Talk:Maybach 57 and 62

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I would like english-unit measurements for the tourqe rating, as i don't understand "N·m"s.70.106.36.130 22:02, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mercedes-Benz or Maybachs

These cars are not Mercedes-Benz; there is not a single Mercedes-Benz badge on them. For sub-brands of a brand such as Maybach, the usage is to use the sub-brands; {I can't decipher his intent here...} for instance there is no article about "Ford Mercury" or "General Motors Saab" or "DaimlerChrysler Dodge" or "Volkswagen Bentley". The original 1997 prototype of the Tokyo Motorshow was indeed called "Mercedes-Benz Maybach" and was bearing the Mercedes logo, but afterwards, DaimlerChrysler made the decision to market Maybach as a separate brand. Hektor 10:05, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

- Umm, first of all, you don't know they don't have a MB badge (unless you own one). I can bet that they have a Mercedes emblem somewhere, on the engine, under the car (as seen with the Pagani zonda's engine).. Second, do you see a Volkswagen badge on a Skoda Octavia or Audi A3? Yet these cars are heavily based on the VW Golf.. and third, Infinity has Nissan emblems, Lexus has Toyota and Acura Honda, etc.

What you wrote confirms my point. The entry about Škoda Octavia is not "Volkswagen Škoda Octavia". I had lots of issues with the fact that the article was called Mercedes-Benz Maybach at that time, which I think was very wrong. And by the way there is a Maybach logo on the top of the V-12. I checked. Hektor 12:06, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

The Maybach 57 and 62 actually started life as a concept car from Mercedes-Benz called the Mercedes-Benz Maybach. Later, they were turned into standalone revivals of the Maybach brand. But the cars are designed and engineered by Mercedes-Benz. Hence the resemblance of the Maybach 57/62 to the new S-Klasse. All the stuff that you see in Maybachs now will eventually trickle down to the future S-Klasses of the future.(Myscrnnm (talk) 00:53, 29 January 2008 (UTC))

[edit] Mercedes-Benz Maybach prototype

Does anyone have a reference regarding the fact that this vehicle is derived from the W140 ? The dimensions of the platform are so different that I am somewhat surprised by this statement. Hektor 07:43, 22 June 2006 (UTC)