Jalopnik: Maybach

Livesketching the 2012 Detroit Auto Show: The Loneliest Spot Here

Jason Torchinsky — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:15:00 EST

Our latest Car-Toon straight from the 2012 Detroit Auto Show shows the best place in the show to go for some quiet time: the Maybach booth. More »

Maybach will soon be kaput!

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:30:00 EST

There's a sad sort of clanging from the clock in the hall, and the bells in the steeple too... Daimler AG is killing the ultra-pricy Maybach brand effective in 2013, the Wall Street Journal reports today. Something, something, something, something, oooo. More »

This is why people think Maybach drivers are asshats

Justin Hyde — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:30:00 EDT

Monterey Auto Week brought out some of the best vehicles in the world, but they also lured this Maybach driver to a private concours in a Hilton's disabled drivers parking space. Maybe they thought it was for golf handicaps? More »

Watch Jay-Z, Kanye West saw the top off a Maybach

Justin Hyde — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Jay-Z and Kayne West's epic "Watch The Throne" duet album has spawned a car-based collaboration — between a Maybach 57 and a Sawzall. Watch the two turn it into a flame-shooting quasi-rat rod in this video for "Otis." More »

What a $24,000 fender bender in a Maybach looks like

Justin Hyde — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:30:00 EDT

Monaco's million-dollar fender bender may have gotten all the attention, but supercars suffer injuries all the time. This kiss from a New York taxi on a Maybach 62 doesn't look serious — until you hear the $24,000 repair estimate. More »

Birdman spends $8 million on Maybach Exelero

Matt Hardigree — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:30:00 EDT

Statistically speaking, they've made so few Maybach Exeleros they don't exist. But Birdman the rapper (not the lawyer) has added to his collection by spending $8 million on one. Tacky rims in 3... 2... 1... More »

Romanian mobster gets parking ticket, flashes police

Peter Orosz — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:00:00 EDT

The gentleman above is Dumitru Cârstea, a businessman from the western Romanian city of Timişoara. After receiving a wheel clamp on his black BMW X5 for parking it illegally, Cârstea protested by taping blocări ilegale (“illegally clamped”) to the window of his car, then waving his exposed penis in the general direction of parking police who approached him with a video camera. More »

Your chromed Maybach awaits

Justin Hyde — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:30:00 EDT

British entrepreneur Theo Paphitis allows his Maybach 62 to get decorated annually for a comedy charity Red Nose Day. This year's trick saw his Maybach wrapped in chrome, answering the question "What does a Hyundai entering hyperspace look like?" More »

Saudi Hand-Builds Giant Maybach Coupe, Wants You To Buy It

Mike Spinelli — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 13:00:00 EST

Enthusiasts of out-of-the-park opulence desperately wanted Maybach to build its Exelero concept for production. The prototype's designer took it upon himself to do his own. Now it's for sale. Just don't call it the Canyonaro. It hates that. More »

Will Aston Martin Build the Next Maybach?

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 09:30:00 EST

The rumor mill once hinted at Mercedes-Benz buying Aston Martin. Not likely. But will the two team up on a project level? That's the talk from Financial Times, reporting Aston may build the next Maybach in a swap for drivetrains. More »

L.A. Design Challenge: Your Future Electric Rickshaw Awaits

Justin Hyde — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EDT

For the annual design challenge at this year's L.A. Auto Show, nine automakers were challenged to design a four-passenger vehicle of the future weighing 1,000 lbs. or less. Here's the rickshaws automakers think next-gen light cars will look like. More »

A Maybach Coupe Like A Yacht, Only Longer

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 13:30:00 EDT

The obnoxious Maybach 57 S is probably more quoted in rap lyrics than actually purchased by real people, but this custom coupe version of the überlimo by XENATEC is surprisingly gorgeous and, unsurprisingly, sell-an-organ expensive. More »

These Flying Cars Don't Fly, They Whoosh!

