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Originally Posted by Rob  Gosh Marcus, are you trying to give me nightmares?
Seriously though, you are absolutely right ...but I seriously doubt the Maybach would have been much more successful even if it did wear the Mercedes star.
The reality is, the whole Maybach concept of luxury is missing the point. Today, even many modestly priced cars come packed with all kinds of 'gizmos' -- and obviously this doesn't all of a sudden make them supreme luxury vehicles.
The Maybach designers focused entirely on jamming the thing with as many clever toys as possible ...but this is not what real luxury is all about -- and that is why the Phantom is winning this battle, it offers something the Maybach, despite all its brilliant equipment, doesn't -- an experience.
The Phantom is all about emotions and aesthetics -- and herewith lies the Maybachs biggest (and probably its only) flaw, it is almost emotionless, passionless. |
As tough as that is to read Rob, you are correct. There in no "sense of occasion" as the British would put it, about the Maybach. It is gadget and materials fest with little regard to style with no real presence. There is a review of the 62S in this April issue of CAR and they say this very same thing! I think that makes it unanimous.
It still may not have outsold Rolls if it wore a MB star, but at least it wouldn't be seen as such a spectacular failure that it is, at least I don't think it would be. When I really think about it I don't see what else they can do, unless they really get radical and go for something shocking, yet stunningly beautiful. I can't picture it.
M