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Maybach
Exelero
Running one-off show car commissioned for Fulda tyres
Still being researched: full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Thomas Vogt from Paderborn, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 1 Built
- Years
- 2004
- Engine
- Front-mounted twin-turbo V12 derived from the Maybach 12-cylinder, enlarged from 5.6 to 5.9 litres · 5,900 cc / 5.9 LFactory: 5.9 L
- Power
- 522 kW / 710 PSFactory: 700 hp · converted
- Top speed
- 351.45 km/hFactory: 351.45 km/h
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Fredrik Burchhardt (student, Pforzheim; winning design)
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- 1 (independently researched)
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The Exelero was a one-off sports coupé built on a Maybach 57 platform for the tyre maker Fulda to showcase its Carat Exelero tyres in sizes up to 23 inches. On 1 May 2005 it set a 351.45 km/h record for such tyres at Nardo. Fulda's earlier streamlined test car on a Maybach SW 38 chassis (1938) was its inspiration.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Maybach Exelero (Wikimedia Commons: Maybach Exelero)
Photo: Thomas Vogt from Paderborn, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
Maybach Exelero (Wikimedia Commons: Maybach Exelero)
Photo: LSDSL · CC BY-SA 3.0
Maybach Exelero (Wikimedia Commons: Maybach Exelero)
Photo: Thomas Vogt from Paderborn, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
Maybach Exelero (Wikimedia Commons: Maybach Exelero)
Photo: Thomas Vogt from Paderborn, Deutschland · CC BY 2.0
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02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model productionthe single car built; reported in private ownership in Germany (Motorvision) | 12 | Surviving examples | Independently researched |
| Total model productionone-off | 11 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
Fulda's managers decided to build a show and test car around their new ultra-high-performance tyre, and Maybach agreed to supply the platform of a 57 limousine. A design competition between four students of the Pforzheim transport design course, with DaimlerChrysler designers, was won by Fredrik Burchhardt. The prototype builder Stola in Turin assembled it, and it was handed over to Fulda in Turin in March 2005.
Testing included the Sindelfingen proving track and Papenburg, before Klaus Ludwig drove it to 351.45 km/h at Nardo on 1 May 2005. The car is a one-off, later in private hands in Germany.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Exelero.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Modified AMG 65 engine (twelve-cylinder)3 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Front-mounted twin-turbo V12 derived from the Maybach 12-cylinder, enlarged from 5.6 to 5.9 litres4 |
| Cylinders | 123 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 5,900 cc / 5.9 LFactory: 5.9 L4 |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 522 kW / 710 PSFactory: 700 hp · converted4,2Motorvision gives 700 PS. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | 1,000 NmFactory: 1,000 Nm4"at least 1,000 newton meters", calculated for the target speed. |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Gears | Not yet verified |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Platform of the Maybach 57 limousine, modified (driver position, pedals and gear shift moved rearwards)4 |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | 5.89 mFactory: 5.89 m2 Independently researched |
| Width | 2.14 mFactory: 2.14 m2 Independently researched |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | 351.45 km/hFactory: 351.45 km/h4FIA-standard measured record run at Nardo, 1 May 2005, with 23-inch Exelero tyres. |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
The Exelero is a very large two-door coupé, about 5.89 m long and 2.14 m wide, with 23-inch wheels (11.0 x 23 rims, 315/25 ZR 23 tyres) and an interior largely from the Maybach 57 S with racing shell seats and five-point harnesses. The show car and the record car carry different rims: Ronal turbine wheels on the show car and cross-spoke ATP wheels that could be panelled for speed runs.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
- 1
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2
Maybach Exelero und Mechatronik Level C Motorvision
- Der Exelero ist ein Konzeptfahrzeug und ein absolutes Einzelstueck
- 700 PS
- 5,89 Meter lang
- 2,14 Meter breit
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3
Mechatronik: Was wird aus dem Maybach Exelero? Level C Motorvision
- eine abgewandelte Version des 65er AMG
- Zwölfzylinder mit 700 PS
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4
Exelero project Level B Fulda Reifen (exelerocar.com)
- increased the cubic capacity from 5.6 to 5.9 liters; Biturbo
- increased the cubic capacity from 5.6 to 5.9 liters
- 700 hp and torque of at least 1,000 newton meters
- torque of at least 1,000 newton meters
- platform of a Maybach 57 limousine; driver position shifted towards the rear axle
- world record top speed of 351.45 km/h
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