For Sale at Auction: 2005 Maybach 62 in Carmel, California

Chassis No. WDBVG78JX5A001101

"Simply the world's most refined and advanced form of personal transport."
- Mercedes-Benz, describing the Maybach 62 in 2005

The reintroduction of the Maybach nameplate in 2002 was announced with theatrical grandeur. Transported across the Atlantic aboard the Queen Elizabeth 2, encased in glass on the first-class sun deck, the new Maybach arrived in New York before descending delicately by helicopter-an entrance befitting the brand's lofty ambitions. Upon debut, Maybach not only elevated contemporary standards of luxury but also reasserted the legacy of its legendary motorcars of the 1920s and '30s. The Maybach 62, named for its imposing 6.2-meter length, was described as "a world of superlatives," featuring up to 210 individual leather components, over 100 hand-fitted trim pieces, and a bespoke twin-turbocharged 5.5-liter V12 producing 543 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque.

An exceptionally costly car throughout its years on offer, the base cost for a 62 had grown to $375,000 by 2005. At that level, many of the standard features aboard the Maybach 62 were unobtainable from other elite luxury car manufacturers. With reclining rear seats with leg and foot rests, integral seats with massage function, rear folding tables, Keyless-Go, power closing doors and trunk, electronically controlled Airmatic air suspension with variable ride height and spring rate, the long wheelbase 62 became the luxury chauffeur-driven standard bearer.

This 2005 Maybach 62 is finished in attractive two-tone Caspian Black Metallic and Cote d'Azur Dark Blue Metallic. The subtle difference between the colors that highlight the body lines of the longer 62 model is further accentuated by a golden pinstripe that follows from stem to stern along with the optional jewel-like 10-hole light alloy 19-inch wheels.

Top of mind for the passengers to be chauffeured within this long wheelbase super-luxury sedan is an unexpected interior upholstered in Blue Exclusive Grand Nappa leather and trimmed in Wood Burred Walnut and High-Gloss Fjord Brown Ash. Noteworthy optional extras ordered when new included the Electrotransparent Panoramic Glass Sunroof, Front and Rear Seat Climate Control, Electric Sliding Fabric Curtains for the rear door windows, among other additional cost options. A refrigerator resides between the rear seats to chill the beverage of choice for the fortunate rear occupants chauffeured in seats resembling those in the first-class cabin of an intercontinental airliner.

This highly desirable long wheelbase 62 model benefits from measured regular use under original long-term ownership until 2015. The CARFAX Vehicle History Report records that the original owners covered just over 20,000 miles, with regular servicing noted at Mercedes-Benz of Reno along with a Damage Report filed in 2012. After two short-term owners in Southern California between 2015 and 2022, the Maybach was acquired by its most recent private owner, a Monterey resident, with approximately 38,000 miles. During this tenure, it saw no less than nine visits to both Mercedes-Benz of Stevens Creek and Mercedes-Benz of Monterey for servicing and recommended maintenance. It is disclosed that the window in the left rear door is broken/cracked, and the parking brake was observed to be inoperative during a recent test drive. Offered today having recently come out of an estate collection, this well-specified Maybach, Daimler's top-of-the-line chauffeur-driven super-luxury limousine, presents with under 42,100 original miles. It includes service records and delivery items that include its books, tools, silvered champagne flutes, and umbrellas.

With just 152 Type 57 and 62 Maybachs sold in the United States in 2005-and fewer still representing the highly desirable long-wheelbase 62-this super-luxury sedan is as rare as it is impressive. Guided by Wilhelm Maybach's early 20th century dictum to create "the very best from the very best," the reborn Maybach 62 realized that philosophy a century later as a car that, in the words of Mercedes-Benz, "pays attention to its passengers in ways that were unimaginable-or at least unimagined-until now."