Maybach 57S Sports Saloon, 2006
Maybach 57 I
Maybach 57 I•
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Chassis No.: WDB 240079 1A 001676
€57,500 EUR | Sold
- Lot to be sold without reserve
- Ultra-exclusive luxury sports saloon
- One owner from new
- 604bhp V12 engine
- Service booklet available
- 8,465 KM from new
- Please note that this motor car will be available for viewing by prior appointment in the Netherlands.
Please note this motor car is subject to the normal local import tax should it remains in the EU. As Bonhams is the guarantor of the customs duties and taxes clearance, these motor cars cannot be released to the buyer or his transporter immediately after the sale.
"It's one of the world's most luxurious cars. In fact, only the Rolls-Royce Phantom comes close. It can carry a driver, front passenger and up to three rear passengers on a serene, silent and spacious journey." – Autocar magazine on the Maybach 57 S. Few industry observers would have predicted the revival of the Maybach brand after almost 50 years of dormancy, but that is exactly what Daimler-Benz did in 1997 when it presented a luxury concept car at that year's Tokyo Motor Show.
In pre-war days Maybach had represented the absolute pinnacle of automotive technology, producing some of the most advanced, luxurious and expensive cars the world had ever seen, and its resurrection signalled Mercedes-Benz's intention to compete head-on with BMW-owned Rolls-Royce. Although it had not built any cars since 1940, Maybach had lived on as a manufacturer of proprietary engines, latterly as MTU Friedrichshaven, until its purchase by Daimler-Benz in 1960. The revived brand's new dawn commenced in 2002 with the launch of the Maybach 57 and 62: a brace of high-performance luxury saloons that, inevitably, incorporated a good deal of contemporary Mercedes-Benz technology.
The model designations were derived from their approximate lengths: 5.7 metres in the former's case and 6.2 metres in the latter's, and both were powered initially by a 5.5-litre twin-turbocharged V12 engine. An enhanced version of the 57 - the 57 S, for 'Special' - was launched at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show and featured a 6.0-litre, 604bhp V12 from the group's Mercedes-AMG division.
According to Autocar magazine: "Incredibly, it is not so much the engine's massive power that gives the 57 S its character, more the endless reserve of torque, which swells to 738lb/ft at just 2000rpm to provide the Maybach with devastating off-the-line and in-gear acceleration." A base price of €381,250 ($417,402) ensured that only a privileged few would get to experience the 57 S's stupendous performance at first hand. Unfortunately for Daimler AG (as the group had become), Maybach failed to establish the kind of brand identity enjoyed by its parent Mercedes or the Rolls-Royce and Bentley opposition.
Sales were disappointing, and in August 2012 Maybach was discontinued, only to be revived as a sub-brand of Mercedes in November 2014. This ultra-exclusive modern Maybach was delivered to the vendor, its first owner, in March 2006. Ordered in Baltic Black with black-piped Aspen White interior, the latter trimmed in 'Dynamischer Luxus' leather, the car comes with its original service booklet, the latter last stamped in March 2010 at 6,968 kilometres. This is a low mileage Maybach 57S in very good condition. Please note import taxes will be liable if the car is to remain in the EU, and recommissioning, to a larger or lesser extent, may be required after long-term storage.
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