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Difficult one this. The Maybach 57S leans towards the tacky, favoured by gentlemen who carry diamond-encrusted canes and wear slightly baggy trousers. But this, well, this might be slightly better...
German engineering firm Xenatech (a name surely reserved for the next Terminator film?) has decided to turn bile into smile and make the Maybach a competitor for the Rolls Royce Phantom Coupe.
Using a complicated shaping process called ‘de-disgustification', Xenatech has taken what originally resembled metal-vomited-onto-a-platter to produce 100 two-door coupes. It also comes in other colours, helpfully.
Xenatech - reportedly with help from Daimler - chopped the roof of the Maybach 57S, widened the track and moved the B and C pillars to accommodate the doors. Power comes courtesy of Mercedes' 6-litre twin turbo V12 churning out a mighty 612bhp, enough to propel the coupe from 0-62mph in around five seconds.
Ah yes, you're wondering, how many novelty rap CDs would I have to record to afford one of these fine items? Quite a few, considering it costs just over £550,000.
Whaddya think?
Vijay Pattni
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catersam commented on this article
at 01:56 pm on 21 May 2010
I looked at it and thought, 'that is hideous.' I then looked at the car its based on, and then came back. It's a bit like stepping out of an Iron Maiden, and getting into a barrel, rolling down the hill. Still fairly unpleasant, but less dangerous, and, relatively speaking, attractive.
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sutejg commented on this article
at 03:05 pm on 21 May 2010
its lyk the cl class
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scottneal commented on this article
at 03:41 pm on 21 May 2010
It's still not pretty, though. Stupid thing.
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at 03:48 pm on 21 May 2010
Everything apart form the front is better. But a dead goldfish would look more attractive than the 4-door.
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Hero_Sina commented on this article
at 03:59 pm on 21 May 2010
I can imagin UAE Amir with a Golden Maybach Coupe,Let's see how does it take to get real.
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