Maybach Cruiserio Coupe by Xenatec Debuts Ahead of Geneva
27 February 2011
XENATEC, best know for armoured limousines and individual luxury automobiles for VIP clients, is presenting a customer-specified XENATEC-Coupe. Called the Cruiserio and based on the Maybach 57 S, the release coincides with the 81st Geneva International Auto Show from March 1st through... Read More »
Maybach Landaulet History and Technical Specs
21 February 2011
Mercedes-Benz landaulets in the post-war period saw a functional transformation of the landaulet, from a versatile body design for city and country motoring to a vehicle used almost solely as a parade car. This led to the landaulet design becoming an... Read More »
Maybach Landaulet In-Depth Look
21 February 2011
The combination of tradition and modernity embodied in the Maybach Landaulet study, makes this a truly unique vehicle of its time. The highly unusual body shape already defines the car as something quite out of the ordinary. But the unique... Read More »
Maybach eRikscha Could be the Luxury Model for Tomorrow’s Urban Mobility
09 February 2011
Stuttgart's Maybach Manufaktur automotive hand-finishing section is exploring radical new avenues for the urban mobility of the future. As seen at the the Los Angeles Design Challenge with the electrically powered luxury rickshaw. The Maybach DRS – "Den-Riki-Sha" (electrically driven... Read More »
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David LaChapelle’s Mentoring Project Supported by Maybach
27 August 2010
At the St. Moritz Art Masters festival the German luxurious car brand Maybach presented its new mentoring project for the up-and-coming American photographer Garret Suhrie. Star photographer David LaChapelle and the Wilhelm & Karl Maybach Foundation are supporting the highly... Read More »
Mercedes-Benz History: The Route to the Riding Car
10 August 2010
Gottlieb Daimler and his ingenious colleague Wilhelm Maybach moved to Cannstatt near Stuttgart in 1882. Differences between the fifty-year-old Nikolaus August Otto and Daimler, two years his junior, had led to the latter's departure from the Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz on the... Read More »
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2011 Maybach Models Receive Updates
29 July 2010
Updates for 2011 include a restyled exterior with a raised hood, larger grille, divided bumper, LED daytime running lights and darker tail lenses. Interior changes include .925 sterling silver "Maybach Manufaktur" badging in seat backrests, new seat stitching as well... Read More »
Mercedes-Benz History: the Mercedes 35 HP Super Sports Car
14 May 2010
The first modern car was designed by Wilhelm Maybach, chief designer of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, in 1900. The state-of-the-art 1000-kilogram car with a characteristic low centre of gravity was made for Emil Jellinek, as the first vehicle to bear the “Mercedes” name.... Read More »
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