Maybach Finally Sells the Exelero

Back in 2005, Maybach unveiled one of the most extraordinary cars ever built. Based on a the “short” wheel base 57, the Exelero is their first go at a coupe body style in like 50 years. Now I’m just going to let that sink in. A coupe that has a 57 inch wheel base. A 2 passenger car that is as long as an S Class. Umm, gross. Because the car just recently became available to the public, NewsWeek also just named it their pick for most beautiful Car. I think I agree. I know that I posted the 62s Landaulet was the most beautiful car ever, but I’m also entitled to changing my mind.

So originally, the concept was built so that the tire company Fulda could test and develop new products. While all of this is interesting, lets get to the good stuff. The car would move all 2.6 tons to 100km in 4.4 seconds (faster than most exotics) and topped out at 218 mph. Most of this performance is due to the 700 hp amg V-12 that sits under the bonnet. This also means that it is the first Maybach to come with a 6pt racing harness. When it was unveiled, the estimated price tag was around $16 million. (insert vomit sounds). Today, the converted price is closer to the much more reasonable $7.8 million. So if you sell any small countries and want a place to put all that fresh green, you might be interested. But there was only one made, so don’t think for too long.