Why does this car need 612/738? It doesn’t weigh “that” much and obviously won’t be racing around at a track. Throwing a V12 in this thing is irresponsible.

Newsflash Rich People don’t care about being responsible.

A car like this is about saying you own it and talking about the specs.

No matter how much Enviornmentalists and certian Hollywood types want it to be, Green is NOT cool and doesn’t IMPRESS anyone.

Hence Lexus wanting a version of the Prius because the L badge is worth more to the customer than the Hybrid one.

This is probably gonna be on of the most unneccesary vehicles ever. dosent change the fact that it looks cool. but id totally by the Lexus LS 640HL over this.

Being “green” (probably the most over-used word in the last 50 years) isn’t about being “cool”, for the ones that really care about it anyway. It’s about doing what you feel is right, whether anyone else thinks you’re cool or not. I guarantee that once gas hits $4-5+ a gallon, car makers WILL come up with vehicles that get great mileage, hardly pollute at all, and will be faster then anything made today. Just like they did 25 years ago when everyone thought the muscle car era was over for good. It’s not, and it never will be. Just my opinion.

…wonder if there’s enough of a windblocker to prevent the hairpiece of the guy sitting in the back from blowing off.

this car was meant for for the oil barons of the middle east

Maybach’s existence is completely pointless.

An excellent vehicle for desert target practice! Ready, aim…

I’ve often wondered with high-end cars like this, when Maybach took advanced orders on cars that aren’t even in production yet, does the sale get funneled through a dealer who gets his commission, or is a company-direct transaction?

Regardless, this is a dumb idea. Maybach has been nothing more than a let down for Merc. They have way too many dealers, not enough sales, and now they’re making a car that is probably only desired by the ultra rich who have already put down their deposit. I’ve never been a fan of Maybach and this certainly doesn’t change things.

Also, they should consider turning the bacseat area into a swimming pool or jacuzzi.

It’s too hot to ride around in a convertible in the Middle East. This is for billionaires in London and California.

I’ve always pictured myself getting assassinated in something like this.

Doesn’t Eco-Communist Europe have CAFE rules ???

How can they build this gas hog when people complain about my Excursion that does work for the gas I put into it.

It should be amphibious. Then it would be cool.

Get Real,

Europe has CAFE-equivalent rules (based on CO2 emissions, but ultimately fuel economy is affected), and I imagine they don’t get “around them,” per se.

First of all, the volume of all the Maybachs sold probably isn’t enough to impact corporate averages much–if at all. Second, I assume, the euro regs would apply to cars sold in the EU, which are smaller and have much more fuel-efficient powerplants (diesel, for example).

^ livelyjay: I’m thinking that having that much power/torque would be useful if you added a few thousand pounds of body armor/bulletproofing to the thing–you’d still have enough power to get the hell out of dodge when the bullets start flying. (Not sure about that in the Landaulet, though–maybe a roof made out of Kevlar fabric?)