Mercedes-Maybach V12 Edition: 50 cars, real gold, and a two-tone finish that takes ten days

Mercedes-Maybach V12 Edition: 50 cars, real gold, and a two-tone finish that takes ten days

Only 50 cars, lacquered in Olive and Obsidian with real gold medallions, mark Mercedes-Maybach’s unapologetic salute to twelve cylinders. The car wears MANUFAKTUR Olive Metallic over Obsidian Black Metallic divided by a razor-clean silver pinstripe. Mercedes says this finish can take up to ten working days, roughly twice the time of its usual two-tone. Inside…

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#Mercedes concept influenced by WW2 fighter planes missed out on wings – obviously!

#Mercedes concept influenced by WW2 fighter planes missed out on wings – obviously!

Back in the 1930s Mercedes-Benz introduced T80, a crazy six-wheeled concept vehicle that had the DB-601 aircraft engine derivative powering the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter jet. The iconic vehicle proudly makes its deserving place on display at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt. It’s been unheard of vehicle-powered by a warplane by the German automotive…

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