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The Maybach story is legendary in Germany and throughout the automotive industry for that matter.Wilhelm Maybach, previously the technical director at Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), and his son Karl Maybach started their own company in 1909. While at Daimler, Wilhelm Maybach had helped create the first Mercedes, the Opus No. 1. With the new company, the Wilhelm duo made engines for the large rigid airships known as Zeppelins and for railroad cars. Later, their engines would be used in airplanes and airships during WWI.
Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH built its first car in 1919 and then unveiled the production models at the Berlin Motor Show in 1921. The Maybach W3 had a 5.7L inline 6-cylinder engine. Cars of the period between 1921 and 1945 were expensive and known for their opulence. Models included the Maybach W5 (1926), the Maybach 12 (1929), the Maybach DS7 Zeppelin (1930), the Maybach SW35 (1935) and the Maybach JW61 (1945).
During World War II, Maybach, like most German automakers, turned its efforts toward the German war effort, making engines for tanks and aircraft. Afterwards, automobile production did not start up again. In the end, Maybach had produced about 2,300 automobiles in this early period of production. Only about 150 are known to exist today.
In 1960, Daimler-Benz purchased Maybach and mothballed the brand name until 1997, at which point it unveiled a new luxury model it called Mercedes-Benz Maybach. This remained until the early 2000s, when the company decided to go with the simple brand name Maybach. And let's just say, the car is in a league all its own.
Hand-made in Sindelfingen, Germany, the brand new Maybach 57 and Maybach 62 feature big engines, but engines fast enough to take you 0 to 60mph between 4.5 seconds and 5.1 seconds. Standard features include a voice recognition navigation system, ac with climate control, front and rear seat message, premium leather upholstery, an iPod adapter and much more in terms of luxury and modern convenience. The price tag? For a top-of--the-line Maybach Landaulet semi convertible, it's just over $1 million.
It is no surprise that sales of this very plush, very expensive automobile are lackluster in in the current economy - in 2010, Daimler-Chrysler sold just 63 Maybach cars in the U.S., down from a peak of 244 in 2004. Still, the company reportedly continues to update the Maybach, perpetuating a name that has lasted more than 100 years.
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