The Maybach 57 and 62 were the aboriginal auto models of the Maybach cast back the brand's awakening by DaimlerChrysler. They are acquired from the Mercedes-Benz Maybach abstraction car presented at the 1997 Tokyo Motorshow (which was based on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan).
DaimlerChrysler attempted to buy the Rolls-Royce/Bentley marque back Vickers offered the aggregation up for sale. Back this attack bootless (they were outbid by BMW and Volkswagen respectively) they alien the Maybach as a absolute amateur in 2002. Both models are variants of the aforementioned ultra-luxurious automobile. The archetypal numbers reflect the corresponding lengths of the automobiles in decimetres; the 57 is added acceptable to be owner-driven while the best 62 is advised with a bear in mind. The agent is a Mercedes-sourced 5.5-liter twin-turbo V12, breeding 550 hp. The prices ambit from US$305,000 to $357,000 (£240,000 to £250,000)—priced to anon attempt with top-of-the-line Bentley and Rolls-Royce automobiles.
As of 2004, alone 600 units had been sold. DaimlerChrysler projects that they may advertise beneath than the 1,000 units expected. Just 152 Maybachs were awash in the United States in 2005, with common assembly bottomward to 300 units.
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