Entries Tagged as 'maybach'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Mercedes-Benz buys back and closes 29 Maybach dealers

Filed under: Car Buying, Maybach, Mercedes Benz
Audi has Bentley, BMW has Rolls-Royce (check out our review of the $400k Phantom!), and Mercedes-Benz has Maybach. Both Bentley and Rolls-Royce have proven to be valuable upper echelon assets for their respective parent companies, but Maybach has never made it that far. Expected to sell around 600 units […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Enter the rumormill: Maybach 62 Laundaulet headed for Middle East debut

Filed under: Convertibles, Sedans/Saloons, Maybach, Misc. Auto Shows

Even in the post-Chrysler age, Maybach remains a bit of a thorn in Mercedes’ side. Its vehicles have been far less than the sales success hoped for, prompting Daimler to buy back 29 Maybach dealers. Subsequently the parent company wouldn’t be so eager to invest more into the […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Price of exclusivity rising: Maybachs get $3500 price increase

Filed under: Car Buying, Euro, Maybach, Mercedes Benz

Mercedes has a novel idea to simulate sales of its sluggish-selling Rolls-Royce competitor. Since it’s not selling as well as the company had hoped, why not crank up the price? The Maybach 57 and 62 have both received a $3,500 price increase for the 2008 model year, bringing […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Leaked! Maybach 62 Landaulet

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertibles, Sedans/Saloons, Maybach, Misc. Auto Shows

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/motorsport/Leaked_Maybach_62_Landaulet_Return_of_the_four_door_convertible_pic’; The rumormill looks to have been accurate. It hasn’t been announced, but the leaked photo abobe confirms it: Maybach is set to unveil the 62 Landaulet at the Middle East International Auto Show later this month. Based on the […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Leaked!Maybach 62 Landaulet unveiled

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertibles, Sedans/Saloons, Maybach, Misc. Auto Shows
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var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/motorsport/Leaked_Maybach_62_Landaulet_Return_of_the_four_door_convertible_pic’; The rumormill looks to have been accurate. It hasn’t been announced, but the leaked photo abobe confirms it: Maybach is set to unveil the Landaulet at the Middle East International Auto Show later this month. […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Maybach 62 Landaulet unveiled

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertibles, Sedans/Saloons, Maybach, Misc. Auto Shows
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var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/motorsport/Leaked_Maybach_62_Landaulet_Return_of_the_four_door_convertible_pic’; The rumormill looks to have been accurate. Maybach will publicly unveil the Landaulet at the Middle East International Auto Show later this month. Based on the Maybach 62 S sedan and powered by its 612-horsebower […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Brabus builds its own Exelero, hits 205 mph at Nardo

Filed under: Aftermarket, Sedans/Saloons, Maybach, MINI, Brabus
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Remember the Maybach Exelero? The ultra-premium marque from Merceceds-Benz built it almost two years ago as a high-speed test vehicle based on its Maybach 57 luxury sedan, but unfortunately never offered production versions to the public. To the rescue comes […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Dubious pioneer: Russia’s first stolen Maybach

Filed under: Etc., Safety, Maybach, Lifestyle

Picture this, you’re stuffing your face full of gourmet food, giving your gullet a real workout, and you look up from your plate just in time to see your Maybach speed by. That last bite sticks in your throat, refusing to budge. Whoever absconded with your über-uglified super S-Class boots […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

VIDEO: Maybach 62 S Landaulet

Filed under: Videos, Maybach

The rumors, the announcement, the official photos…none of it was enough to believe a once sensible company like Daimler-Benz could have created something so outrageously, ridiculously impractical as a six-figure, all-white, high-performance, partial-convertible, super-luxury limousine. Seeing it on video doesn’t quite make it believable either. (It’s kinda like the Moon Landing to […]

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