Mercedes-Benz Reprises Role in Sex and the City 2 Film [with Video]

Question for our readers: In your opinion, how do four cougar-aged women who can't keep their panties (or their brains) on after one shot of tequila and a guy named 'Mr Big' relate to Daimler's Mercedes-Benz and Maybach products/brand?

While you think about it let us tell you that, as with the first installment of the male-snoozefest that is "Sex and the City", the sequel to the movie that hits cinemas on 27 May will see most characters driving or being driven in a bunch of Mercedes-Benz and Maybach models.

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Maybach Coupe 57S: Official Pictures of Limited Production Special by Xenatec

Since Mercedes-Benz's parent company Daimler has no official plans to introduce an 'uber' luxurious coupe for its fading Maybach brand, the company gave its blessing to German-based engineering firm Xenatec to create a two-door version of the Maybach 57S.

Said to be developed in close cooperation with Maybach, the 57S Coupe special will be built in a strictly limited number of 100 examples each priced from a hefty �650,000 or about US$805,000 at today's exchange rates.

The transformation from a limo to a coupe includes redesigned A-, B- and C-columns with the second column moved back by 200mm, a more raked roofline, restyled front and rear ends, and a slightly wider body while retaining the same 3.39m-long wheelbase as the sedan model.

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Beijing Auto Show: Maybach's Face-lifted Offerings

Maybach, Daimler's Bentley/Roller division, is debuting the face-lifted versions of its 57 and 62 models in Beijing (now "with added sparkle"!). What can we expect from the little mega-luxury brand that couldn't?

First off, the body gets a few pinches here and there: a redesigned front bumper gets some extra trim, the new arrow-shaped hood gets snazzy edges and bigger, aerodynamic mirrors improve merging and now reduce driving noise.

Outside, the newish models will also feature more bling in the form of "a large new chrome radiator grille", LED daytime running lights, "high-quality dark red taillights", and "stylish wheels".

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Carro de 8 milh�es de d�lares

A Maybach � conhecida por fabricar alguns dos modelos luxosos mais exclusivos do mundo. Mas, em maio de 2005, durante do Sal�o de Berlim, a montadora alem� se superou ao apresentar o carro-conceito Exelero. Tr�s anos depois, o exemplar �nico � colocado � venda por �m�dicos� US$ 8 milh�es.

Baseado nas linhas do cl�ssico da marca SW 38, fabricado nos anos 30, o prot�tipo de dois lugares e 5,89 metros de comprimento � equipado com um motor V12 biturbo de 700 cavalos de pot�ncia.

Tanta pot�ncia, o levou aos 351,45 km/h j� no primeiro testes em uma pista italiana de teste, em Nardo.

Constru�do em parceria com a fabricante de pneus Fulda Reifenwerk, para desenvolver pneus de alta performance, o Exelero foi constru�do por especialistas em design da cidade de Torino, na It�lia, na plataforma do Maybach 57 S.