Stuttgart/Berlin - The Maybach high-performance show car "Exelero" was unveiled to the world for the first time this afternoon in the Tempodrom in Berlin. The 700-hp two-seater with a V-12 biturbo engine is a unique custom model produced for Fulda Reifenwerke, which is using the Maybach Exelero as a reference vehicle for a newly developed generation of wide tyres. The German manufacturer of luxury cars built the unique model as a modern interpretation of its legendary streamlined sports car from the 1930s, thereby forging a link with the historical predecessor, which at that time was likewise based on a powerful Maybach automobile (SW 38) and used by Fulda for tyre tests.
The Exelero embodies the highest expression to date of the Maybach individualisation strategy of offering specific custom solutions on request. In initial tests on the high-speed track in Nardo (Italy), the unique vehicle reached a top speed of 351.45 km/h (FIA*-standard unit of measurement). Developers at Maybach designed the custom model with the participation of students from Pforzheim College. The Exelero was built by the prototype specialists at Stola in Turin (Italy). There are no plans to produce the model in series
more HERE (http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/d/82630)
Gojirra99
05-12-05, 06:42 PM
Engine
Type: Twelve-cylinder V-engine with twin turbochargers
Displacement: 5,908 cm³
Power output: 515 kW/700 hp at 5,000 rpm
Max. torque: 1,020 Nm at 2,500 rpm
Dimensions and weights
Wheelbase: 3,390 mm
Length: 5,890 mm
Width: 2,140 mm
Height: 1,390 mm
Fuel tank capacity: 110 l
Kerb weight: 2,660 kg
Someone get that beheemoth some braces please. No thank you, no matter how fast it is!
James
Gojirra99
05-12-05, 08:06 PM
Maybach Fulfills Special Order With 218 mph Exelero
Date Posted 05-12-2005
BERLIN, Germany — Fulda is a German tire manufacturer, which recently developed a special tire for high-speed machines called Carat Exelero. In order to have a custom testing vehicle, Fulda comissioned DaimlerChrysler to develop a special Maybach. The result is the Exelero.
The Exelero is based on a Maybach 62, but the twin-turbo V12 engine has been highly tuned and it is now capable of 700 horsepower and 755 pound-feet of torque. The creation claims a top speed of 218 mph.
The dynamic and classy styling is the work of Stola, an Italian coachbuilder that specializes in prototype work.
It is not the first time Fulda has requested a special Maybach. Sixty-six years ago in 1938, one of the last Maybach cars was a one-off, the streamlined SW38, done at the behest of the tire company.
Exelero was first shown at the Tempodrom racetrack in Berlin, but we can be sure it will be exhibited at major auto shows worldwide.
What this means to you: This successful request of a one-off should give all of us the courage to ask for a personal edition of a brand. Maybe not…but the fact that it's being done for some means we're getting that much closer.
ARISTO*7
05-12-05, 08:09 PM
i like it. its sick!
videcormeum
05-12-05, 08:32 PM
Look at that interior ... :eek2: :thumbup: :thumbup: :cool:
I'd hit it straight up. That's a profile you couldn't miss from a hundred miles away.
M.
Stage3
05-12-05, 08:59 PM
word up... that look crazy!!! :eek2: :thumbup:
Ziggy09
05-12-05, 09:04 PM
whoaaaaaaaaaaa
rominl
05-12-05, 09:26 PM
wow man, this is nice, looks pretty good!
and indeed it's the batmobile
Koma
05-12-05, 10:39 PM
Gorgeous!
I love the side port and the rims.
BlkGS3
05-12-05, 11:10 PM
Na na na na BATMAN!!!!!
LOL but the car is ****ing.....im speechless.....Jaw Dropping!
Overclocker
05-12-05, 11:42 PM
Holy land yacht Batman!!! :eek2:
Looking at the picture with the test driver for scale... either he's really short or that car is really big. Other than the size of it, I like it. I certainly wouldn’t turn them away if they tried to give me one. :D
TRDFantasy
05-13-05, 12:15 AM
Wow ... amazing car .... so beautiful. The headlights, oddly enough, remind me of an ES/Celica.
STIG
05-13-05, 02:29 AM
DAMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN! awesome!
babyGS3
05-13-05, 02:55 AM
That's actually real nice! :eek2:
kylesc400
05-13-05, 05:26 AM
Holy land yacht Batman!!! :eek2:
Looking at the picture with the test driver for scale... either he's really short or that car is really big. Other than the size of it, I like it. I certainly wouldn’t turn them away if they tried to give me one. :D
yea, that car IS huge - 2,660 kilos comes out to 5,864 pounds :eek2:
i'm curious, but could somebody familiar with photoshop try changing that huge chrome grill into a matching black? might make it look sportier and get rid of the bucktoothed appearance.
