Maybach is no more, according to a Mercedes-Benz spokesman. The news came as Mercedes USA published its latest price list, displaying "discontinued" beside each Maybach.
A Mercedes spokesman today confirmed to Autocar that the final Maybach was built in June, and "very small numbers" remain available in group stock. That means although new Maybachs are available, there is no flexibility on specification.
The spokesman confirmed Mercedes will continue to support existing owners and cars.
Last November Mercedes’ boss, Dieter Zetsche announced replacements for the 57 and 62 would not be produced. An insider said Mercedes was keen to cut its losses and position the new Mercedes S-class Pullman to fill the void.
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Great post by Lanehogger. The
Great post by Lanehogger.
The implementation of the Maybach was like having a big 7 series that looked like a long wheelbase 7 series, quacked like a 7 series, but was called Rolls Royce 59.
VW tried to sell the Phaeton, had poor results as it looked like a big Passat. The Bentley at least looked like a Bentley and differentiated itself with the VW stable.
The Maybach name had been all
The Maybach name had been all but forgotten when Mercedes brought it back to life.Most people at this end of the market are after an S-Class anyway.I believe it is irrelevant that it was based on the S-Class mechanicals and was at a diadvantage with Rolls and Bentley.The Bentley has a lot of VW mechanicals and the Rolls a lot of 7 Series,and they still sell .
hoorayyy!! Well that was a
hoorayyy!! Well that was a slow and painful death wasn't it?
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