When the very first Landaulet was built back in the 1800s, the coach builders who dreamed it up probably never imagined the concept being used in a twin-turbo V12-powered four-wheel drive.

Enter the G 650 Landaulet courtesy of Mercedes-Maybach. The G 650 takes ostentatious luxury to another level, mixing the towering G-Class body with the opulent Landaulet body style.

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The Landaulet is a staggering 5.3-meteres long, with a 3.4-metre wheelbase, 2.2-metre height, and almost half a metre of ground clearance.

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The hulking beast is powered by a Mercedes-AMG twin-turbo V12, producing 463kW and 1000Nm.

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Fuel consumption? Not that the owners of this car will really be bothered, but for the curious it is an oilfield-emptying 17L/100km.

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