Gojirra99
05-13-05, 06:57 AM
i'm curious, but could somebody familiar with photoshop try changing that huge chrome grill into a matching black? might make it look sportier and get rid of the bucktoothed appearance.
Yeah, I agree that will make it look better & meaner.
superpats
05-13-05, 07:13 AM
Wow that interior :thumbup: 700 HP :eek2: I'd hit it! :p
GFerg
05-13-05, 07:47 AM
Its ummm...interesting....I wouldnt call it hot, nor ugly, just interesting. Not good enough for me to be seen driving it though. I see soooo many cars rolled into one with this vehicle.
GS3Tek
05-13-05, 11:05 AM
Holy land yacht Batman!!! :eek2:
Looking at the picture with the test driver for scale... either he's really short or that car is really big. Other than the size of it, I like it. I certainly wouldn’t turn them away if they tried to give me one. :D
:thumbup:
It's monstrous and evil looking!!!! Imagine seeing this thing coming at you in your rearview mirror :eek2:
That interior looks good too. I agree, shrink the buck-teeth down and it can be a killer!
Now this is the car that Jeremy can call a ganga car :rolleyes:
1SICKLEX
05-13-05, 11:08 AM
Altezzas on a Maybach.....
Its very different but I hope it doesn't make production, you would need a cape and mask and a friend named "Robin" to look right in it......
Gojirra99
05-13-05, 11:14 AM
I would actually custom order one from them if I can afford it, it's much more cool than getting a regular Maybach :cool: I'll get the Batman costume too ;)
XeroK00L
05-13-05, 01:01 PM
Wow ... amazing car .... so beautiful. The headlights, oddly enough, remind me of an ES/Celica.:agree: This car is quite unique and overall good looking except for the obvious Celica headlights. Can't say I like that over-exaggerated gape of a grille either though.
Lil4X
05-13-05, 01:52 PM
Bugatti built a Batmobile! :p
Richie
05-13-05, 01:56 PM
Holy land yacht Batman!!! :eek2:
Looking at the picture with the test driver for scale... either he's really short or that car is really big. Other than the size of it, I like it. I certainly wouldn’t turn them away if they tried to give me one. :D
Thats Claus Ludwig (DTM champ and Le Mans driver) he is pretty short.
KneeShoe00
05-13-05, 02:07 PM
thats the car you show up in when you have to go to a "ball" or a huge mansion party. Either rock the all blacked out Armani suit or Hugo Boss black with white stripes....and with someone like Adriana Lima on your side....cheAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.
- Nizhu
Gojirra99
05-13-05, 02:23 PM
Thats Claus Ludwig (DTM champ and Le Mans driver) he is pretty short.
But that car is still 2660 kg.( well over 5000 lb.+) that's very big & heavy for a 2 door coupe.
Richie
05-13-05, 02:49 PM
But that car is still 2660 kg.( well over 5000 lb.+) that's very big & heavy for a 2 door coupe.
LOL, also very true.
AJL0365
05-14-05, 10:57 PM
where are the wheels? i mean they got the rest of the car reveald but those black things over the wheels. maybe they are thinking of sometype of design for them
Gojirra99
05-15-05, 09:29 AM
I was wondering about them too. :uh:
I don't like those 5 hole turbine style wheels on the other pics either, they look like those that comes with the AMG Sports package of the SL this year :thumbdn:
Koma
05-15-05, 11:25 AM
I was wondering about them too. :uh:
I don't like those 5 hole turbine style wheels on the other pics either, they look like those that comes with the AMG Sports package of the SL this year :thumbdn:
I like those rims... :cry:
Gojirra99
05-15-05, 11:47 AM
I like those rims... :cry:
I like these rims much better on the SL55 :cool:
. . . but those rims are a $7,000 extra cost accessories though :cry:
rominl
05-15-05, 11:59 AM
i honestly think the wheels on the amg cars are super nice
Ag02M5
05-15-05, 04:16 PM
where are the wheels? i mean they got the rest of the car reveald but those black things over the wheels. maybe they are thinking of sometype of design for them
Did you see the tape all along the front gaps? I think they were doing some high speed testing.
:uh:
R
CAR IS BAD FREAKING A$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:
got_trd
05-15-05, 08:11 PM
Insane. Go Benz :woot:
Gojirra99
05-16-05, 09:57 AM
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... der Maybach kommt auf die Bühne, damit ...
