Mercedes-Benz to drop Maybach Brand

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Nov 27, 2011 | 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tips

too bad, im a fan, surprised merc couldnt make it work, they wrote the book on selling overpriced vehicles

SO Merc Merked the Merc? (being a little ghetto)

Nov 28, 2011 | 11:18 AM

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Never really was a huge fan of Maybach, honestly i never looked into this part of Merc's brand but this is sad news, nonetheless.

Nov 28, 2011 | 11:33 AM

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Where they failed was in delivering the value. Using old body S Class chassis and engines/electronics compared to the value of a RR or Bentley is where they failed.

The new RR Ghost is amazing.

Had they decided not be whores, and build an original super luxury car- the VALUE would have been there. Clients aren't fools and are especially keen to NOT want to lose 60% of its original value after the 1st year. Duhhh.

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Nov 28, 2011 | 11:37 AM

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Depreciation is bad on these cars. You can pick up a used 62 for ~150k these days.
A 57 for even under 100k !

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Nov 28, 2011 | 11:58 AM

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Depreciation is bad on these cars. You can pick up a used 62 for ~150k these days.
A 57 for even under 100k !

yep. sad.

Nov 28, 2011 | 12:19 PM

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Personally i heard more overall about RR and Bentley, not too much about Maybach. I don't know why that is but it's part of the reason i'm not so surprised here...

Nov 28, 2011 | 01:28 PM

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Unfortunately for MayBach on taking a re-birth in Daimler-Chrysler era.

Dec 8, 2011 | 10:58 AM

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Only problem with Maybach was similarity to S Class. For that money people want unique product on street.

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Dec 12, 2011 | 11:15 AM

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Autobild reports the vehicle will span a little over 21 feet in length and get its power from a smooth 650-horspower V12 engine. The publication isn't calling out any sources at the moment, but the article claims there will be a total of six versions of the Pullman when the model debuts and that each of them will ride on the Mercedes-Benz rear-wheel architecture.

Buyers who don't need enough power to pull down a house will be able to purchase a four-cylinder turbo-diesel variant with a more modest 204 horsepower, and Autobild reports Mercedes-Benz is currently working on two hybrid variants, as well. Of course, with no sources names in the article and the Pullman so far from production, we'd advise taking everything here with a land-yacht sized grain of salt. Head over to Autobild for a look at a rendering of the vehicle.

Source: Autoblog via Autobild