Comments on: Executive: Maybach needs better products, design

By: DialM4Speed

DialM4Speed — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:34:00 +0000

Who cares! The vast majority can’t buy one (even a used one) so if Maybach goes belly up I say good!

By: t-ak-box

t-ak-box — Thu, 03 May 2007 21:29:42 +0000

S-Class is not the reason the MAYBACH is not doing well in the marketplace. MAYBACH was introduced several years before the new S-Class, and had been doing awfully since the MAYBACH introduction.

MAYBACH problems start a little with it’s History or Lack of to those it was marketed too. And the biggest problem was it’s price, actually both ROLLS & MAYBACH had slow starts in the marketplace. The only success has been BENTLY.

VW for all of it’s stumbles got BENTLY right. Right Design & especially Right Price.

By: The Stig

The Stig — Wed, 02 May 2007 03:31:10 +0000

Bentley and Rolls beats Maybach.

By: Wickedated

Wickedated — Tue, 01 May 2007 18:56:14 +0000

I personally dont believe there is a market out there substantial enough for a Maybach. They may sell a couple hundred cars but who’ll buy the Exelero for the price of a Veyron? If you got the cash and the opportunity to blow it on a ride, believe me, it’ll be the Veyron.

By: autonutt

autonutt — Tue, 01 May 2007 18:38:25 +0000

Oh, I almost forgot… NO SUVS AT ALL EVER!!

By: autonutt

autonutt — Tue, 01 May 2007 18:37:44 +0000

Everyone is pretty much saying the same things, and I agree wholeheartedly.. but is DCX listening? Rebadges and shared platforms with lesser MB models are a complete NO-NO for buyers in this echelon, and the fact that the 57S and 62S styling still looks like the S-class of two generations ago doesn’t help one bit. The naming convention is also screwy.. doesn’t a Mercedes S65 AMG sound like a nicer, more expensive car than a Maybach 62S, just in name only?

DCX needs to observe what Bentley, R-R and A-M are doing and create a new line of distinctively styled and appointed Maybach sedans AND coupes, and drop the alphanumeric names that sound inferior to those of M-B.. how about Exelero, Echelon, Criterion, etc.?? Otherwise, there isn’t much point in keeping the brand around.

By: Mr.AMG

Mr.AMG — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:49:47 +0000

jdepould i guess the phantom could be driven and have a driver but ur right, Bentleys are a drivers car.

By: 1c3d0g

1c3d0g — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:44:43 +0000

Yes, aggressive designs are the only way forward. That did it for Cadillac, BMW and a bunch of other manufacturers. Now if only Ford would have the balls to do it…

By: HoosierHero

HoosierHero — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:31:47 +0000

I have no clue on this one as I’ll probably never be able to afford one! When it gets to this price range it better be different because everyone will already have V12s, leather, blah blah blah. It has to stand out or have a good following like Cadillac.

By: jdepould

jdepould — Tue, 01 May 2007 15:17:19 +0000

@Mr.AMG: no rolls will ever be a care to drive, that’s Bentley. They need to take a look at Aston, because they aren’t selling more cars than ever due to their super lux features. They’re selling cars because the cars they build now are bloody gorgeous. Good design can make up for a whole hell of a lot.

By: Mr.AMG

Mr.AMG — Tue, 01 May 2007 12:40:56 +0000

The Maybach are amazing cars but the reason there not selling is not that many people have personal drivers now a days. The 62 is a car to be driven in, The Rolls-Royce Phantom is a car to drive yourself in.

By: Get Real

Get Real — Tue, 01 May 2007 11:34:37 +0000

“its the product”

That executive got fired yesterday for speaking truth.

By: Carnut4ever

Carnut4ever — Tue, 01 May 2007 09:14:40 +0000

The problem with the current Maybach sedans is that it looks too similar to lower priced Mercedes S class of the last generation. With the launch of the redesigned new S Class, Maybach sales will be pinched even more. All that extra luxury features will not save the brand.

By: Shawn1982

Shawn1982 — Tue, 01 May 2007 07:35:26 +0000

Redesign the sedans forget about the coupe for now. And screw a rebadged GL.

By: TOZO

TOZO — Tue, 01 May 2007 07:09:58 +0000

Maybach sucks a little too much with that sedan. They should kill that and make the Exelero only. And after that, just stop.

By: meekin111

meekin111 — Tue, 01 May 2007 06:10:07 +0000

It is a beautiful concept, I saw it in Sydney

By: hmmm

hmmm — Tue, 01 May 2007 05:40:27 +0000

Saw this at the recent LA auto show, stood by it for ten minutes and every single person said ohhhh the bat mobile, but hell they all said that about the ugly acura concept also….

By: europerspective

europerspective — Tue, 01 May 2007 04:12:06 +0000

Maybach’s aren’t selling because they got screwed when the latest generation S-class came out and looked almost the same. Now when the evidence points to potential buyers not wanting the cars to be linked to lesser Mercedes the company thinks that rebadging Mercs is the way forward. Does anyone else see the flaw here?
Not that it matters anyway, the whole Maybach thing is so small in the Mercedes portfolio as to be almost irrelevant and even if it loses on every car it won’t hurt Merc any more than Bugatti hurts VW.

By: drivingisfun

drivingisfun — Tue, 01 May 2007 03:13:35 +0000

A4 I couldn’t agree more. When will DCX get their priorities straight? Selling big-ass expensive cars to nouveau-riche assbags will not bring in the money that large-volume production can (economies of scale, anyone?)…if DCX even pretended to care about fixing Chrysler instead of selling it off.

By: BAMF

BAMF — Tue, 01 May 2007 03:01:45 +0000

Build the Exelero already. I know Jay-Z will buy at least one. He mentions it in every other song. And if he buys it, you know it’ll sell.

By: A4

A4 — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:58:38 +0000

maybach needs an axe, thats what it needs

By: Renton

Renton — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:51:56 +0000

I saw a show on Roger Federer, he rolls in a Maybach.

Thats the way the best tennis player in the world rolls I guess.

By: Egbert Souse

Egbert Souse — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:47:05 +0000

werent satisfied with the first picture LLN

By: Madcapp

Madcapp — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:35:35 +0000

Maybach needs to be shut down, ’cause they got nothin’. Who, in that price class, wouldn’t rather have a Phantom?

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By: Ian

Ian — Tue, 01 May 2007 02:31:34 +0000

meh… doesn’t do anything for me

By: PrimeGTP

PrimeGTP — Tue, 01 May 2007 01:20:19 +0000

The last thing Maybach needs to be is rebadges!! DCX destroys everything it touches!

By: Bimmer

Bimmer — Tue, 01 May 2007 01:12:17 +0000

New S-class looks almost the same! Who in a right mind would spend so much money for a car that looks like a lesser sibling?

By: bacalao

bacalao — Tue, 01 May 2007 00:57:53 +0000

REDESIGN THE CARS!!!

By: acura_el2000

acura_el2000 — Tue, 01 May 2007 00:55:15 +0000

maybe they should have made it look unique instead of just a super mercedes

By: deutschetouring1337

deutschetouring1337 — Tue, 01 May 2007 00:48:43 +0000

Heh all the people who wanted one were in the upper echelon of wealth and now have one. They need to fly some to the Arab Emirates theres tons of people who would buy them.

By: ottacontrol

ottacontrol — Tue, 01 May 2007 00:40:28 +0000

nooooo why would you change this brand with supior products and gigantrous v12′s