Comments on: And Now… Maybach Deathwatch?

By: Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:01:13 +0000

Though there’s no good reason for it…it reminds me a little of a Monte Carlo.

By: akitadog

akitadog — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 04:17:33 +0000

That Exelero needs to be Maybach’s all-new model. Judging from the proportions, I bet they could make it out of a stretched SLR platform as a 2+2 or 4 seater. It would be a lot cheaper than starting from scratch and less lame/derivative than reskinning the current offerings. It would sell like hotcakes and could be Maybach’s “Continental GT” in terms of sales and popularity.

By: NickR

NickR — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:48:24 +0000

Thank God this blot on the landscape will be gone. Stupid idea, worse execution.

By: jthorner

jthorner — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:32:50 +0000

This product was dumb from day 1. The only thing it has going for it is that the modern Rolls is even uglier.

What exactly is the point of Mercedes-Benz if the name isn’t good enough for the top-of-the-line?

By: windswords

windswords — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:15:47 +0000

Dr Z openly admitted that “It’s likely we’ll not have a [positive] return on investment” for the brand.

Where have I heard this before?

By: TomAnderson

TomAnderson — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 21:11:52 +0000

They should have called it the Mercedes-Benz 600 from the outset. Probably would have sold twice as many of ‘em.

By: willbodine

willbodine — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:59:59 +0000

Well, if D-B would buy Jaguar, they could again call their top-of-the-line offerings “Daimlers”

By: Kurt B

Kurt B — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:58:41 +0000

And what will all those casinos in Vegas buy to replace them?

By: thalter

thalter — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:48:47 +0000

Maybach was pretty much doomed when Hyundai started copping their styling cues (or was it the other way around)?

By: beetlebug

beetlebug — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:36:37 +0000

God, that brand going bye-bye would be sweet. Something about it always irked me. Not just the conspicuous consumption aspect (although I duly hate the rich), but just the boredom of it all. Even the new Rollers/Bentleys have some personality.

By: Paul Niedermeyer

Paul Niedermeyer — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:28:31 +0000

what will Russian mobsters drive?