We added a car this week. It is the first time the fleet has grown since the V-Class, and the first time we have run two Maybachs at once.
What arrived
A Mercedes-Maybach EQS 680, 2026, in black. It is the electric one, and it is an SUV rather than a saloon. Those two facts are the whole story of what it changes for a guest.
The badging on the tailgate says it plainly: MAYBACH on the left, EQS 680 on the right. We photographed it the day it was handed over, which is why the cabin shots still have the delivery covers in them. We would rather show you the actual car on its actual first day than wait a week for a tidier photograph.
The rear cabin
Two individual seats, separated by a fixed console. Not a bench with a folding armrest. That is the same arrangement as the W223 saloon, and it is the reason both cars are quoted for up to three guests rather than four.
Each front seatback carries a screen. The door cards and seats are finished in a light quilted leather against a dark headlining, and the sill plate lights up when the rear door opens. The door itself opens tall, which is the practical difference from the saloon: a guest steps out rather than climbs out, and does not have to gather a coat off the floor on the way.
Where it sits against the saloon
The two Maybachs answer the same brief. The rear seat is the product, the front seat is where we work, and the guest should be able to hold a phone call at motorway speed without raising their voice.
What differs is the seat height and the way you get into it. The saloon is lower, longer, and still the better car for a slow arrival where the photograph matters. The EQS sits a guest higher, with a longer door aperture and a taller roofline, which is the version that suits guests who find a low saloon awkward to leave with any dignity. Anyone who has helped a principal out of a low car in the rain understands the difference.
For the airport run, either works. For a long day out of the city, whether that is Kakheti or Kazbegi, tell us which of the two you want when you book and we will talk it through honestly rather than default one on you.
What it costs
The same as the saloon. There is no premium for the new car and no premium for the drivetrain.
- 300 ₾ an hour, three-hour minimum
- 2 500 ₾ for a day of 8 to 9 hours
- 250 ₾ per extra hour
- 750 ₾ for an airport transfer
Those are the published fleet rates, unchanged. A guest who has booked the Maybach before pays what they paid before.
Which one to ask for
Three guests or fewer, and the arrival is the moment: the saloon.
Three guests or fewer, and the guest would rather step out than climb out: the EQS.
Four or more, or luggage that will not close a boot: neither. That is the V-Class, and it always was.
A multi-day booking can move between cars across the days if the shape of the trip changes. We do not charge to swap.
A closing note from the road
The plate reads SO-001-IT. The car had been on Georgian roads for a matter of hours when we took these photographs, and the delivery mat was still on the floor. In a month it will have done the airport playbook enough times that none of this will feel new.
Georgia is growing into the destination it should always have been. If you are coming, we will drive you, in whichever of the four is right for the day. Email bookings@soitblack.com to talk about a trip.
Related: The fleet, V-Class for groups, Day trips from Tbilisi, and Multi-day chauffeur.