2009 Maybach Zeppelin: resurrection of the dead

February 18th, 2009

The new Maybach Zeppelin, which is going to be officially presented at the international motor show in Geneva this March, is not really a new model. It can be better described as an even more expensive limited edition of the 57 S and 62 S super-luxury limousines.

I do not know, how much Daimler ~~buried~~ invested in the Maybach project, but it must be quite a load of money considering the fact that the company keeps introducing new models to the failed super-luxury saloon range.

2009 Maybach Zeppelin

Almost exactly a year ago the car maker introduced a highly-unpractical (although, absolutely gorgeous-looking) 62 S Landaulet model and now they are trying to make a buck or two on the Zeppelin edition of the car.

Limited to only 100 copies per year (nobody really believes that Maybach will manage to sell half of this number, especially at a time like this, when the whole global economy is resting in a huge pile of hot manure) the Zeppelin will sport the same 6.0-liter V12 biturbo engine delivering 640hp and providing a peak torque of exactly 1000Nm.

Featuring extra 28hp over the standard engine, the powerplant will most likely take no more than 6 six seconds to accelerate the huge car from zero to 100 km/h.

Trying to justify a pretty hefty price tag (Daimler plans to sell the Maybach 57 Zeppelin for €406,000 and the 62 Zeppelin will cost you €473,200 if you will find a bank to provide you with a car loan, that is), the company offers the car with a set of 20-inch wheels in a Chrome Shadow finish, two-tone exterior paint, tinted tail lights, aerodynamically tuned exterior mirrors.

Inside the car, you may find lots of high-quality leather, wooden trim in piano lacquer finish, lambskin carpeting and things like that.

For extra €3950, you can also order a mysterious device called perfume atomizer, which is in essence a much more expensive analogue of the Magic Tree car air freshener. Want not, waste not — that’s my motto.