---
title: "Did Mercedes-Benz Just Tease a Maybach Coupe on Instagram?"
description: "Carmaker drops a gorgeous image, offers cryptically few details."
date: "2016-08-10"
modified: "2016-08-10"
authors:
  - name: "Will Sabel Courtney"
    job_title: "Contributor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/will-sabel-courtney"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/4787/did-mercedes-benz-just-tease-a-maybach-coupe-on-instagram"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Maybach"
  - "Mercedes-AMG"
  - "Mercedes-Benz"
  - "Pebble Beach"
---

# Did Mercedes-Benz Just Tease a Maybach Coupe on Instagram?

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Well, this is interesting. On Wednesday, Mercedes-Benz quietly dropped a picture of what appears to be [a Maybach coupe on its Instagram account](<https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-concours-elegance/mercedes-maybach-concept-teased-ahead-pebble-beach-debut>).

The picture, which was [posted to Mercedes-Benz's official Instagram account](<https://www.instagram.com/p/BI75JsJA0e3/>) at around 1pm Eastern Daylight Time, depicts the heavily-shadowed profile of a massive red two-door hardtop. Not just massive-looking, mind you; according to the caption Mercedes posted, this crimson coupe is legitimately enormous. "Hot and cool - almost 6 metres of ultimate luxury," the post reads. At that length, the coupe would easily dwarf every other two-door in the current Mercedes-Benz lineup.

The post is otherwise information-sparse, but a careful visual analysis by *The Drive*'s crack team of photo experts—i.e. your author zoomed in—reveals a few more details. There's a tiny Maybach emblem at the base of the C-pillar, as well as one standing proud at the front of the car's massive hood. The hint of wheels seen just as the body descends into shadow suggests at concept-car proportions—no production car in this day and age would have that sort of rear overhang. And the sweep of the fastback-like rear brings to mind the elegant Bugatti Type 57 SC Atlantic.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BI75JsJA0e3

Based on the timing of the Instagram post, we at The Drive believe the Maybach coupe seen here is a concept car bound for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance next week in California. The car show and associated festivities have become a de facto bonus auto show for the world's high-end carmakers over the last few years, with many companies pulling the wraps of outlandish luxury vehicles that may or may not be bound for production. Given Mercedes-Benz has announced its plans to expand the Maybach lineupin the near future, adding a coupe worthy of a Great Gatsby remake seems like an obvious choice—or at least a way to get millionaires salivating at one of the world's largest celebrations of fancy automobiles.

## Author
Will is the former managing editor of *RIDES Magazine* and the former online editor for *0-60 Magazine*. He has worked for *Time Out New York* and *Rolling Stone*, and was the creator of *College Cars Online*, the first automotive blog specifically targeted at college students and young professionals.

### Author social links  
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