Mercedes-Benz Maybach study

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Maybach study
Presentation year: 1997
Vehicle fair: Tokyo Motor Show
Class : Upper class
Body shape : limousine
Engine: Otto engine :
6.0 liters
Length: 5770 mm
Width: 1946 mm
Height: 1546 mm
Wheelbase: 3565 mm
Production model: Maybach 57 and 62

Mercedes-Benz Maybach Study is a concept vehicle from Mercedes-Benz that was presented in 1997 and later went into series production as the Maybach 57 and 62 .

presentation

Mercedes-Benz Maybach study was presented at the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo in 1997 as a luxury car concept . The plan was a chauffeur sedan the upper class .

features

The vehicle of a powered four-stroke - gasoline engine with twelve cylinders , a displacement of 6000 cubic centimeters, rear-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic transmission .

Special features were the reclining seat with lower leg support and swiveling footrest as well as an entertainment system for the passengers in the passenger compartment : 20-inch flat screens for video and television programs, a sound system with radio, CD changer and mini-disc player and two small six-inch screens for controlling the Investment. The communication system can be operated with three cell phones .

The vehicle is 5.77 meters long and thus 0.56 meters longer than the Mercedes-Benz S 600 . The wheelbase is 40 cm longer, while the width and height are each 6 cm larger. This results in a wheelbase of 3565 mm, a width of 1946 mm and a height of 1546 mm.

Serial production

If the Maybach study concept vehicle was still presented under the name Mercedes-Benz, customer surveys (including in Tokyo, Hong Kong , London or New York ) would have shown that the targeted customers would prefer a “more exclusive name” for such a luxury car. Therefore it was decided to sell the vehicle under the name Maybach ; However, Maybach receives complete technological support from Mercedes-Benz. Maybach centers have been set up worldwide for sales, in Germany in addition to Sindelfingen in Berlin and Hamburg .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Daimler AG : Maybach study revealed in Toyko. October 25 - November 5, 1997. In: media.daimler.com. Daimler AG, 1997, p. 3 , accessed on April 22, 2019 .
  2. Daimler AG : Luxury speaks a new language: Maybach. Facts. In: media.daimler.com. Daimler AG, p. 4 , accessed on April 20, 2019 .
  3. Handelsblatt : Legendary Maybach impresses Wall Street. Longest luxury car in the world. In: handelsblatt.com. Handelsblatt Media Group , p. 3 , accessed on April 22, 2019 .