Mercedes-Maybach S680 S-Class Quietly Revealed With V12 Engine

The absolute flagship makes a discreet entry.

Update: Mercedes-Maybach has officially issued a press release revealing details of the new S680 for the US market. We have that information featured below in our debut article.

The Mercedes-AMG S65 might be dead, but one-percenters mustn’t fret as its V12 will live on in the ultra-posh Maybach version. The Bentley W12-rivaling sedan was originally announced last year in the lead-up to the world premiere of the normal Benz S-Class, and following a teaser last month, the twelve-cylinder luxury cocoon is finally here.

Oddly enough, the car is making a rather quiet appearance on Daimler’s media site as the adjacent official images were not immediately accompanied by a press release. The extra-long luxobarge adopts the same stylish two-tone paint and an abundance of chrome as the V8 model unveiled in November 2020, but with more elegant multi-spoke wheels.

Gallery: 2022 Mercedes-Maybach S680

With a Maybach announcement now in our hands, here’s what you need to know. The major upgrade for the S680 is obviously the twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter engine V12, which develops 621 horsepower (463 kilowatts) and a stout 738 pound-feet (1,000 Newton-meters) of torque. If that sounds familiar, it should. The mill is a straight carryover from the previous-generation Maybach S650, though output is higher in the US than what we previously uncovered from Merc’s Russian S680 configurator. The power is enough to propel the sizable luxury sedan to 60 mph in 4.4 seconds, though top speed is electronically limited to 130 mph.