The last time the Mercedes-Maybach subbrand offered a droptop was in 2016 with the limited-run S-Class Cabriolet , and since then loyal Maybach customers have been asking the brand for not only another convertible, but a sports car at that. Enter the 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL680 Monogram Series, a luxurious and outlandish version of the seventh-generation SL roadster . While still obviously an SL, there’s a lot about this new model that makes it distinctly a Maybach , from styling changes to reworked engineering.
The launch spec is painted Garnet Red Metallic, a deep, stunning new color in which the red base coat is already mixed with the first layer, and then more layers of clear are placed on top. Every Maybach SL has an Obsidian Black hood, and the hood itself has a new design that ditches the AMG SL’s power bulges for subtler creases and a prominent center spine made of chrome that runs all the way to the hood ornament at the front. That’s right, the Maybach is the first SL with a standing three-pointed star on the nose.
Optionally, you can have the hood printed with a repeating Maybach logo pattern, a process that required the development of a new machine. After the hood’s first layer of paint is clear-coated and sanded, the Graphite Grey logos are printed on, and then two layers of matte clear are applied and sanded. It’s over the top, and isn’t that the whole point? I can already hear you groaning and saying “ugh, it looks like a designer handbag,” but t.