Maybach News

Never heard of the Maybach? You're not alone. Mercedes-Benz's answer to BMW's Rolls-Royce and Volkswagen's Bentley ultra-luxury lineups never gained traction among the wealthy, or the envying public. Even car enthusiasts, who embrace the old (Ford Crown Vic, Lincoln Town Car), the obscure (Ninety Eight Regency Elite), and the downright ...    Read more

A teaser video for the Bugatti 16C Galibier four-door concept has just hit the internet, and while it already has thousands of clicks, don't be fooled as most of them have probably come from this office (we're believers). In what may be our best look, or certainly most dramatic one ...    Read more

The Mercedes-Benz S-Class—as well as other SL-Class, the SLS-Class, E-Class, and even the CLS-Class—will all be getting major refreshes through 2015. The Mercedes S-Class gets new models and trims, partially due to its position as the flagship of the Mercedes fleet, and partially as replacement of Mercedes' ultra-lux Maybach brand, which ...    Read more

This week marked the start of the Chicago Auto Show, showing us new Hyundais, Kias, a family crossover from GMC, and more, sustaining its reputation as the "consumers' auto show." Oh yeah, and there was a 650-horsepower Mustang GT500 convertible, surely an outlier. Regardless, it was a week of news, ...    Read more

I don’t plan on going broke, put that on my Maybach, Cuz I’m in it to win now, can’t take that Listen to my Maybach music, to my Maybach music Mercedes-Benz’s bold experiment in luxury finally comes to an end next year in a whimpering failure, which is curious for the 126-year ...    Read more

According to a Reuters report, Bentley is seizing the opportunity to go after former celebrities associated with the-soon-to-be -defunct Maybach brand, including rapper Jay-Z, actor Samuel L. Jackson, and Spanish King Juan Carlos. Maybach has catapulted to epitomize ...    Read more

Zee German automakers and Chinese-owned Volvo all posted year-to-date double-digit sales for the month of November. Volkswagen took the lead with an increase of more than 25-percent compared to November 2010, with most of the sales drawn from the all-new 2012 VW Beetle and 2012 VW Passat sedan. The "newest" ...    Read more

Chances are, you've never heard of Maybach. And that's part of the problem. Maybach is Mercedes-Benz ultra-luxury brand, designed to compete against Volkswagen-owned Bentley and Rolls-Royce, which is owned by BMW. Named after Wilhelm Maybach, the German-based company built diesel engines for zeppelins and trains until Mercedes-owner Daimler purchased it in ...    Read more

The Design Challenge is a unique aspect of the Los Angeles Auto show, showcasing the latest trends in automotive design, technology, and even fashion. Now in its eighth year, this year's challenge is for automakers to design “Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car.” Daimler submitted three entries, one from each of its ...    Read more

We admit we pay scant attention to cars where the low-end model pricing "starts" at a quarter million. Buyers for such vehicles rarely, if ever, visit our humble place within the autosphere, never mind swipe their black American Express cards to fill our coffers. But to automakers, this rarified ...    Read more

Mercedes-Benz released information on its Maybach exotic supercar, refreshed for 2011. Details can be found in the press release below.What's New for 2011MY - Maybach ...    Read more

Mercedes’ super luxury brand, Maybach, may be on the verge of closing down. This should not be surprising: Maybach has had no new models; its sales figures are just one-third of what Rolls Royce, its closest rival, is achieving; and -- most importantly -- the demand for the super expensive, ...    Read more

A three hundred grand Maybach Exelero? Maybe in your wettest dreams, but not in this lifetime.A company called Ikit Exotic Cars and Luxury Yachts, run by Mark Sanford, is offering to build replicas of elite vehicles, like the Exelero, for a fraction of the price. Sanford is also tossing in ...    Read more

Have nearly eight million dollars lying around? That's the price tag of that the quintessential road symbol of wealth, the Mabach Excelero concept.The Excelero was built atop the chassis and running gear of a Maybach 57, commissioned by the Italian tire manufacturer Fulda, who logically and illogically wanted it to ...    Read more

No doubt you have never heard of the OScar. And no, we're not talking about that movie award.The OScar is a concept vehicle that is being created over the Internet by various car designers, engineers, and programmers. Using "Open Source", anyone can participate in the creation of the OScar. And ...    Read more