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The Exelero is the work of four students from the renowned design academy in Pforzheim. Maybach and Fluda teamed up and combined quality of a high-end limousine with the powerful suppleness of a sports coupe. The new high-performance sports car it’s a modern interpretation of the legendary streamlined Maybach sportscar from the 1930s. Fulda is using this car as a reference vehicle to test a new generation of wide tires. Fulda is introducing a new sophisticated high-tech tire to the market. For the most extreme dimension of this tire line, 315/25 ZR 23, licensed for speeds of more than 350 km/h, and that as a series tire, not a racing tire, what was needed was a high-speed vehicle but not a racing car. The astonishing two-seater coupe was unveiled in May 2005 at the Tempodrom in Berlin.

On the long back straight of the track, the Exelero’s aerodynamic qualities are patently obvious. Despite the in-your-face frontal area, front-end lift is well contained. Three manually activated tail spoilers keep the rear planted.
The Excelero it’s equipped with V12 oct-turbo engine from Maybach 57 S. Compared with the standard Maybach 57/62 engine that’s rated at a mere 543 hp, the Exelero has more displacement (up from 5.5 to 5.9 liters), bigger turbochargers, a manlier radiator, and a larger intercooler. The prototype reached a speed of 351 km/h, despite weighing over 2.66 tonnes and it is capable of acceleration from 0 to 100 km in 4.4 seconds. Execelero’s engine produces peak power at just 5000 rpm.

All along Maybach Excelero it’s a tweaked Maybach 57 S. With final dimensions of 5890mm long, 2140mm wide and just 1390mm high, the car was kitted out with a full-spec interior, including leather, neoprene, aluminium and carbonfibre finishes. Racy new touches like the transmission gate, bespoke neoprene and draft-free air-conditioning were added. While the platform, the suspension, and the fuel tank were taken largely from the sedan, the seats, the steering column, and the pedal box were moved back by 15.7 inches.