoever buys it isn’t getting a sensible investment — they’re getting one of the strangest, most over-engineered luxury statements Mercedes has ever produced, in as-new condition. I’d argue that’s worth more than the spec sheet suggests.
Would you rather have this Landaulet or the more practical (relatively speaking) G63 6x6? Let me know which absurd G-Wagen wins your fantasy garage.
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