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Hochleistungs-Reifen im 23-Zoll-Format: zweilagige Karkasse, Nylon- und Kevlar-Fäden verwebt – so bleiben die Walzen bei den ungeheuren Kräften jenseits der 350 km/h stabil.
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Abdeckungen aus Carbon vor den Felgen garantieren bestmögliche Aerodynamik. Teures Tanken: Der Exelero schluckt 110-Oktan-Benzin (rund sechs Euro pro Liter) für mehr Leistung.
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Driving report May brook Exelero
The monster of May brook
Record travel of the superlative: With a prototype May brook and tire manufacturer Fulda broke through the 350-km/h-Schallmauer. AUTO PICTURE participated exclusive.
The record falls briefly after sunrise. And the shade, which throws the technicians and engineers, is still very long, when the thing comes from the steep curve. Like an approaching thunderstorm sounds. Like an easy earthquake feels. It looks like an enormous cannon ball. Then fly 2.6 tons by the light barrier. Seconds later the black monster disappeared again. Ears, eyes, belly and heart relax slowly. And then one says about a laptop bent: "three hundred einundfuenfzig kommavierfuenf."
Twenty months before: On the IAA 2003 in Frankfurt representatives of the tire manufacturer Fulda plug and from DaimlerChrysler the heads together. Fulda develops a high speed tire in the 23-Zoll-Format, and May brook returns on the large autostage. Both remember 1938, when Fulda planned already once a high-speed tire, at that time for speed 200, and May brook a streamline vehicle on basis of the SW 38 for it built. History, so the plan, is to repeat itself. Ex-Mercedes-boss Juergen Hubbert sounded itself the idea and said only: "then that makes times." The car should be called like the tire: "Exelero".
Back in Nardo , for that twelve kilometers are enough high-speed roundabout in South Italies. Klaus Ludwig (55) arrived. The racing veteran is to crack with the May brook Exelero for a 2,6-Tonnen-Auto enormous sound barrier of 350 km/h. An official speed record cannot become that, but those would have had to be present engine haven world union FIA. The money, which the federation requires, was rather put into the car. Behind the huefthohen box wall the monster stands: black, broadly, strongly.
Basis is the May brook 57 , but this Coupé is here flatter (18 centimeters), more broadly (27 centimeters), longer (16 centimeters) and around ten centimeters below than the series sedan. Unterboden lining from aluminum , rohrrahmen, over it a skin from carbon . The A-column was tilted including cockpit by 40 centimeters to the rear shifted, the b-column by 20 degrees, in front the overhangs longer, in the back more briefly, three adjustable spoilers at the tail - a metamorphosis of elegantly too exorbitantly. The Exelero of Design boss Harald Leschke and four students of the elite professional school Pforzheim was drawn.
Only a 1:4-Modell in the wind tunnel landed, then a 1:1-Version. 40 tests on one day pressed the w-Wert of 0,345 on under 0,27. He was built by the company Stola in turin. "the success secret consists of reaching with the correct aerodynamics and an extremely strong engine a stable handling. These three components on a maximum to bring, that is the art ", explains Juergen Weissinger, the development leader May brook of the project. The father of the Zwoelfzylinder Biturbos is called Roland Kemmler. It let increase the capacity of 5,5 to 5,9 litres, screwed the maximum torque to 1020 Nm and increased the load pressure. Result: smooth 700 HP. A comparatively light exercise is that, because "the most important default was the maximum achievement", says Kemmler.
Klaus Ludwig does not say first of all nothing at all. Such high-speed travels require just as much concentration like a running. When it races briefly on it the first time by the light barrier, 344 is indicated km/h. The second attempt. On the computer the number appears 342. On the Schnauzer of Juergen Weissinger form fine welding drops.
As Ludwig, reports he, the laptop in the car steps out 1000 meters announced after the measuring station 352.6. While gruebeln, the pilot tells engineers: "you can drive speed 300 still with a hand. With 350 a mulmiges feeling then already rides along, even if the car remains stable and hardly vibrated. I tried to remain relaxed." Ludwig makes a gesture with the hand, which is to mean: Harmless is here in no case. Also a running driver professional krallt himself with such forces in the steering wheel. Meanwhile one acts: the light barrier around 2000 meters shifts, which driving direction because of the wind changed, which course-paves enormous radiator grille with tape around again three centimeters.
