Posts Tagged ‘Maybach’
Maybach 57S ‘China Special Edition’
Published on August 10, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Maybach will launch a ‘China Special Edition’ based on the 57S for the Chinese market. Unique features include a special red/grew paint job, special alloys and a special interior with red stitching. Power is unchanged, the mighty V12 pumps out an astonishing 612hp and 1000nm.
Spotted in China: Maybach 62
Published on February 10, 2011 by Tycho de Feyter
Another Maybach in my street, one might think I live in a good neighborhood. The man in the grey shirt on the right of pic was the driver. We smoked a cigarette and talked cars. I asked him why his boss hadn’t bought a Rolls Royce which was more beautiful. I expected an answer like: ‘the Maybach is much better!’ Instead the driver said that his boss indeed thought the Roller a more beautifull car but that he bought the Maybach anyway because it was more expensive. All Rolls needs to to is ask more money for their cars!
A very Lucky man in China
Published on October 19, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
A Maybach 62S in a Chinese city. Numberplate reads five 8′s. Eight is considered a lucky number in China and plates with ’8′ are in high demand, the five-8 was likely very expensive. But problably worth it, the lucky man now just eeds to sit back in his supercar and wait for more luck falling from the sky.
Maybach 62S Debuts at the Chengdu Auto Show
Published on September 25, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
The new Maybach 62S debuted at the Chengdu Auto Show in Sichuan province. The ‘normal’ Maybach 62 debuted earlier at the Beijing Auto Show. China is clearly an imported market for Maybach and this is confirmed by one number: a German employee from Benz-China told me Maybach sold 14 cars at the Beijing Auto Show, most of ‘m the 62. The even more exclusive ‘S’, for ‘sport’ indeed, is available from now for a 10.7 million yuan, 1.6 million USD.
Beijing Auto Show Live: Maybach 62 facelift
Published on April 23, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
It loox actually much ‘newer’ when one sees face to face, yesterday’s official pictures didn’t do it right. The grille is far bigger and impressive compared to the old car and the leds make it more aggressive. Benz hopes to sell a few of ‘m to the new rich in China before it kills the brand. But Benz doesn’t have too much faith in it, the new Maybach looked a bit sad in a small cabin in a corner of the stand, and no one mentioned the car during the Benz press conference.
Official: New Maybach 62 for the Beijing Auto Show
Published on April 22, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Maybach will bring the ‘new’ 62 to the Beijing Auto Show that starts tomorrow. Looking at the quality these pictures leaked from a brochure, got you… Pics show the 62 on several locations around Beijing, photoshopped I guess but the car is real. Changes: a new front with a bigger blingbling grille and leds under the bumper.
New Maybach Spied in China
Published on April 7, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Maybach will debut the new facelifted Maybachs at the Beijing Auto Show later this month. Surprisingly a Maybach without much of a front was spied roadtesting right here in Beijing. Read more »
Benz will Not Sell Maybach to BYD
Published on April 1, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
“Maybach is an important part of Daimler’s product portfolio. There is no other decision”, so a Benz spokesman said to Reuters.
“It’s not true, it’s market speculation. We got calls from the media and we have checked with Chairman Wang”, so a BYD spokesman said to Reuters. Chairman Wang is Wang Chuanfu, BYD’s boss.
Rumors on a possible buy by BYD of Benzes Maybach brand surfaced earlier this week in the Chinese media and were taken to the outside world by websites as this one.
Can’t say we’re surprised, but an electric MayBYDbach would have been… well… yep!
BYD Interested in Maybach-brand???
Published on March 29, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
According to a report on one of China’s largest automotive websites, auto.sina.com, BYD has expressed interest to acquire the Maybach-brand from Mercedes Benz as the Germans will pull the plug in one or two years.
An unmaned BYD official told Sina.com that BYD was very interested in Maybach and would “launch the acquisition” as soon as Benz makes the final decision to quit.
Earlier this month MB and BYD announced a partnership to produce electric vehicles for the Chinese market, so the two are friends already. Still I don’t think Benz will ever consider to sell the Maybach-brand to anyone, let alone to a batterymaker turned carmaker from China.
Hard to say how serious BYD really is, but it is good to see the brand keeps dreaming…
Facelifted Maybach to Debut at Beijing Auto Show in April
Published on March 13, 2010 by Tycho de Feyter
Maybach will reveal its very first facelift on the Beijing Autoshow at the end of April. Updates ain’t many and focussed on the front: a slightly bigger grille, new headlights and a more sporty lower air intake. And!, engines will now be Euro V compliant. Power output will remain as it is. The new design loox clean but I know one policeman won’t be happy with it.
