Ultra-luxury Maybach version of the AMG SL adds quiet-ride refinements, bespoke styling and a $226,050 base price.
Mercedes-Maybach is steering its ultra-luxury playbook into two-seat territory, unveiling the 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL680 Monogram Series as a couture take on the AMG SL63 roadster.
The SL680 keeps the AMG model’s fundamentals — a 577-horsepower 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8, nine-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive — but layers on Maybach’s hallmark focus on isolation and finish. The company says targeted changes deliver a quieter cabin and a smoother ride, repositioning the SL from a hard-edged sports car to a luxury grand tourer aimed at long-distance comfort.
Visual revisions distinguish the Monogram Series from the standard SL, including Maybach-specific exterior styling cues and exclusive paint schemes. Inside, the brand applies its signature treatment with bespoke materials and trim details to elevate the cockpit of the two-seater. While Mercedes-Maybach did not detail every component change, the brief emphasizes reduced noise, vibration and harshness, along with curated color and material combinations not offered on AMG’s roster.
Price reflects the pivot. The SL680 starts at $226,050, moving the open-top SL line decisively into the rarefied space typically occupied by bespoke GTs. The Monogram Series nomenclature underscores the emphasis on design identity as much as performance, aligning the model with Maybach’s recent strategy of pairing distinctive aesthetics with top-tier Mercedes engineering.
The powertrain carryover means headline numbers remain familiar: 577 hp routed through a nine-speed to all four wheels. The difference, Mercedes-Maybach says, is in the tuning and tailoring — the aspects you hear, feel and touch. The intention is an SL that can still surge and sweep on a back road, but which makes its strongest case wafting down an interstate or along a coastline with the top down and conversation easy at speed.
For Mercedes-Maybach, the SL680 marks a venture beyond its usual sedans and SUVs into a purist two-seat format, signaling confidence that the brand’s luxury language resonates with drivers who want intimacy rather than opulence measured in rows of seats. For buyers, it offers an alternative to the sharper AMG SL63 without abandoning the power and traction that made the latest SL a performance benchmark.
Orders for the 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL680 Monogram Series are slated to open with the model’s market launch, with availability varying by region.
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