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10-09-2008, 04:50 PM
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Thus sprache Zetsche: Maybach not going anywhere
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Maybach, Mercedes-Benz
 Click above for high-res gallery of the Maybach 62 Landaulet Seemingly nothing - not the credit crunch, not miniscule sales, not its own lengthy, lugubrious looks - can kill the Maybach. People who have wondered how long Mercedes will keep dishing out tiny servings of the enormous cars can wonder no more: top guy Dieter Zetsche has said Maybach is here to stay, and that the brand "is not losing money." We don't know how a division that moved just 146 cars last year, even if they start at $372,000, isn't losing money. But the $1.35 million Landaulet should help things, and to be to be fair, Zetsche has said before that Maybach's profitability or otherwise is not the issue - the car is a suitable competitor to Rolls-Royce and Bentley. And Daimler has demonstrated patience: it waded through the rough times with the smart car division for ten years, and now has black ink and a hot brand to show for it. Gallery: Maybach 62 Landaulet      [Source: Automotive News via eGM Car Tech] Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments More...  10-09-2008 05:31 PM 
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10-09-2008, 04:57 PM
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That's a beautiful car. I wonder if the people in the financial class that could afford or need that car think it's adequate.
 I also wonder how much would the salary for a driver of that vehicle be?
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10-09-2008, 06:16 PM
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Stunningly gorgeous interior. I think that's the granite trim that I've read about in designo books. It wouldn't surprise me if they aren't profitable. The Maybach is based on the W140, and most of the car is built from existing mercedes parts. All they really need to do is deversify the product line up (A coupe perhaps?) and make it seem less like a regular S-Class.
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10-09-2008, 11:07 PM
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that car is so cool, i would love that.
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10-13-2008, 05:12 PM
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The Maybach is an amazing vehicle.
The car is silent when going down the highway. It defines the term, Land Yacht. Fulcrum, its based off the W220 S-Class. They are in the process of moving it onto the W221 platform.
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