Back in May, we brought you sketches of the Maybach 57 S-based Xenatec Coupe. Six months later, we've got photos.
The Xenatec Coupe is designed by Fredrik Burchhardt, the man behind the awesomely train-like Excelero "fulfilling the needs of those who prefer to savour the Maybach experience from the driver's seat, enjoying the thrill of being at the helm of a high-performance flagship for the discerning connoisseur."
Xenatec completely reworked the body of the 57 S with a more steeply raked windshield and rear window, new doors (obvi.), side panels and fenders. 20-inch wheels are standard, 21s-- and virtually anything else you want-- are optional. Shockingly, no price was given. But considering the plane-jane, common man's 620-horsepower, 2010 Maybach 57 S Sedan costs $405,000, we're going to go out on a limb and say that the custom-built Xenatec Coupe will cost all of the money.
mrryte says:
09:07 AM, 10/13/10
Hmmmm...this or the Aston Martin DBS....decisions; decisions....
....oh I forgot-I need to win the lottery first. :*(
jriz says:
09:32 AM, 10/13/10
So was it named after an incontinence drug or an Aztek emperor?
ed124c says:
09:44 AM, 10/13/10
Wasn't the "reveal" of the Maybachoux Grand Marquis Carriage (in 1789) the last straw for the French peasants, who then started the French Revolution?
In the US, the equivalent is business as usual on Wall Street, including obscene bonus checks.
Yep, more expensive deck chairs for the Titanic.
Anyway, 2012 will be here soon enough. Spend all you money now.
ed124c says:
09:54 AM, 10/13/10
I need to make a correction: The Maybachoux Grand Marquis Carriage was unveiled at the Louvre in 1788 as a prototype. The first production model was produced in 1789, after receiving layers of peasant-resistant armor and a corresponding fitment of an extra brace of horses. Only two were made, due to the burning-down of the factory soon after production began.*
*No horses were killed in the burning of this factory.