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With the gradual diversification of the automobile market, cars and SUV models are no longer the single layout of the market, and even appear to combine the advantages of the two models. According to the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Daimler is seeking to revive the medium-and high-end car market by combining the shape of the SUV with the shape of the car.

A few days ago, Mercedes-Benz's Mercedes-Maybach luxury concept car built in this style is about to enter the production line, which also means that the model will be mass produced, according to a new report by foreign media. It is said that the car will be sold in both ICE and all-electric forms, which may replace the A-Class sedan and go into production as early as 2025.

Although the Mercedes-Maybach Vision Ultimate Luxury concept car made its global debut at the 2018 Beijing Auto Show. In terms of concept models, the car combines the elegance of a SUV taller body and a four-door sedan, creating a new market segment called the SUL sports luxury sedan. According to Mercedes-Benz insiders, the SUL, or Sport Utility Limousine, is a hybrid of a SUV and a car, but is still essentially a luxury car.

In appearance, the concept model uses the large gas-collecting grille of the Mercedes-Benz family, and the slender lights on both sides are similar to the latest Mercedes-Benz S-Class, which retains the design concept of the Mercedes-Benz family as a whole, while the roof uses a vertically separated skylight design.

The side of the model not only continues the slim and simple design of Maybach, but also integrates a number of chrome decoration, reflecting the high-end of the model. The length, width and height of the car body are 5260 × 2110 × 1764 mm respectively. Compared with the front face, the tail is more simple, except for dividing the rear window into two parts, and the taillights are arranged in three small square arrays.

However, according to the above news, the model is likely to replace the A-class sedan, meaning that the new car for mass production in the future will be much smaller than the concept model. It is understood that Daimler has currently approved other SUL models for production, including similar sizes to the current E-Class cars. In other words, the SUL model may lay out more market segments.

Since there is only a concept model at present, the interior of the model is also presented in the form of a concept, with the design of the latest Maybach GLS as a whole, reflecting that the current Maybach GLS continues the concept model unveiled in 2018 and indicates the future development direction of Mercedes-Benz.

In fact, the emergence of the SUL model is not the first Mercedes-Benz, when Volvo launched the S60, its official platform to build the Volvo S60 Cross Country model, the car in addition to no change in shape, only raised the chassis of the vehicle 65mm.

In addition, the Citroen brand also launched a Chinese special car, the C3L, at the beginning of this year. Although the new car is built on the SUV platform, the whole car uses the shape of a hatchback, which is more like the design of its sedan Elysee.

Although the automobile market is changing with each passing day, different consumers have different needs for models, but by comparing SUL models, it is more like the sedan SUV launched by car companies, and its market performance still tends to be niche.

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