Final December, German carmaker Mercedes-Benz unveiled its final collaboration with the late clothier Virgil Abloh. Named Maybach by Virgil Abloh, the automobile is a Mercedes-Maybach S-Class S680 mannequin and can run for a restricted amount of 150 models.
Designed in partnership with Mercedes-Benz’s chief design officer Gorden Wagener in 2021, the automobile is the final collaboration that Abloh participated in earlier than his premature passing in November final yr.
The inaugural reveal final December is a solar-powered electrical automobile that produces zero emissions. For this for-sale Mayback by Virgil Abloh, it’s fitted with a 6.0-litre V12 engine. Just like the showcase car, the posh sedan additionally includes a two-tone color scheme of sand and black.
“Venture Maybach’s iconic two-tone colour-way does [remain] and it’s the most placing design ingredient connecting the restricted version to Venture Maybach,” Wagener mentioned in an interview with dezeen.
On the automobile’s exterior, its higher portion is lacquered in a shiny obsidian black. The decrease half, aspect flanks and particular cast rims are painted in a sand hue. Different signature Maybach components are additionally translated via the 20-inch wheels and trademark barred grille.
Transferring to the automobile’s inside, the cabin additionally sports activities the identical two-tone palette with the steering wheel, doorways, decrease dashboard, and ceiling lined in black. On the similar time, the automobile’s upholstery is available in sand hued Nappa leather-based. The automobile can also be embellished with a Mercedes-Maybach and Virgil Abloh emblem.
Alongside this launch is a particular capsule assortment designed by Abloh’s Off-White label. The accompanying trend gadgets embody streetwear staples like cotton t-shirts, fleece sweatshirts, hoodies and a canvas cap. These clothes are in the identical sand and black tones, and its design cues from the four-wheeler.
One of many standouts from the gathering has bought to be the pair of suede driving gloves. It sports activities a blue Velcro strap throughout the wrists and spells, “ABLOH” — a tribute to the visionary and tradition luminary.
For the fortunate ones who managed to get their fingers on this restricted launch of the Maybach by Virgil Abloh, they are going to be given a custom-made picket containing a 1/18 scale duplicate of the precise car, two automobile keys and a carabiner hook and a particular automobile cowl bearing the Mercedes-Maybach and Virgil Abloh logos.
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