TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Mercedes Benz Indonesia CEO Dr. Claus Weidner said the company is introducing its latest luxury saloon, the Mercedes Benz Maybach S Class, in the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show event.
The car, with its elegant and classy design as well as state-of-the-art technology, focuses on providing passengers with comfort. "The price [of the car] is Rp 5.3 billion off the road,"Weidner said at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in Tangerang on Friday, August 21, 2015.
Roelof Lamberts, Sales and Marketing for Passenger Cars of Mercedes Benz Indonesia said that the Maybach S Class is the highest car in its series that comes equipped with a 4,663cc V8 bi-turbo engine producing 455 horsepower with 700nm of maximum torque at 1,800 to 3,600 RPM (revolutions per minute). The car does 0-100km/h in just five seconds and has a top speed of 250km/h.
For safety measures, the Maybach S Class is equipped with pre-safe features, which include a buckle extender on the car's safety belts, and airbags on its dashboard and seats.
For the car's interior, passengers will be pampered with an exclusive, elegant and modern lounge-style interior cabin.
HUSSEIN ABRI YUSUF