---
title: "Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 With a Sketchy VIN Just Popped Up on Copart"
description: "This Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 is for sale with a missing or altered VIN, and a complete set of champagne flutes may not be included, either."
date: "2022-01-01"
modified: "2022-01-01"
authors:
  - name: "Kristin V. Shaw"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kristin-shaw"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/43698/mercedes-maybach-gls-600-with-a-sketchy-vin-just-popped-up-on-copart"
categories:
  - "Mercedes-Benz News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "luxury"
  - "Maybach GLS-Class"
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
  - "suv/crossover"
---

# Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 With a Sketchy VIN Just Popped Up on Copart

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The 2021 [Mercedes-Maybach GLS600](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31137/2021-mercedes-maybach-gls-out-chromes-and-out-glams-the-competition>) was launched as the first SUV in the Maybach lineup, starting at $161,550. It’s as plush as expected at that price tag, replete with boatloads of leather and amenities like a Burmester 3D surround sound audio system. [Rapper and actor Chris “Ludacris” Bridges was seen late last year showing off his new GLS600](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37259/may-you-all-know-as-much-joy-as-ludacris-when-he-got-his-mercedes-maybach-gls600>) even before it was available in dealerships, bouncing to the beat with its top-notch suspension system.

While it would be great to have one if that’s in your price range, you might want to think long and hard before you buy [one of these particular beasts coming up for sale soon](<https://www.copart.com/lot/61659041/2021-mercedes-benz-gls-550-4m-nj-trenton>). While it’s not up for auction quite yet on the *Copart* site, this two-tone Maybach SUV is teed up and attracting attention not just for what it has but what it’s missing: a full VIN.

![message-editor%2F1641006664563-7.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1641006664563-7.jpg>)
**Copart**

[A glance at the listing](<https://www.copart.com/lot/61659041/2021-mercedes-benz-gls-550-4m-nj-trenton>) reveals right up front that the GLS600 has a catch: “Please note, the following damage may be present on the vehicle: missing/altered VIN.” There is no mention of why the VIN is missing or altered, but [as *Carscoops* points out](<https://www.carscoops.com/2021/12/this-near-new-mercedes-maybach-gls-600-is-being-sold-with-an-invalid-vin/>), it's possible it may have been stolen at some point and recovered by authorities.

If that doesn’t give you pause, *Copart* is estimating the retail value of the Mercedes-Maybach at $189,965, or roughly $29k over sticker. VIN or no VIN, the Maybach GLS600 includes a 4.0L V8 biturbo engine making 550 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque that propels it from zero to 60 in 4.8 seconds. It’s all-wheel drive with a nine-speed automatic transmission, and you can step up via powered running boards.

![message-editor%2F1641006744640-4.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1641006744640-4.jpg>)
*Copart*

![message-editor%2F1641006758587-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1641006758587-3.jpg>)
*Copart*

![message-editor%2F1641006950364-inline2048x1366-3.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1641006950364-inline2048x1366-3.jpg>)
*Copart*

![message-editor%2F1641006960966-5.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1641006960966-5.jpg>)
*Copart*

With only [388 miles on the odometer](<https://www.copart.com/lot/61659041/2021-mercedes-benz-gls-550-4m-nj-trenton>), this SUV appears to be in great shape even in photos taken in front of a shabby garage backdrop. Standard on the [2021 Mercedes-Maybach GLS600](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/37138/mercedes-maybachs-first-suv-starts-at-161550>) are heated and cooled seats with massage, heated and cooled front and rear cupholders, power second-row sunshades, and a cabin fragrance system. That sure beats a tree-shaped car freshener hanging from the rear view mirror.

*Got a tip? Comment below or send a note to kristin.shaw@thedrive.com.*

## Author
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.

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