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Originally Posted by Luwalira  Wow I can't believe the MM has dissatisfactory sales figures. The only MM i like is the 57S. I have seen it IRL, black with white designo interior and carbon fibre panels. It was absolutley stunning, a real beauty and I'm not kidding.
Other then that the MM is kind of a bastard, an unwanted child. Looking at it you can clearly see that MB didn't put in alot of effort designing and developing the car. We all know MB, if they really want to develop a striking car they do it, just look at the S, CL, CLS and SLR.
The MM on the other hand seem to be a quick 1-2 years project. The use of S-class w220 platform, compotents and interior part made is very economical for MB to develop the MM. There is no passion behind the car and the use of the MM brand has been nothing but a waste. I hope that Mercedes has succesor ont he way which deserves the MM brand. Untill then the sales figures will keep on tumbling. For 350k people expect nothing but a magestic and perfect car which looks like a million bucks. What has been going on the latest year is that people who own MMs have sold them bought themselves a Phantom. |
Yep it was the rush job from changing it from a Mercedes to a Maybach that killed the car. The original concept was a Mercedes at the 1996 or 1997 Tokyo auto show. Actually they use the W140 S-Class chassis hence the codename W240 for the Maybach. There is no way they could have got the Maybach's level of build from the W220 chassis/interior etc, sad to say. The W220 just wasn't built like a proper Mercedes.
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