Sam Smith — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:25:00 EDT

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With the recent reveal of the production-ready Terrafugia flying car, we thought it an appropriate time to take a quick look at propeller-driven automobiles. Not the kind that fly. The kind that drive. Hello, propcar! Run, pedestrians, run! More »

Carlos Boozer Loves White Cars

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EDT

Former Utah Jazz forward and current free agent Carlos Boozer may hate purple, but his taste in customized exotic cars shows a profound love for the color white. More »

Now, You Too Can Own A Maybach Exelero

Wes Siler — Fri, 28 May 2010 12:00:00 EDT

Remember the Maybach Exelero? The one-off, 700 HP, $8 million master car was built by Maybach for Fulda Tires back in 2005. Now, they're being made for the general public for just $670,000. But, there's a catch. More »

New Maybach Same As The Old One

Matt Hardigree — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:30:00 EDT

The industry term for an upgraded vehicular design is a "facelift." But the exceptionally minor enhancement to the Maybach 62 is barely a Botox treatment. More »

If It Doesn't Say Micro Maybach, It's Not The Real Thing

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EDT

Daimler may follow the Aston Martin Cygnet's lead and build a kid-sized Maybach to offset the brand's atrocious CAFE rating based on the next-generation Mercedes A-Class. Either that or people don't know April 1st is tomorrow. (Thanks Neil!) [DriveMagazine] More »

No, P. Diddy Did Not Buy His 16-Year-Old Kid An $8 Million Maybach

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:30:00 EST

There are a few reports about P. Diddy getting his son an $8 million Maybach Exelero for his 16th Birthday. These reports are wrong. He probably just bought him a $342,000 Maybach. More »

Maybach 62 And Bentley Continental Swap Very Expensive Paint In Moscow

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:45:00 EST

What happens when a Maybach 62 and Bentley Continental get into a car accident along a Russian road? Same thing that happens when a Taurus scrapes a Maxima. The drivers get out and exchange $1,000-dollar bills. [Carscoop] More »

WTF? Maybach's NSFW Orgy Photo Shoot

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:30:00 EST

Maybach's happily tying itself to the reckless decadence ahead of the next great depression by commissioning photographer David LaChapelle to create some really messed-up NSFW Maybach Zeppelin photos. A little girl at an orgy scene? Really? More »

What Is This Woman Doing In Her Maybach Zeppelin?

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST

Pricing on the new Maybach Zeppelin will start at $524,000. It even comes with a unique, custom scent. That doesn't explain this horrifying press photo Daimler sent out yesterday. More »

Ten Worst Cars To Have Sex In

John Krewson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Earlier this week, the masculoids at Ask Men released their list of the ten best cars to have sex in — complete with positions. After careful deliberation we're prepared to warn you off these ten worst, complete with reasons. More »

One Car That Needs To Die... And Nine On Death Row

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Many cars have been killed because of the Carpocalypse. But we don't think the bloodbath should be over. With the help of Jalopnik readers we've identified nine on death row and one that should be read its last rights. More »

Maybach Zeppelin Revealed Ahead Of Geneva Coronation

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:30:00 EST

Maybach is reincarnating the Zeppelin badge for its floundering reincarnated luxury brand. The Maybach Zeppelin, set for a 2009 Geneva Motor Show debut, is the crème de la crème de la crème. More »

Maybach 62S Landaulet: Buy It Now On EBay For Just $2.2 Million

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:15:00 EST

Yes, the Maybach 62S Landaulet is obnoxiously luxurious. With that rollback canvas roof, it offers conspicuous consumption on a Citigroup-like level, but $2.2 million as a "Buy it now" eBay price is a bit steep. More »

Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: The $3,500,000 Maybach SW38 Roadster?

Murilee Martin — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:00:00 EST

You're a hard-to-please bunch, with only 17% of you opining that the $50,000 Porsche 928 was nicely priced. Today we're going with a much, much cooler vintage German machine… at 70 times the price! More »

Nice Price Or Crack Pipe: 2004 Maybach 57 For $129,900?

Murilee Martin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:00:00 EST

Last time we chose between the gold bars and Booth Numbah Two, the $15,500 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL grabbed a stunning 90% rating on the Crack-Pipe-O-Meter™. The global economy is taking body blow after body blow, which you'd think would knock the price of high-end used cars down to Prole Territory… but such is not the case with this 2004 Maybach 57. It's out of warranty, it's got 32,000 miles, and it's a manufacturer buyback car (as the seller puts it: "MAYBACH HAD BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM THE OWNER UPON LEMON LAW AND THEN COMPLETELY FIXED THE PROBLEM. SO YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO WORRIES AT ALL!!")… and it's priced at $129,900. The Maybach 57 is a helluva car, and you'll pay way over 300 grand for a new one; do you think this is a Nice Price for an '04? More »

