Maybach unveils updated range for 2011 [w/video]

Filed under: Sedan , Maybach , Beijing Motor Show , Luxury 2011 Maybach 62 – Click either image for high-res image gallery Reports of Maybach ‘s demise may have been slightly exaggerated – for the time being, anyway. The ultra-premium Daimler brand has released updated versions of its range, which is essentially the same vehicle with different configurations. For MY2011, the Maybach 57, 57S, 62 and 62S feature a handful of cosmetic, mechanical and interior equipment upgrades. The exterior benefits from a new grille (now different between the standard and S models), hood, tail lights and door mirrors, which – in addition to refreshing the limo’s looks – also reduces wind noise for a quieter ride

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Maybach unveils updated range for 2011 [w/video]

Report: Maybach to get facelift in Beijing before brand gets the axe

Filed under: Sedan , Maybach , Mercedes-Benz , Beijing Motor Show , Luxury Maybach Landaulet – Click above for high-res image gallery If a recent report out of the UK is to be believed, Maybach is set to get the axe in the very near future. However, as a last hurrah, all three models from the ultra-luxury division of Mercedes-Benz ( 57 , 62 and Landaulet ) will receive facelifts this year. The last round of top-zoot Maybachs will debut in late April at the Beijing Motor Show . Expect the changes to the lineup to be very minor – new grilles and LED lights should be about the only differences from the sedans currently on sale

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Report: Maybach to get facelift in Beijing before brand gets the axe

Alleged patent images for Porsche Panamera convertible turn up

Filed under: Concept Cars , Spy Photos , Convertible , Performance , Europe , Porsche , Luxury Porsche Panamera Convertible patent drawing – click above for high-res image gallery See, apparently we aren’t crazy, though we may have been a little smidge off the mark. Back in October, we reported that Porsche had begun work on an open top version of their then new Panamera super sedan. Only we said it would be a two-door ’cause, you know, drop top and all that.

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Alleged patent images for Porsche Panamera convertible turn up

Highest and lowest depreciating cars of 2009 in the UK

Filed under: Car Buying , Budget , Honda , Maybach , Mitsubishi , Ferrari , UK , Luxury Car price guide Parker’s has produced its latest depreciation lists for cars in the UK. It’s probably of most use if you’re shopping at the lower-priced end of the car spectrum, since a straight-up comparison would be pointless. Seven of the 10 cars with the least depreciation are Japanese, headed by the Honda Jazz, and all of them are small. Five of the 10 cars with the greatest depreciation, headed by the Maybach 57S , are English, and none of them are cheap

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Highest and lowest depreciating cars of 2009 in the UK

Celebrated photographer David LaChapelle gets artsy with Maybach [UPDATE: Video added]

Filed under: Sedan , Etc. , Europe , Maybach , Luxury Maybach Zeppelin through the eyes of David LaChapelle – click above to view high-res NSFW gallery While its enduring legacy will forever be crippling hyperinflation and the inability to fight the rise of Nazism, Germany’s post World War I Weimar Republic has something of a positive, cultural heritage. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, theater, art, architecture (Bauhaus anyone?) and music all flourished in pre-Hitler Germany. Cabaret and promiscuity in general became so widespread that conservatives had to busy themselves banning jazz and passing laws against teenagers purchasing pornography.

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Celebrated photographer David LaChapelle gets artsy with Maybach [UPDATE: Video added]