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Maybach Saloon for Spanish King Juan Carlos I

Barcelona/Stuttgart (ots)

This afternoon the Spanish King Juan Carlos I started his special
Maybach experience in the setting of the Laureus World Sports Award
in Barcelona. The keys for the "Côte d'Azur" blue luxury Saloon were
handed over by Dr Dieter Zetsche, the Chairman of the Board of
Management of DaimlerChrysler AG and Head of the Mercedes Car Group,
at the Catalonian Grand Prix racetrack "Circuit de Catalunya". King
Juan Carlos I then took the opportunity for a first test drive in the
612 hp Maybach together with Dr Zetsche. His majesty has kindly
accepted to test this automobile and to share his thoughts and
experiences with Maybach over the next few months.
DaimlerChrysler Chairman Dr Dieter Zetsche: "We are very proud to
be delivering a Maybach Saloon to the king of Spain, who is an
acknowledged automobile expert. In this way His Majesty Juan Carlos I
is allowing the Maybach brand to continue a tradition which dates
back to the 1920s and 30s, when it supplied its products to numerous
royal dynasties. Ever since then, the name of Maybach has stood for
the crafting of absolute top-class motor cars."
The royal Maybach Saloon has a light beige leather interior with
brown burr walnut trim. This unique example from the Maybach
Manufaktur in Sindelfingen has a special individualising feature:
sterling silver ornaments created by the London silversmith Patrick
Mavros adorn the shift lever for the five-speed automatic
transmission as well as the covers of the front console and the
ashtrays in the fond.
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   Photos and further information about the Maybach may be found on
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Contact:

Contact:

Stefan Diehl
Telephone +49 711 17-75851 - Telefax +49 711 17-98138
E-Mail: stefan.diehl@daimlerchrysler.com