Maybach

DaimlerChrysler AG (NYSE: DCX)
Epplestrasse 225
70546 Stuttgart, Germany
Phone: +49-711-17-0 Fax: +49-711-17-94022

Maybach

Series production started in autumn 2002 with the Maybach 57 and 62 models
Maybach 57 priced at 310,000 euro, Maybach 62 at 360,000 euro
High-end luxury, state-of-the-art technology and a four-year warranty package
Unique concept for individually tailored customer advice and care
Newly founded Centre of Excellence at the Sindelfingen site
Evokes memories of the design geniuses Wilhelm and Karl Maybach

The launch of two high-end luxury saloons will see the rebirth of one of the world's most prestigious and elite car brands after an absence of over 60 years: Maybach. This name, which is steeped in tradition after becoming synonymous with impeccable quality, exclusive style and sophisticated engineering back in the 1920s and 30s, will now stage a comeback as the new luxury car brand from DaimlerChrysler. "The name Maybach will once again come to epitomise peerless automotive exclusivity and elegance, in exactly the same way as it did in the past," states Professor Jürgen Hubbert, Board Member of DaimlerChrysler AG and head of the Mercedes-Benz, Passenger Car, Maybach and smart Division. "We are totally committed to fulfilling the ambitious billing of this legendary luxury brand. Based on groundbreaking Mercedes innovations, the new Maybach will once again redefine standards in the realm of prestige cars so that it truly lives up to the name of Maybach."

Luxury standard specification plus four-year warranty and service package

In autumn 2002, the Stuttgart-based manufacturer is set to unveil the Maybach 57 and Maybach 62 models. The model names are a reference to the imposing dimensions of the unique Saloons, whose body lengths of 5.72 and 6.16 metres respectively translate into unrivalled space and comfort. The Maybach 57 will cost 310,000 euro ex works, excluding local taxes, while DaimlerChrysler has priced the flagship Maybach 62 model at 360,000 euro ex works in Europe (plus local taxes).

The design, specification and technology of the Maybach Saloons meet even the most discerning expectations. Customers are able to choose from only the highest-quality materials for the interior appointments – beautifully soft leathers, fine carpeting and exquisite wood trims. These are complemented by state-of-the-art electronic systems such as the TV tuner, DVD player, CD changer, telephone and the universal Dolby surround sound system, which all make up part of the standard specification for both models. In addition to this, the Maybach 62 is equipped with newly developed individual seats in the rear, which can be adjusted into an extremely comfortable reclining position, with extending leg and footrests, all at the touch of a button. A refrigerated compartment in the rear, tilting/sliding sunroof and an elegant two-tone paint finish for the bodywork are all available at no extra cost.

Both Maybach models come with a four-year warranty from DaimlerChrysler, which covers all servicing and maintenance costs incurred by the Saloons during this period. In many countries, transportation of the Maybach free of charge from where it is kept to the nearest Service Centre is also included in the four-year warranty and services package offered for the prestige car brand.

Personal liaison managers for uncompromising standards of customer care

DaimlerChrysler is currently setting up the Centre of Excellence (COE) at the Sindelfingen site, in the immediate vicinity of the Maybach Manufaktur facility. This will in future be at the heart of the Maybach brand and is where Maybach customers will be offered comprehensive help and advice. Further Maybach Centres are to be established in Europe, the Middle East, Japan, Hong Kong and the United States. Here, customers will meet with their Personal Liaison Manager (PLM), who will be on hand at all times to assist them with any questions they may have about the car. Maybach is thereby setting a standard for other luxury car brands to follow when it comes to customer care services too.

Saloon styling and fittings are the end product of intensive discussions held between the customer, the customer's Personal Liaison Manager and the Maybach designers and engineers. Each and every vehicle is therefore manufactured individually based on specific customer requirements.

Leading-edge technology à la Mercedes-Benz

Maybach benefits greatly from the technological superiority of its sister brand Mercedes-Benz. It was from Mercedes-Benz that innovations such as the electronically controlled AIRMATIC DC (Dual Control) air suspension and the electro-hydraulic Twin Sensotronic Brake Control were first derived and then redeveloped for use in the Maybach. The luxury Saloon's new twelve-cylinder powerplant develops a maximum output of 405 kW/550 hp, with torque peaking at an immense 900 Newton metres; these power and torque figures are unmatched by any other series-production passenger car engine in the world

Mercedes-Benz and Maybach have always had a great deal in common: Wilhelm Maybach was the technical director on the Board of the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), as it was then known, and in 1901 developed the first ever Mercedes which was to become the blueprint for all modern-day passenger cars. Gottlieb Daimler had first made the acquaintance of the brilliant designer in 1865 in Reutlingen and later worked together with him at Maschinenbaufabrik in Karlsruhe and Gasmotorenfabrik in Deutz. After ten years working in the Rhineland, with Maybach's accomplishments already including preparing the four-stroke engine invented by Nikolaus Otto for series production, Daimler and Maybach returned to the South of Germany in 1882. Here, they worked together in the garden shed of Daimler's villa in Cannstatt near Stuttgart, which over the course of the next few years was to become a hotbed of groundbreaking inventions in the field of automotive engineering. Their work together also laid the cornerstone for the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft (DMG), which was established in 1890.

After leaving the Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft in 1907, Wilhelm Maybach, together with his son Karl, concentrated his efforts on building powerful engines for Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin's airships from 1909 onwards. In 1912, they therefore relocated to Friedrichshafen on the banks of Lake Constance to be directly next to the Zeppelin airship construction plant. After 1919, Karl Maybach gained further renown by developing and designing luxury cars which were both highly exclusive as well as technically flawless, and went on to manufacture some 1800 models by 1941. Maybach Motorenbau GmbH later became MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH, which is now also under the wing of the DaimlerChrysler Group.

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April 18 1882
Daimler & Maybach
Gottlieb Daimler and his protégé Wilhelm Maybach reached an agreement to work towards the creation of a high-speed internal combustion engine for the purpose of propelling vehicles. Working in Daimler's greenhouse, the two men finished their first gas-powered engine in 1883. Four years later the two men achieved a major breakthrough when they constructed the first water-cooled, gas-powered internal combustion engine