The Sun: Arab Sheiks Causing Air Pollution By Making Chauffeurs Endlessly Drive Around Harrods

Wes Siler — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:20:00 EDT

In an investigation that will no doubt redefine investigative journalism, UK tabloid The Sun has found rich foreigners, mostly of the Arab variety, pay people to drive them to Harrods in luxury vehicles to go shopping. But the hard work of The Sun's sure-to-be Pullitzer Prize-winning reporter Alex West doesn't end there. The full details on The Sun's thinly-veiled anti-foreigner screed below the jump. More »

P. Diddy Involved In Very Expensive Fender Bender

Ben Wojdyla — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Looks like Sean Combs went and got into a little bit of a multi-vehicle accident, resulting in some very high-priced steel getting bent out of shape in the process. At the very least, a Rolls Royce Phantom and a ~~Mercedes Benz~~ Maybach were involved, along with a few, ahem, lesser vehicles. And... that's about it as far as the details currently available. Seems pretty low-speed, so other than the Diddster looking at some lofty repair bills, nobody is worse for the wear. [TMZ] More »

Maybach 62 Landaulet Goes Into Production Because We Said It Wouldn't

Matt Hardigree — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:00:00 EST

There's a great moment in All The President's Men (and repeated in the autobiography A Good Life) where Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee explains how he was the reason for J. Edgar Hoover not getting canned by LBJ:

Once when I was reporting, Lyndon Johnson's top guy gave me the word they were looking for a successor to J. Edgar Hoover. I wrote it and the day it appeared Johnson called a press conference and appointed Hoover head of the FBI for life... And when he was done, he turned to his top guy and the President said, "Call Ben Bradlee and tell him fuck you."

What does this have to do with the Maybach 62 Landaulet going into production? Everything. More »

Detroit Auto Show: Top Five Concept Car Features That'll Never See Production

Mike Spinelli — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 17:10:00 EST

Concept cars are notorious for rarely making it to the street. But what about the enticing features that designers include in their dreamy visions of our automotive future? We combed through the files we've amassed at the show this week and come up with five features that don't stand a chance in hell of ever escaping the shimmering incubator of the world's design studios. Count 'em down, after the jump. More »

Rustam Mamedov is Angry With Us

bwojdyla — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 13:00:00 EST

Back in 2007, we posted what we thought to be a request to order an armored Maybach 62 for the President of Azerbaijan. Turns out our cotomer sevis really is that bad. Mr Mamedov sent us what we assume to be an angry letter letting us know that we are silly for transferring such information to the internet, and that something is repeatedly strange. He made sure to let us know that the car was for him and we shouldn't rely on the notoriously incorrect Google for our sleuthing. On behalf of our cotomer sevis department, we apologize and hope that in the future, we can help to not arrange for the purchase of armored Maybah 62's more accurately in the future. Strongly, and repeatedly worded email after the jump. More »

Jalopnik Reader Requests Armored Maybach for Azerbaijani President?

Ray Wert — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EST

We get some strange requests here at Jalopnik. Sometimes those requests are admittedly from some very strange people. But the e-mail we got last night was by far the most strange request we've seen in quite some time. It's from a man named Rustam Mamedov. If it's the same Rustam Mamedov we found in a quick Google search, then we're under the impression the President of Azerbaijan is looking for an armored Maybach 62 S — but only in black. Full e-mail after the jump. More »

Rolls-Royce Phantom

Jonny Lieberman — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:00:00 EST

For generations, Rolls-Royces were the automotive equivalent of a white wedding dress. Pretty, but who you trying to fool, honey? Yes, the badge said Rolls-Royce, but wink-wink, nudge, nudge, Elton John covered his in rhinestones, but come on — they weren't very good cars. Sure, we'd love to get our mits on a Phantom IV. Or better yet, a Camargue! But even then you're talking 189 hp from a 6.75-liter V8 coupled to a GM 3-speed autobox. Woo frigging hoo. And at least the Camargue was kinda nifty looking. Most Rollers are frumpy, bulgy looking things. But they had a lot of leather and walnut and wool and odds are you weren't doing the driving anyhow, so did it really matter that the emperor was wearing little more than a pair of speedos? To BMW it did. More »

