The Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 is comparatively refined in comparison with the Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan. However when this Merc decides to bust a transfer and begin bouncing, it’s assured to show extra heads and provoke extra chuckles than that unforgettable Delta Lloyd’s insurance coverage advert from the ’90s, “Booming Automotive – You Can Win If You Need”.

You see, very similar to the 2019-2021 Mercedes-Benz GLE, the GLS 600 from Maybach is supplied with an E-Lively Physique Management system. This technique makes use of the SUV’s 48-volt electrical system and Airmatic air suspension and features a mode that enables it to bounce up and down. Mercedes calls this ‘Free Driving Mode’ and it was initially designed to assist free the SUV ought to it ever get caught in deep sand.

For as cool because the system is, Mercedes-Benz dropped it from the GLE in 2021 attributable to low take charges and solely provides it on the GLS 580 and GLS 600. Homeowners of those two fashions are most unlikely to ever take their luxurious SUVs off-roading. Nonetheless, this hasn’t stopped a few of them from placing the system to good use.

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Not too long ago, a Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 was filmed cruising via Monaco with the Free Driving Mode activated. The SUV instantly drew fairly an enormous crowd because it bounced up and down whereas sitting in visitors. It additionally caught the attention of an area police officer who apparently informed the driving force to cease the bouncing however quickly after, he reactivated the system, a lot to the enjoyment of onlookers and automotive spotters.

There’s loads to love concerning the GLS 600, not simply its trick suspension. Fitted beneath the hood is a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that produces 550 hp and 538 lb-ft (729 Nm) of torque. The SUV additionally options an EQ Enhance starter generator that provides an additional 21 hp and 184 lb-ft (249 Nm) of torque, sufficient to propel the GLS 600 to 60 mph (96 km/h) in a powerful 4.8 seconds.