M285
V12- 285.950 5.5 L · 5,513 cc
551 PS
405 kW · 543 hp bei 5,250 U/min
900 N·m
664 lb·ft bei 2,300 U/min
- 285.980 6.0 L · 5,980 cc
612 PS
450 kW · 603 hp bei 4,800 U/min
1000 N·m
738 lb·ft bei 2,000 U/min
Maybach Ultra-Luxury Sedan · Maybach 57
W240
Ultra-luxury reborn — Maybach on the W240 platform.
- Production
- 2003–2012
- Built
- 1,771
- Body
- Sedan
- Chassis
- W240
The W240 was the chassis that revived Maybach as a Mercedes-Benz brand — an ultra-luxury saloon built to take on Rolls-Royce and Bentley at the very top of the market.
The 57 was the shorter of the two Maybachs: 5,728 mm long on a 3,390 mm wheelbase, and the one an owner might plausibly drive himself. Underneath sat a heavily reworked S-Class platform, a 5.5-litre twin-turbocharged V12, AirMatic Dual Control air suspension and separate climate systems front and rear. The 57 S of 2005 brought the AMG-built 6.0-litre engine with 612 PS, rode 13 mm lower on 20-inch wheels, and moved the car’s emphasis from the rear compartment towards the driver.
The long-wheelbase Maybach 62 ran alongside it on the V240, 437 mm longer and unambiguously chauffeur-driven. Volume was never the point: 1,771 of the 3,321 Maybachs built were 57s, and in 2012 the marque was wound down, its place at the top of the range going to S-Class Pullman models.
Every model.
2 model designations across 2003–2012 — engines, chassis codes and production figures for the W240.
| Modell | Modelljahre | Baumuster | Motor | Getriebe | Gesamt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 2003–2012 | 240.078 | 285.950 | 722.649 | 1,104 |
| 57 S | 2006–2012 | 240.079 / 240.077 | 285.980 | 722.649 | 667 |
* Die veröffentlichte Produktionszahl umfasst alle Serien dieses Modells; die Quelle schlüsselt sie nicht weiter auf.
Engines.
The M285 as fitted to the W240.
Original brochures.
Factory sales literature for the Maybach 57, exactly as it left the dealership — free to download as PDF.
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