Brabus-Tuned Maybach 57 Hits 205 mph in Nardo

Mike Spinelli — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 21:20:39 EST

There's a record for everything, though not every one gets equal weight among the record watchers. Take, for example, the title of Fastest and Most Exclusive Luxury Sedan. Show up at the Guinness doorstep with that belt, and they'll send you packing along with the guy sporting the world's largest buttocks-region carbuncle. Nonetheless, Mercedes tuning shop Brabus is still proud of its latest Maybach tweaker, a 57 that hit 205.2 mph on Italy's Nardo test track this week. Under the long, Maybachian bonnet is the same 730-horsepower 6.3-liter biturbo powerplant developed for the Brabus Rocket Mercedes CLS, which hit 227 mph on Nardo a year ago this month. What's more, adrenalin-addicted plutocrats can be transported to the M&A negotiations in style, swaddled in an interior of lambs' wool, Alcantara and an organic polymer made from a blend of Lemur penis and the downy fluff of newborn oven-stuffer roasters. Or something. More »

Commenter of the Day: Fighting Absurdity with Absurdity Edition

Jonny Lieberman — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:15:00 EDT

I was chatting up with the Postfather today about the quality of our readers versus the quality of readers on another car-themed site that is going to remain oh so nameless. Spin thought the other site wasn't so bad, to which I replied, "Our guys look like a Wittgenstein forum stacked side by side." Our conversation then devolved into:

[13:55] Loverman: l0l wtF!?

Maybach 62 Landaulet Design Study

Mike Spinelli — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:15:42 EDT

Take one underperforming super-luxury car brand, create an eye-catching design study with historical significance, and watch the world's ultra-rich flock to its contracting sales network. It's not as easy as that, but Maybach's not giving up without a fight. Thus, the Daimler brand's designers have created this one-off Landaulet concept as an homage to landaulets past. That means the roof over the passenger compartment slides back, revealing the sky to the beluga-addled captain of industry within. Look for it at the Dubai motor show this month, natch. More »

Excelero: Out!

Jonny Lieberman — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:15:00 EDT

Once again the masses have spoken. And once again I'm saddened by their voice. Not devastated or anything like that. But I really dig the buck-toothed 'Bach. But hey, that's democracy for you. So, the extreme dream machine that Maybach never deigned to build will be parking out on the street behind the Quattroporte and the Phaeton W12. Yet somehow the RUF soldiers on. C'est la vie. At least we got to hold onto the Honda. Sleep well, Excelero and we'll see you back here in 9 more weeks! More »

Maybach: The End Is Nigh

Jonny Lieberman — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:45:00 EDT

Billionaires the world over are bummed. That's right kids, Mercedes-Benz's ultra-luxury marketing ~~disaster~~ experiment is slowly but methodically getting its plug pulled. The skinny: since 2002, Maybach has sold a whopping 800 cars. Here in the United States, the world's biggest market for cars that cost more than houses, Maybach sold only 146 cars last year. And they planned on selling 600. As a result 29 of the 71 US Maybach stores will be shuttering their diamond-encrusted doors. We'll even lay better than 2-1 odds that the rest will sooner than later follow suit. Most will blame the demise of the re-birthed brand on the fact that both the 57 and 62 were essentially ugly, bloated S-Classes with $300,000 worth of options. And we won't refute that. Next time though, think of some catchier names. Who thought telling an American buyer that their half a million dollar car is called 62 because it is 6.2 meters long was a smart idea? Also, ya shoulda built the Exelero. [Motor Authority] More »

Maybach Exelero

Jonny Lieberman — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:30:00 EDT

Why have a Fantasy Garage if you cant induct a fantasy? That's the question we ask this week, as we nominate the Maybach Exelero show car to the devil-may-care JFG. Cars are getting better and faster every week. But few, if any, have the presence, character and sheer sinisterism of the Exelero. (For sure they have less black paint.) Designed by a student named Fredrik Burchhardt, the Exelero glistens with the kind of unpolished enthusiasm you'd expect from a kid in art school who has yet to be beaten with the savage realities of the corporate world. The meanest-ever Maybach ought to be a shoe in, and we haven't even started discussing what's beneath its glistening surface. Nor, most troubling of all, why DCX never built the sick-ass thing. More »