Traffic Magazine For Men Spring 2014 | Page 48

Maybach excelero T he Maybach Exelero is a high-performance unique sports car. It’s Maybach’s most expensive car with the price of about $8 million. The 700 hp (522 kW) two-seater with a twin turbo V12 engine is a one-off design built on request for Fulda Tires.Mogul Arnaud Massartic was the owner until rapper Birdman bought it Fulda is using this car as a reference vehicle to test a new generation of wide tires. The German luxury car manufacturer created the model as a modern interpretation of its legendary streamlined sportscar from the 1930s. There are various allusions to the historical predecessor, which was likewise based on a powerful Maybach automobile. In this case, the Maybach SW 38 was also used by Fulda for tire testing. The car is also famous for being portrayed in one of the episodes of long-running German show; Cobra 11. Rappers tend to have some of the biggest paychecks known to 48 TrafficMagazine/ Spring, 2014 man. Even “Birdman” who may not be the most recognized or the most talented rapper has enough money to splurge now and again. Keeping that in Z[