2009 Maybach Zeppelin to Turn Heads at the Geneva Auto Show

Maybach revives another brand to capture the eyes of the most discerning car lovers as it will use the Zeppelin badge last appeared in during the 1930s. The manufacturer of ultra luxury cars also recently brought back the Landaulet.

The new 62 Zeppelin and Maybach 57 models will take the spotlight at the Geneva Motor Show. Car experts and lovers will surely have praises for the power plants of these vehicles. The Zeppelin sports a biturbo V12 6.0L engine that enhances the cars output by 28 hp or a total of 640 hp brute force. This makes the Zeppelin the most powerful Maybach to date.

Maybach consumers can request any paint combination that pleases their pockets and fancy but the special model is released on a standard two-tone finish using taiga black for the body trimmed with light brown rocky mountain variant for the car’s shoulders.

The new Maybach also comes streamlined mirrors and with rims on a shadow pain tone.

The interior, as expected, will be an epitome of luxury. Fit for comfort and style, the interior blends Stromboli leather in black with California beige scheme. The trim is very fancy on piano lacquer finishing while the dashboards and door panels are done with well crafted stitching. All carpets are made of lambskin.

Maybach also puts as an option a $5000 worth of perfume atomizer made of Plexiglass that can rest stylishly on the center panel of the rear console. This package comes with custom made perfume from Girvaudan that can make the smell of the cabin heavenly.

The Zeppelin is up for grabs for early car lovers as the company will be accepting orders as early as March 3. The cars are expected to roll out of the assembly line by September. Only 100 units will be produced.

The Maybach 57 Zeppelin will have a sticker price of approximately $523K while the Maybach 62 Zeppelin will be around $609K.

Bentley Comes up with Fastest GT, Runs on Biofuel

The upcoming Geneva Auto Show will be witness to the unveiling of the fastest Bentley in the car manufacturer’s history. It will a Bentley GT powered by biofuel.

Details of the new variant of the Continental were not revealed by Bentley executives. The company is also very careful releasing only an image of the new Bentley GT.

The circles of car enthusiasts are shooting some hypothesis to uncover some possibilities about the Bentley GT.

Today, the fastest Bentley in the company’s range of vehicles will be the Continental GT Speed. This means machine can blast from 0 to 60 in a blink 4.2 seconds and hits peak speed at 202 MPH. The car struggles because of its flawed aerodynamics, weight of 5000 lbs., and 30% driveline waste.

The new Bentley GT must surpass the standards of the GT cars like the Mercedes CL65 or the Ferrari 612 Scagliett to be truly the bearer of the luxury GT banner. To do this the new Continental version must be a lighter car, more fuel efficient, and have better aerodynamics.

It will also boost the appeal of the Bentley GT if it can harness the energy of the ethanol. The octane boost and efficiency of the alcohol based fuels will really give this alternative car fueled car a real performance.

The rating of octane in alcohol based fuels will give way to more compression in the cylinder head and since there will be no immediate detonation the designers will be able to maximize the turbochargers of the car. The ethanol which burns cooler than conventional fuel will allow for higher rpm and make the components of the engine stand higher frictions. Hypotheses wrong or not, the Bentley GT will really be worth the waiting.

Bentley is planning on running the entire fleet on biofuel in the next couple years – and I think that’s a great idea!