Maybach Exelero

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Maybach Exelero

| image = Excelero.jpg

| production = 2004
One-off concept

| assembly =

| designer = Fredrik Burchhardt{{Cite web|url=https://maybach.com/the-maybach-exelero/|title=The Maybach Exelero|work=House of Maybach|first=Fabian|last=Hennigsen|language=en|date=6 February 2021|access-date=27 July 2023}}

| class = Sports car (S)

| body_style = 2-door coupé

| platform =

| related = Maybach 57

| layout = FR layout

| engine = 6.0 L {{convert|5980|cc|0|abbr=on}} M285 twin-turbo V12

| wheelbase =

| length = {{convert|229.7|in|mm|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|title=Maybach Exelero|url=http://www.exelerocar.com/specifications.html|accessdate=27 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813054917/http://www.exelerocar.com/specifications.html|archive-date=13 August 2017|url-status=dead}}

| width = {{convert|83.5|in|mm|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|54.2|in|mm|1|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|2660|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

}}

The Maybach Exelero is a one-off high-performance sports car made by Stola (now part of Blutec) in collaboration with DaimlerChrysler.{{cite web|url=http://www.blutecsrl.it/en/concept-cars/maybach-exelero/|title=Maybach Exelero|website=blutecsrl.it|accessdate=19 July 2019}} It was unveiled at the Tempodrom in Berlin in 2005.{{Cite web|url=https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/maybach-exelero-show-car|title=Maybach Exelero Show Car|website=www.classicdriver.com|language=en-US|access-date=1 February 2018}}

Development

File:Maybach Exelero IAA 2005.jpg

File:Huge Maybach Exelero.jpg

The Exelero was commissioned by Fulda, a German subsidiary of Goodyear, to test their new Carat Exelero tyre range.{{Cite web|url=https://www.exelerocar.com/project/|title=Project – Mayback Exelero Reviews|website=www.exelerocar.com|language=en-US|access-date=2 February 2018}} The Exelero was the second vehicle to serve as a one-off show car for Fulda's high performance tyre range, the first being the Gemballa Extremo in 1996. In collaboration with Maybach, the initial design of the Exelero was to be influenced by the Maybach SW 38 and built on the platform of the Maybach 57. Another important design stipulation from Fulda was that the car should be able to reach speeds in excess of 350 km/h (217 mph) so that the physical limits of the Exelero tyres could be tested. The final design of the Exelero was produced by four students from the Transportation Design School of Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences.{{Cite news|url=http://www.automobilemag.com/news/maybach-exelero/|title=Maybach Exelero - Road Test & Review - Automobile Magazine|date=1 August 2005|work=Automobile Magazine|access-date=2 February 2018|language=en-US}} In 2007, Stola introduced the Phalcon, a two-door coupe inspired by the Exelero.{{Cite web|title=Geneva Motor Show: Stola Phalcon coupe|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2007/03/08/geneva-motor-show-tola-phalcon-coupe/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Autoblog|language=en}}

Specifications

= Powertrain =

The Exelero is powered by a twin turbo V12 engine made by the defunct Maybach (now a part of the Mercedes-Benz division of Daimler AG), and mounted at 60º.{{Cite web|url=https://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/?car=128436#a_bodywork|title=2005 Maybach Exelero Concept specifications, carbon dioxide emissions, fuel economy, performance, photos 128436|website=www.carfolio.com|language=en|access-date=2 February 2018}} Each cylinder has three valves, and a compression ratio of 9.2:1. The engine produces {{convert|700|PS|hp kW|abbr=on|0}} at 5,000{{nbsp}}rpm and {{Convert|752|ftlb|Nm|0|abbr=on}} of torque at 2500 rpm. It is mated to a 5G-Tronic automatic transmission.

The Exelero has a theoretical top speed of {{convert|351|km/h|abbr=on}} and a {{convert|0|-|100|km/h|abbr=on}} acceleration time of 4.4{{nbsp}}seconds.

= Wheels =

File:Maybach Exelero wheel.jpg

The Exelero has alloy wheels with diameters of {{convert|23|in|0}} at the front and the rear. The Fulda Carat Exelero tyres with a size of 315/25 ZR 23 for both the front and rear. The brakes are vented discs at the front and rear, and are equipped with ABS.

= Interior =

The main materials used in the construction of the Exelero's interior are dark and red leather, neoprene, glossy black carbon fibre, and aluminium accents.{{Cite web|url=https://www.exelerocar.com/legend/|title=Legend – Mayback Exelero Reviews|website=www.exelerocar.com|language=en-US|access-date=2 February 2018}} The Exelero has sport seats with red harness-style seatbelts.

= Exterior=

The Exelero's exterior is black with a long hood, chrome grille and fuel cap.

In popular culture

The car is noted for being portrayed in an episode of long-running German show Cobra 11, in which it is used in the ending chase of the episode "Freundschaft".{{cn|date=August 2024}}

According to Top Gear, the vehicle was purchased by rapper Birdman in 2011 for US$8 million.{{cite web|title=Rapper pays $8m for one-off Maybach|url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/rapper-pays-8-million-one-maybach}} Top Gear In January 2012, Motorvison profiled the car, which was then owned by Mechatronik and located in Germany, and reports previous rumors of sale to be unfounded.{{cite web|title=Maybach Exelero|website = YouTube| date=9 January 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3GK7R00-Ik |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/D3GK7R00-Ik |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}} Motorvision on YouTube{{cite web|title=Mechatronik: Was wird aus dem Maybach Exelero?|url=http://www.motorvision.de/news/maybach-exelero-mechatronik-103065.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304131213/http://www.motorvision.de/news/maybach-exelero-mechatronik-103065.html|archivedate=4 March 2016}} Motorvision

Jay-Z featured the car in the music video for "Lost One".{{cn|date=August 2024}}

The car is shown in the Japanese anime Nisekoi on its first season's 11th episode as a birthday gift to Chitoge Kirisaki, the daughter of the Beehive Gang boss, by Claude, the guardian of Chitoge.{{Cite web|url=https://rabujoi.wordpress.com/2014/03/22/nisekoi-11/|title = Nisekoi – 11|date = 22 March 2014}}

The car is now in an automobile museum in Dietzhölztal Germany as part of the Friedhelm Loh collection.{{cn|date=August 2024}}