Maybach Exelero (2005)

Concept car · 2005 · Combustion

Maybach Exelero one-off coupe

A one-of-one V12 super-coupe built to prove a tyre.

The Maybach Exelero is a genuine one-off, commissioned by German tyre maker Fulda (a Goodyear subsidiary) to test its high-performance Carat Exelero tyres and built by Italian coachbuilder Stola on a stretched Maybach 57 chassis. Beneath the two-seat, jet-black bodywork sits a hand-built 6.0-litre twin-turbo V12 producing 700 PS and 1,020 Nm, enough to record a proven 351.45 km/h (218 mph) at the Nardo test track. Only one was ever made; it later passed into private hands and famously appeared in Jay-Z’s "Lost One" video, reportedly changing hands for around $8 million.

Key facts

  • Base car: Maybach 57
  • Coachbuilder: Stola
  • Engine: 6.0L twin-turbo V12
  • Power: 700 PS (690 hp)
  • Torque: 1,020 Nm
  • 0-100 km/h: 4.4 seconds
  • Top speed: 351 km/h (218 mph)
  • Production: 1 (one-off)

Production

  • Status: Limited run
  • Genuine one-of-one, built by Stola on a Maybach 57 chassis for tyre maker Fulda in 2005.
  • Revealed at Unveiled at the Tempodrom, Berlin (2005)

Source: Wikipedia - Maybach Exelero