Fulda boss Bernd J. Hoffmann tells proudly of the tires: two-part carcass, nylon and kevlar threads weave, then the rollers remain stable with the tremendous forces beyond the 350 km/h. A wheel weighs 36 Kilos. For the record attempt the depth of profile of the tires was reduced to four to seven millimeters. A problem remains still: The light barrier is too highly adjusted and measures because of the steep curve inaccurately. Thus the passage is built more closely and 50 centimeters long steel seaweeds to the apron is screwed in front, in order to optimize the measuring accuracy. And then it lights up, the 351,45. No rejoicing, for it easement, satisfies joy, pride.
No humans need a car like the May brook Exelero? And if already. This car drives beyond all discussions around breakdown statistics, exhaust standards and values consumed. This car is pure fascination of German engineer art. A Unikat will remain. Whether such a project sense results in in a company, whose section, to which also May brook belongs, booked straight scarcely a billion euro loss, is another question. It does not place itself. Not here, not today. Here and today we tear the head around and look with entruecktem smile the monster of May brook afterwards, how it races into the coming up sun.
Technical data: V12-Biturbo • three valves for each cylinders • capacity 5900 cm³ • achievement 515 KW (700 HP) • max. Torque 1020 Nm • rear-wheel drive • five-course mechanism • electrohydraulical brake system SBC • consumption zirka 50 Liter/100 km super plus (110 oktan) • level of fuel in the tank of 110 litres • length/width/height 5890/2140/1390 mm • tire 315/25 ZR 23 XL • unloaded weight 2600 kg • point 351.45 km/h
source : autobild.de
Gojirra99
05-16-05, 09:58 AM
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Berühmter Kreisverkehr: Die Teststrecke in Nardo in Süditalien ist das Mekka der Prototypen-Erprobung und Geschwindigkeitsrekorde.
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rominl
05-16-05, 10:24 AM
i wonder why they have to make the car so long?
and come on, don't cover up the wheels :)
XeroK00L
05-16-05, 10:30 AM
i wonder why they have to make the car so long?
and come on, don't cover up the wheels :)To achieve a 50/50 weight distribution in a FR configuration, like the SLR?
Yeah...and I thought they had blacked-out wheels.:uh: Turns out that they were covering up such beautiful mesh wheels.:cry:
rominl
05-16-05, 10:45 AM
To achieve a 50/50 weight distribution in a FR configuration, like the SLR?
Yeah...and I thought they had blacked-out wheels.:uh: Turns out that they were covering up such beautiful mesh wheels.:cry:
50/50, umm.... maybe.....
and yeah when i look at the first pic i was like umm.... interesting, why can't i see the rotor and caliper? man, no wonder...
BigVIPness
05-21-05, 05:47 PM
I know this is susposed to be a "one off production" but what are the odds that they will end up making it anyway? I think its absolutly breathtaking. I have waited soooo long for this kind of styling. Anyone know how much that company paid for it?
Gojirra99
05-28-05, 09:12 PM
Click on "televideo" in the LINK HERE (http://autotelegraaf.nl/vanonzeredactie/?id=35330)
Koma
05-28-05, 11:53 PM
Nice sound. Looks like it handles like a stretch H2.... So long..
Gojirra99
05-30-05, 11:04 AM
This thing is too big, long & heavy to be a handler, but I'm sure it's great on a drag strip ;)
nk1983
05-30-05, 06:43 PM
hate it or loveit it sounds like sex
that video is porn
id hit it...many times... :p
jracerlmn
05-30-05, 11:54 PM
This thing is too big, long & heavy to be a handler, but I'm sure it's great on a drag strip ;)
i doubt it'll handle that bad....
after all the Maybach 57 outperformed a porsche boxster on the Nur....(not saying much b/c the boxster is an embarassment to porsche handling)
jet864
05-31-05, 12:47 AM
i doubt it'll handle that bad....
after all the Maybach 57 outperformed a porsche boxster on the Nur....(not saying much b/c the boxster is an embarassment to porsche handling)
Ummm, I thought that the mid engined Boxster S had gotten better handling reviews than the rear engined base 911...
James
jracerlmn
05-31-05, 02:34 AM
Ummm, I thought that the mid engined Boxster S had gotten better handling reviews than the rear engined base 911...
James
i said boxster, not boxster S...
the S for some weird reason is way way way better...
porsche owners fill in some input? I'm clueless as to why
SC3005SPD1
06-02-05, 08:37 PM
yaaaaaaaa... we vare vermans lol make car go fast! fuk speed limit what volice? vast vast vast!! lmao!!