{"id":2805,"date":"2025-09-08T14:31:17","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T04:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2025-08-30T21:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T11:31:32","slug":"review-2025-mercedes-s680","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/review-2025-mercedes-s680\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: 2025 MERCEDES S680"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2025 MERCEDES S680<\/strong> is the Maybach-tuned summit of the Mercedes S-Class 2025 family, a luxury sedan 2025 buyers pick when a business lounge and a spa need to share four wheels. It looks elegant rather than loud, rides like silk over crushed velvet, and hides a V12 with the sort of effortlessness that makes traffic melt away. This is a car for people who value quiet power, gracious details, and the feeling that their day just got ten percent calmer the moment the soft-close doors seal.<\/p>\n

Pros and Cons<\/h2>\n

Pros:<\/strong> The 2025 MERCEDES S680<\/strong>\u00a0delivers cathedral-quiet refinement, a creamy twin-turbo V12, a rear cabin that feels like a first-class suite, and beautifully judged ride comfort with AIRMATIC and rear-axle steering.<\/p>\n

Cons:<\/strong> The 2025 MERCEDES S680<\/strong> price is eye-watering, fuel use is real, and personalisation can spiral quickly if you dive into special paints and Night Series packages.<\/p>\n

How Much Does It Cost?<\/h2>\n

In Australia, the 2025 Mercedes-Maybach S680 lists at $576,600 before on-roads<\/strong>. Real-world drive-away indications typically sit around $597,205 to $631,566<\/strong>, depending on state charges and options. Two-tone paint, wheels and First Class rear packages can push it even higher.<\/p>\n

Features and Benefits<\/h2>\n

The headline act is a 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12<\/strong> with 463 kW and 900 Nm<\/strong>, driving all four wheels through a 9-speed automatic<\/strong>. Mercedes quotes 4.5 seconds 0-100 km\/h<\/strong>, which reads faintly ridiculous for something with massage chairs and champagne flute holders. Rear-axle steering trims the turning circle in tight laneways and adds high-speed stability, while the suspension calmly flattens the sharp edges from patched Australian bitumen.<\/p>\n

Inside, you get the full \u201crolling lounge\u201d experience: Executive rear seats with deep recline, Burmester 4D<\/strong> audio, MBUX with a dedicated rear tablet<\/strong>, and the option to dial up First Class Package<\/strong> and special MANUFAKTUR<\/strong> trims or the Night Series<\/strong> look. It is the definition of \u201carrive less tired,\u201d which is why many owners treat the right-rear seat as the real driver\u2019s seat.<\/p>\n

Safety<\/h2>\n

You expect the flagship to be loaded, and it is. While the current W223\/Maybach S-Class does not carry a published ANCAP star rating<\/strong> at the time of writing, the S-Class platform brings the full suite of modern assistance: autonomous emergency braking, lane support, and comprehensive airbag coverage including rear side bags. That lack of a local star score is mostly a paperwork gap rather than a tech gap.<\/p>\n

Running Costs<\/h2>\n

Ultra-luxury and V12 power meet a servo often. Official combined consumption is 13.6 L\/100 km<\/strong>, with 98 RON <\/strong>preferred. RedBook\u2019s calculator pegs fuel cost at about $268 per 1,000 km<\/strong> and roughly $149 per fill<\/strong>, which tracks with city-heavy use. Servicing is every 12 months or 20,000 km<\/strong>, and the factory warranty is 5 years, unlimited kilometres<\/strong> in Australia. Tyres are large and pricey, and two-tone paint touch-ups are best left to a very good panel shop.<\/p>\n

Comparison To Its Competitors<\/h2>\n

Think of the 2025 Mercedes S-Class 2025 lineup as the sensible end of the ultra-luxury pool, and the 2025 MERCEDES S680<\/strong> as the deep end. A Rolls-Royce Ghost<\/strong> starts around $644,650 before on-roads<\/strong> and can rocket past that with a few bespoke touches. The Bentley Flying Spur<\/strong> spans about $467,700 to $654,800<\/strong>, offering sharper dynamics but a little less rear-seat theatre unless you option it heavily. If you prefer silent speed, the BMW i7 M70 xDrive<\/strong><\/a> lists around $344,900 <\/strong>and makes a strong case on tech and ease of running, though it lacks the old-world cachet only a V12 Maybach carries. Audi\u2019s A8<\/strong><\/a> quietly bows out of our market, narrowing the field.<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

The 2025 Mercedes S680<\/strong> review in one sentence: it feels like the world\u2019s comfiest corner office with an engineering degree. As a luxury sedan 2025<\/strong> benchmark, it balances whisper-quiet progress with real performance, and its cabin still sets the tone others chase. If your calendar is full and your time is precious, this car returns it in comfort and calm. If you love driving yourself, the V12\u2019s lazy shove and polished body control keep it from feeling like a limousine that just happens to have a steering wheel.<\/p>\n

Rating: 9.5\/10<\/h2>\n

The 2025 Mercedes S680<\/strong> features list is indulgent, the presentation is tasteful, and the 2025 S680<\/strong> performance is deeply satisfying. Only the price and thirst keep it from perfection, but buyers at this level rarely mind either.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2025 MERCEDES S680 is the Maybach-tuned summit of the Mercedes S-Class 2025 family, a luxury sedan 2025 buyers pick when a business lounge and a spa need to share four wheels. It looks elegant rather than loud, rides like silk over crushed velvet, and hides a V12 with the sort of effortlessness that makes… Continue reading Review: 2025 MERCEDES S680<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2,5],"tags":[2995,2996,2997,2998,3001,2999,3000],"class_list":["post-2805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-cars-to-buy","category-buying-your-new-car","category-choosing-the-right-car","tag-2025-mercedes-s680","tag-2025-mercedes-s680-features","tag-2025-mercedes-s680-price","tag-2025-mercedes-s680-review","tag-2025-s680-performance","tag-luxury-sedan-2025","tag-mercedes-s-class-2025","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2805"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2808,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2805\/revisions\/2808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorscout.com.au\/wp-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}