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2009 Geneva Show: Maybach Zeppelin Gets the Led Out

 
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2009 Maybach Zeppelin

2009 Maybach Zeppelin

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There's no word on a hydrogen powertrain--for obvious reasons--but Mercedes-Benz's ultra-luxury spinoff Maybach promises that its new Zeppelin sedan will be "the absolute zenith in the high-end luxury saloon segment."

Zeppelin, for those of you born after the glittery heyday of the Smoot-Hawley tariff, was the name used by Maybach in the 1930s on its highest-end customized cars. In our day, saloons were places to wear chaps and shoot at guys wearing eye patches, just to watch them die. This Zeppelin's a bit more uppercrust in its intentions: why, there's even a "highly sophisticated perfume atomiser" for the ladies (shown here, in crystal-ball form).

2009 Maybach Zeppelin Perfume Atomizer

2009 Maybach Zeppelin Perfume Atomizer

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Zeppelin isn't an entirely new project for Maybach. Essentially it's an option on short-wheelbase 57 sedans and long-wheelbase 62 sedans. It includes new "Rocky Mountains" brown and "Taiga" black paint, a handcrafted interior--and I'd be remiss if I failed to mention the 640-horsepower, twin-turbo V-12 engine, up 28 hp from prior outings. That output, along with 738 pound-feet of torque, makes it the most powerful Maybach in existence.

Only 100 Zeppelins are being made--just a few less than the total number of Page/Plant reunions hoped for by Jimmy Page. It goes on sale March 3, 2009, coincidentally the same day it's shown at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. Pricetag is $550,000 or so for the 57, $600,000 and more for the 62--a bargain for some, a dose of depressive realism for others.





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  1. fb_644099777 avatar Tom Gordon Posted: 5/12/2009 12:52pm PDT

    Wow, 600K? Totally worth it since it comes with a perfume atomizer ... or is that extra? :) Seriously, this is one heck of a car.
     
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  2. jeff avatar Jeff Birkeland Posted: 5/13/2009 11:02pm PDT

    this car is only for TOP perfomers
     
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  3. fb_1664438485 avatar Dod Lee Posted: 5/14/2009 8:56am PDT

    "If I Were a Rich Man"...
     
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  4. By  Exotic sports cars Posted: 5/18/2009 9:07pm PDT

    After only a year in Europe, Infiniti is in need of a global flagship to elevate itself above its rivals, especially in markets where it has yet to make the average consumer’s shopping list. It is really good news for infiniti lovers.
    David
     
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