One of the fastest road cars in the world, a one-off multi-million dollar concept from Maybach, will make its world motor show debut at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney in October.
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Called the Exelero, the coupe recently recorded a terminal velocity of 351.45km/h on the Nardo speed bowl in Italy.
The Exelero is powered by a 5.9-litre twin-turbocharged V12 engine producing 515 kW of power and 1020 Nm of torque – enough to push its 2.66 tonnes of kerb weight from rest to 100km/h in just 4.4 seconds.
The Exelero rolls on huge 23-inch diameter wheels wrapped in 315/25-profile tyres from Fulda.
The German tyre manufacturer commissioned Mercedes-owned Maybach to build the concept as a mobile test bed for its new generation of ultra-wide tyres.
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By GlobalDataThe new car is based on the mechanical architecture of the Maybach 57 limousine, but the Exelero is 16cm wider and even longer at almost 5.9 metres – the result of its carefully streamlined shape.
Despite its frontal area, the Exelero’s drag coefficient is a low 0.27 – comparable to many sports cars.
The Maybach concept’s extraordinary styling is the result of cooperation between the company and students from the respected Pforzheim College of automotive design in Germany.
The designers wanted the Exelero to be road-legal, so the concept’s lights, mirrors, bumper bars and other safety features all comply with current European regulations.
Maybach has no plans to put the coupe into production.
