Japanese Car Zone - View Single Post - Maybach Landaulet or Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead?

SDNR · 11-03-2007, 12:04 AM

I would choose the Phantom over Maybach, the Rolls has pedigree. The Maybach was designed to be, above all else, a status symbol -- that bugs me a lot -- it has no soul.

I love the original Maybachs from the 1930s, they were magnificent machines, unfortunately, DaimlerChrysler did not capture the spirit of those great cars -- that is something BMW must be commended on, they created a real Rolls-Royce with substance and character.

11-03-2007, 12:04 AM	#7
SDNR Connoisseur Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 5,985 Thanks: 1,319 Thanked 870 Times in 534 Posts	Re: Maybach Landaulet or Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead? I would choose the Phantom over Maybach, the Rolls has pedigree. The Maybach was designed to be, above all else, a status symbol -- that bugs me a lot -- it has no soul. I love the original Maybachs from the 1930s, they were magnificent machines, unfortunately, DaimlerChrysler did not capture the spirit of those great cars -- that is something BMW must be commended on, they created a real Rolls-Royce with substance and character.