It was supposed to set the world on fire. It was supposed to redefine luxury in the 21st century. It was supposed to make Rolls-Royce and Bentley irrelevant. What happened?..................in spite of the vast sums of money poured into marketing the Maybach, it has not exactly been a roaring success.
Anyway, this thread isn't about bashing the Maybach 57/62 - God knows I've done my fair share of that and so have many others. I want to know what you think MM need to do with the 57/62 in order to make them more attractive to buyers.
I know a lot of people love the interior of the Maybach. Personally I think it absolutely lacks character and a true sense of style. The wood looks like plastic and the overall impression of the cabin is injection-molded, machine-made, production-line. This wouldn't matter so much if the designers intended the Maybach to be a high-tech, new interpretation of luxury, but they didn't - it's still a cliché wood and leather interior when all said and done.
Personally I would like to see them re-design the interior on the 57/62 - less wood (even none) and a whole fresh interpretation on what a luxury interior should be - if they need help, then they should hire a top international designer like Antonio Citterio or Michele De Lucchi to help them - people who think beyond the obvious, yet still have a great understanding of the market they are working in.
The Maybach 62 really needs to offer a six or seven seat version - there is no manufacturer in the world offering a purpose-built 7 seat limousine - they should have done this from the beginning IMO.
