automotive
2002-12-06 18:38:19+01 by petronius 0 comments
Ready to trade in that old pumpkin-colored Gremlin? Maybe you need to consider the Maybach Model 62; at ~US$442,000 a pop, sure to become the last word in sheer motive ostentation. A division of Daimler/Chrysler, Maybach cars were produced in small numbers before WW2 by the same people who made the diesel engines for the Zeppelin Hindenburg. Besides such luxuries as standard champaign flute holders and a passenger compartment that would hold a Morris Mini, it boasts a V12 engine that cruises effortlessly at 155MPH. The Emperor of Japan is buying one, to match the pink one his father bought before the war.