Maybach Says Farewell In 2013

I like this, they can make the S-class more upscale and cement it as the best car in the world.

Way overdue.

Maybach was an overpriced turd with no reason to exist.

The funny thing is the only two times I've ever seen Maybachs the were in use as hotel limos...once at the Luxor in Las Vegas, and once at a hotel in Beverly Hills.

'Rebadging' doesn't work, and neither does using the platform of a car that costs 25% of the model you're pushing.

Or so it's been said.

S-class with love handles...

Real em in guys

Putting a "classic" grill on an S-Class doesn't make it a Maybach. And in spite of any mechanical differences under the skin, that is exactly what it looked like.

In other news: This isn't an Imperial.

>>"So, what will replace Maybach?"<<

Why would they strive to replace a segment failure with another? Oh wait- it's mercedes, where no segment shall go unoccupied.

"A car for every purse or purpose", ALA General Motors... just 90 years later.

Edited November 26, 201113 yr by balthazar

The badge doesn't matter. A $300k S-Class won't sell no matter what name is on the dealership door. It shares a platform with a $45k taxi cab after all....

When the Maybach first came out it was quite impressive, and in a lot of ways it still is. But after nearly 10 years on the market it has gotten dated. And you could argue that they never really needed Maybach in the first place since they have the S-class. The demise of Maybach is good news for the S-class because they can expand the range and offer more.

The badge doesn't matter. A $300k S-Class won't sell no matter what name is on the dealership door. It shares a platform with a $45k taxi cab after all....

The maybach ALREADY IS an "expanded range" badge-engineered s-class (with a 1970's 2-tone paint job)... mercedees already plops $15 grand on the hood of s-classes; they are not going to add a handful of maybach features to the s-class and jack the price back up to $375K - it's already failed. I strongly suspect the cheap platform is at fault.

mercedees need to put the money into their core models and stop chasing every niche known to autodom. They've lost the vast bulk of their lead in the core segments due to frittering away funds on pipe dreams & ego strokes.

Edited November 27, 201113 yr by balthazar

mercedees need to put the money into their core models and stop chasing every niche known to autodom. They've lost the vast bulk of their lead in the core segments due to frittering away funds on pipe dreams & ego strokes.

The E-class is the #1 selling mid-luxury car in the USA, and the C-class is the #2 seller in entry luxury. The S-class outsells its competitors in the U.S. also. Globally, they sold 323,000 E-classes in 2010, I don't see their lead in core segments dropping. Mercedes had it's best year ever in 2010, and is looking better in 2011. They are fine, actually more than fine, their 125th year of selling cars was their best year.

And about a $300k S-class, they already factory build the S600 Pullman Guard that sells for over $1.4 million.

The haters are just jealous because no American car company can get close to the S-class, let alone a $500,000 Maybach. And really a $500,000 sedan is pointless; Mercedes is almost doing a service by not letting rich fools spend that much money on a car.

Way overdue.

Maybach was an overpriced turd with no reason to exist.

Very true

The haters are just jealous because no American car company can get close to the S-class, let alone a $500,000 Maybach. And really a $500,000 sedan is pointless; Mercedes is almost doing a service by not letting rich fools spend that much money on a car.

Money isn't the whole determiner in a car...the Lexus supercar sucks in comparison to the others, yet it is much more expensive than many.

The haters are just jealous because no American car company can get close to the S-class, let alone a $500,000 Maybach. And really a $500,000 sedan is pointless; Mercedes is almost doing a service by not letting rich fools spend that much money on a car.

Money isn't the whole determiner in a car...the Lexus supercar sucks in comparison to the others, yet it is much more expensive than many.

While I would mostly agree on the Lexus, it does do the Nurburgring in like 7 minutes 14 seconds (with Nurburgring package). So it has that going for it. The Maybach is dated now, but it still a good car. Probably not worth what it costs, but part of the reason to buy that car is to flaunt how wealthy you are. I don't think Mercedes needs Maybach though, they have the S-class, so I agree with the decision to cut the Maybach brand.

the S-Class is not at the level of Bentley and Rolls.