Maybach Company
In the world of luxury automotive, few cars hold the level of esteem that the company Maybach holds within the global market. Founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach, the technical director of another car
company by the name of Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), and his son, the Maybach Engine Construction Company, as it was initially called, quickly rose up the ranks in German society to the point where it was one of the largest producers of engines for Nazi Germany’s medium and heavy tanks. However, the success of the company shortly fizzled out after the factory was bombed during Friedrichshafen bombing runs by the allied forces. After this devastation to the Maybach company, it was purchased by Daimler Benz in the 1960’s to create virtually handmade special editions of Mercedes cars. Daimler Benz was a company run over agreement of mutual interest by Mercedes-Benz and DMG and was a very prosperous brand within Germany. There was no significant work done upon the brand name of Maybach until the 1997 Tokyo Motor Show when Daimler presented a luxury car concept. Unfortunately, this car significantly underperformed in the markets and served as the first step towards the end of Maybachs manufactured by Daimler. However, to this day, Maybach is not dead as its revival came about through the line of Mercedes Benz S-Class which served as the sportier AMG’s counterpart through ultra-luxury.
Maybach Exelero
During the era of Maybach production from Daimler, the Goodyear subsidiary company Fulda contracted a vehicle capable of testing its Carat Exelero that would test the physical limits of the tires from Maybach in 2005. The one constraint that Fulda insisted on was a top speed of 217. Thus the record-breaking Maybach truly test the ch Exelero was born. The Maybach Exelero was not record-breaking for its speed and acceleration, but rather for its rarity and price. The Exelero was known as
what is called a “one-off” car which meant it was the sole one of its kind. With the prestige behind the company and the special features put within the car, the price for this sole vehicle was exorbitant to the point where it was sold in one of the most expensive auto exchanges in recent history at a stunning price of 8 million dollars. Just comes to show that even with all the struggles endured by the Maybach motor company, it still maintained its prestige to a level where it still has one of the highest priced cars and one of the best reputations of luxury cars in the world.
Sources:
http://www.exelerocar.com/specifications/
https://www.topgear.com/car-news/rapper-pays-8-million-one-maybach
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