Autoblog: Xenatec Maybach Cruiserio coupe enters production with Saudi investment

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Want to get your hands on a Maybach coupe? You've got two options. First would be to commission a replica of the Exelero concept car on the chassis of a Dodge Viper. That'll set you back ?550,000, or about $730k at today's conversion rates. Your other choice is to have Xenatec convert a Maybach 57 S limo into a coupe for ?675,000 ($894k).

We brought you initial news of the project back in May, followed by details in October. For a quick refresher, the German coachbuilder brought in Fredrik Burchhardt, designer of the original Exelero, to pen the modified shape for the coupe. The result keeps most of the saloon's mechanicals in place ? including the 600+ horsepower twin-turbo V12 ? only with modified bodywork, cabin and (of course) two longer doors instead of four.

Seen until now only in sketches, the Xenatec Maybach coupe has been (awkwardly) dubbed the Cruiserio, and it has just made its debut at Daimler headquarters in Stuttgart. The project is now being underwritten by a ?70 million ($93M) investment from AutoKingdom of Saudi Arabia. Over the course of three years, Xenatec and AutoKingdom ambitiously anticipate building 100 examples, and say they've already got enough orders to keep them busy for the next year or so. Can't wait that long? The first example is up for sale out of Riyadh, with a price tag of just under a cool million.
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/30/xenatec-maybach-cruiserio-coupe-enters-production-with-saudi-inv/

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So much want! The pricetag is a bit harsh, but it looks really well done.
 
I came in here expecting another Maybach with diamond plated doorhandles and a built in Vietnamese prostitute... But this actualy looks good! Proper shovemobile.
 
Surprisingly nice. Want.
 
Don't like that front silver lip but if it was painted black then it would be a pretty nice looking thing!
 
Meh, too much for an ugly S-Class coupe.
 
I like it.
 
I came in here expecting overpriced garbage but it's surprisingly not bad. Not my taste, but not too bad either. Also, QFT since the same thought came to me:

If you wanted a Bentley Conti GT but thought it was too common......
 
Looks classier than the sedan imo.
 
I'd rather have a CL65 AMG and a house.

If you're buying this you probably already have both. Along with a private jet or two.
 
I do like it., but I also wonder how a company with a name like Xenatec came out with such a nice looking car. However, given the money, I'd get something else. It still looks a bit stretched for my liking.
 
Lol that's actually a pretty good point. I'd expect them to be making something like this:

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