The New $224,900 Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Isn’t for the Faint of Heart

A little bad taste never hurt anybody.

The 2026 Mercedes-Maybach SL 680 Monogram Series convertible. 

Photographer: Hannah Elliott/Bloomberg

“LA is the loneliest and most brutal of American cities,” Jack Kerouac opined.

I don’t disagree. But he might have had a better time here if he had an interesting car. Kerouac never did get a driver’s license, which is ironic considering On the Road inspired a generation of highway hounds.