2006 Maybach 57S Preview

Introduction

Maybach 57S Preview -- LA Auto Show: James Bond, man of action, would never choose a Maybach as his personal ride. A Maybach is coddling, a supreme luxury experience for those who want to ride in the reclining leather loungers in back, sipping Glenfiddich and reading the latest Robb Report. But Maybach apparently understands that the financially successful businesspeople of the world are ambitious, go-getting, control freaks. They want to get behind the wheel and master their destinies, and they want to do it, like, yesterday. James Bond, man of action, would never choose a Maybach as his personal ride. A Maybach is coddling, a supreme luxury experience for those who want to ride in the reclining leather loungers in back, sipping Glenfiddich and reading the latest Robb Report.

What's Under the Hood

But Maybach apparently understands that the financially successful businesspeople of the world are ambitious, go-getting, control freaks. They want to get behind the wheel and master their destinies, and they want to do it, like, yesterday. Thus the introduction of the warp-speed Maybach 57S performance model, unveiled to Americans at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show. We’re talking about 12 twin-turbo-charged cylinders, more than 600 horsepower, and a torque curve that peaks flat between 2,000 and 4,000 rpm. Acceleration to 60 mph takes less than five seconds, impressive for a vehicle that weighs more than 7,000 pounds, with 275/45 Michelin Pilot Sport tires wrapped around 20-inch multi-spoked wheels keeping the power glued to the pavement.