Maybach Model History

Germany · founded 1909

Germany's most opulent marque — Karl Maybach's coachbuilt pre-war giants revived a century later as Mercedes-Benz's ultra-luxury pinnacle.

Models

W3

Maybach's debut automobile — Germany's first car with four-wheel brakes, introduced at the 1921 Berlin Motor Show.

Luxury car · 1921–1928
W5

The enlarged successor to the W3 — a 7-litre inline-six limousine that raised Maybach's performance and comfort benchmark.

Luxury car · 1926–1931
Zeppelin (DS7 / DS8)

Maybach's flagship pre-war masterpiece — a massive V12 limousine named for the airships that powered the company's founding.

Luxury car · 1929–1938
SW38 / SW42

Maybach's more accessible pre-war inline-six series — the SW35, SW38, and SW42 that kept the marque viable through the late 1930s.

Luxury car · 1935–1941
57 / 62

DaimlerChrysler's bold but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to revive Maybach as a standalone ultra-luxury rival to Rolls-Royce — 3,321 built.

Luxury car · 2002–2012
Exelero

A one-off twin-turbo V12 supercar built for Fulda tires on the Maybach 57 platform — set a 351 km/h speed record in 2005.

Sports car · 2005–2005
Mercedes-Maybach S-Class

The S-Class in its most opulent form — the Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand's flagship sedan, with over 60,000 delivered since 2015.

Luxury car · 2015–present
Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600

Mercedes-Maybach's ultra-luxury full-size SUV — a four-seat GLS with a twin-turbo V8 and bespoke rear cabin, built in Alabama from 2020.

SUV · 2020–present

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