£560k Maybach coupe revealed

£560,000 Bentley Brooklands and Roll-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe rival
20 May 2010

This is the Maybach coupe, a £560,000 limited edition production by German based enginering specialist Xenatec.

The Bentley Brooklands and Roll-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe rival, which will ride on the same underpinnings and be powered by the same engine as the Maybach 57S, is planned to be built in a limited run of 100 cars at the company’s workshop in Weinsberg, Germany.

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The project has the blessing of Maybach parent company, Daimler, which has carefully followed the car’s development and will supply built up 57S chassis from its nearby Sindelfingen based manufacturing headquarters.

Depicted here in a series of official sketches issued by Xenatec, the Maybach coupe is set to receive a bespoke body that, while retaining its sedan sibling’s 5730mm length, has been widened considerably to 2180mm and lowered to around 1480mm.

Secrecy surrounds the originator of the new car’s design, although Daimler does not deny its in-house styling department, headed by Gorden Wagener, has had a hand in its contemporary appearance.

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The recently reworked grille and front end styling of the facelifted Maybach 57S revealed at the recent Beijing motor show remains but the rakish new coupe boasts more heavily angled windscreen and a B-pillar that has been moved back by 200mm to accommodate longer doors. The C-pillar also extends further back to provide the coupe with a more sporting air.

Powered by the same twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre V12 engine as the Maybach 57S, the new coupe will pack a sturdy 612bhp and 737lb ft of torque. No performance claims have been made for the new car, though Xenatec hints the Maybach coupe won’t give anything away to its more formal saloon sibling, which is claimed to hit 62mph from standstill in 5.0sec and reach a top speed of 171mph.

Supporting the new car is returned air sprung suspension featuring wider tracks and 20-inch wheels aimed at providing it with a more sporting character than today’s Maybach models.

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1232123

20 May 2010

I hate to admit this- but it's actually quite good looking, especially from the back!

Dont shoot me!!!

arnoldblack

2 October 2012

but def not worth half a million buy steroids uk

mjeftic

20 May 2010

Well, you are not alone, I like it too. :) Looks much better than the original one.

ahaus

20 May 2010

nice, but too little too late.

Mr£4worth

20 May 2010

[quote Autocar]This is the Maybach coupe, a £560,000 limited edition production by German based enginering specialist Xenatec.

The Bentley Brooklands and Roll-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe rival, which will ride on the same underpinnings and be powered by the same engine as the Maybach 57S, is planned to be built in a limited run of 100 cars at the company’s workshop in Weinsberg, Germany.

See the Maybach co...Read the full article[/quote] Two big ugly Germans on the Autocar Home Page in one day! Maybach and Porsche, both proving beyond doubt that BIG doesn't mean beautiful.

Nick Rutter

20 May 2010

I still prefer the 2005 Exelero concept myself. This one looks just like the saloon with no rear doors.


Lesia44

20 May 2010

The car that taste forgot.

RicardoJ

20 May 2010

Whoever buys one of those, it is a very revealing sign of their mental instablity.

golfman

20 May 2010

Maybachs are just like a modern Bristol - ugly. http://www.carpages.co.uk/bristol/bristol-blenheim-3-07-03-06.asp

Uncle Mellow

20 May 2010

[quote Autocar]planned to be built in a limited run of 100 cars at the company’s workshop in Weinsberg, Germany.[/quote]

Assuming they manage to sell 20 or 30 of these to wealthy folk with no taste , what will they do with the rest ? Landfill ? Hearse conversions ?

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