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Just watched Beyond Tomorrow where the Maybach was featured. Simply speechless...Sure, the Maybach costs upwards of $300,000 (in US). But it is also arguably the best car ever made, a seminal study in properly applied excess. The car weighs more than 6,000 pounds, yet the 664 lb.-ft. of torque coming from its twin-turbocharged V-12 pushes its 0-to-60 time into a Corvette's 5-second range. Its active air suspension chews corners with minimal body lean, the interior is decked out with options like a champagne chiller and entertainment system, and the roof's electrochromic panels can become transparent in seconds, giving you a high-tech sunroof. Solar panels run an interior fan that keeps the car cool when parked. $300,000-$350,000 Source : Article from popsci
The Maybach comes from the Mercedes-Benz stable.It's bigger and better than anything Merc has made until now (except perhaps for the Pullman 600 of many years ago), although about 20% of the components are sourced from Mercedes-Benz, most of them from the already luxurious S-Class.Wheels24 was at the exclusive launch of the car at the new Melrose Arch development in Johannesburg.And what we can tell you is that Maybach takes the description "luxury" to levels that certainly this scribbler has not seen before. And that includes a fair bit of exposure to the best from Rolls-Royce and Bentley.Take rear seat legroom. In the "short wheelbase" Maybach, the 57 (5.72 metres long) it's more than a metre. And even more in the long wheelbase Maybach 63 (6.16 metres).Take power. A massive 405 kW at 5 250 r/min, and 900 Nm of torque from between 2 300 r/min and 3 000 r/min. All this from a twin turbo V12 Mercedes engine of 5.5-litres that sees the 0-100 km/h sprint dispatched in 5.2 seconds on the 57, 5.4 seconds in the 62.Top speed is limited to 250 km/h and overall fuel consumption by the new Euro drive cycle method is a reasonable 15.9 litres/100 km.Car of excellenceDan Moeletsi, head of the Mercedes-Benz car division, was keen to point out that the Maybach is not just about passenger car excellence, it's about excellence in service.You'll never need to visit a showroom to look at a Maybach, to detail the specification, or to service it.Maybach will do all that for you via its "Butler service" notably in the hands of Maybach personal liaison manger Roger Tobler.If anything happens, or it needs to be serviced, you'll be given a top end Mercedes S-Class until it's ready.If it's a big problem, they'll fly out technicians from Germany.Which is just as well, for all servicing is done in Sandton, Gauteng, with cars shipped back and forth from your home on a flatbed.Oh, and it has a 4 year warranty and unlimited distance maintenance plan, so the only thing you'll ever pay for is tyres and breakages.There's so much in this car that to list it would be impossible.Never mind all the best that Mercedes has to offer in terms of safety and luxury features. Throw in a fridge box, DVD and TV players back and front, dual telephones, fully-reclining rear seats with leg rests - everything you'll ever get in airline first class, plus a lot more.How's about a glass panoramic sunroof that changes from opaque to clear at the touch of a button? Or doors that close electrically? Folding tables, handcrafted wood and leather throughout - the list is virtually endless.You can specify a safe box, or a sliding partition. You can have gold trim inside and out. You can have a rear view camera. In fact, there is a total of 2-million permutations to cater for individual preferences.Maybach even boasts the biggest boot in the business (605 litres) and a 110 litre fuel tank.Source : Wheels24
In Australia, this car is about AUD1 mil. :blink:
The Maybach comes from the Mercedes-Benz stable.It's bigger and better than anything Merc has made until now (except perhaps for the Pullman 600 of many years ago), although about 20% of the components are sourced from Mercedes-Benz, most of them from the already luxurious S-Class.Wheels24 was at the exclusive launch of the car at the new Melrose Arch development in Johannesburg.And what we can tell you is that Maybach takes the description "luxury" to levels that certainly this scribbler has not seen before. And that includes a fair bit of exposure to the best from Rolls-Royce and Bentley.Take rear seat legroom. In the "short wheelbase" Maybach, the 57 (5.72 metres long) it's more than a metre. And even more in the long wheelbase Maybach 63 (6.16 metres).Take power. A massive 405 kW at 5 250 r/min, and 900 Nm of torque from between 2 300 r/min and 3 000 r/min. All this from a twin turbo V12 Mercedes engine of 5.5-litres that sees the 0-100 km/h sprint dispatched in 5.2 seconds on the 57, 5.4 seconds in the 62.Top speed is limited to 250 km/h and overall fuel consumption by the new Euro drive cycle method is a reasonable 15.9 litres/100 km.Car of excellenceDan Moeletsi, head of the Mercedes-Benz car division, was keen to point out that the Maybach is not just about passenger car excellence, it's about excellence in service.You'll never need to visit a showroom to look at a Maybach, to detail the specification, or to service it.Maybach will do all that for you via its "Butler service" notably in the hands of Maybach personal liaison manger Roger Tobler.If anything happens, or it needs to be serviced, you'll be given a top end Mercedes S-Class until it's ready.If it's a big problem, they'll fly out technicians from Germany.Which is just as well, for all servicing is done in Sandton, Gauteng, with cars shipped back and forth from your home on a flatbed.Oh, and it has a 4 year warranty and unlimited distance maintenance plan, so the only thing you'll ever pay for is tyres and breakages.There's so much in this car that to list it would be impossible.Never mind all the best that Mercedes has to offer in terms of safety and luxury features. Throw in a fridge box, DVD and TV players back and front, dual telephones, fully-reclining rear seats with leg rests - everything you'll ever get in airline first class, plus a lot more.How's about a glass panoramic sunroof that changes from opaque to clear at the touch of a button? Or doors that close electrically? Folding tables, handcrafted wood and leather throughout - the list is virtually endless.You can specify a safe box, or a sliding partition. You can have gold trim inside and out. You can have a rear view camera. In fact, there is a total of 2-million permutations to cater for individual preferences.Maybach even boasts the biggest boot in the business (605 litres) and a 110 litre fuel tank.Source : Wheels24
In Australia, this car is about AUD1 mil. :blink:
