He is not the same type as Bugatti.
Maibakh is a super luxury car.
Bugatti is a super super sports car.
Very different
Maibakh brand originated in the 1920s. Known as the "king of design", wilhelm maybach is not only one of the three main founders of Daimler-Benz (the predecessor of Mercedes-Benz), but also one of the inventors of the first Mercedes-Benz car in the world. 19 19, wilhelm maybach and his son, Carl Maibakh, created the legendary brand "Maibakh", a perfect and expensive car.
To understand the history of Maibakh, we must start with the car life of wilhelm maybach and his son. Wilhelm Wilhelm maybach was born in Heilbronn on February 9, 1984, and his family moved to Stuttgart. When wilhelm maybach/Kloc-0 was 0/0 years old, his parents died one after another, and he became an orphan. Fortunately, when wilhelm maybach was facing difficulties in life, a charity saw the adoption notice in Stuttgart Anzege and promised to take care of him. While Reutlinger Brewood Haus and Gustav Werner were at school, the founders and principals of the school discovered wilhelm maybach's talent in technology and trained him well, which laid a solid foundation for wilhelm maybach's future development.
1865, in the small town of Reutlingen, wilhelm maybach and gottlieb daimler, the originator of automobiles, met for the first time in the workshop of House, Brewood. Wilhelm maybach, who was only 19 years old, quickly caught Daimler's attention with his extraordinary painting talent. The same interests and hobbies built a bridge of friendship between wilhelm maybach and gottlieb daimler, and they became close friends.
1869 wilhelm maybach accepted Daimler's invitation and came to Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz Company as a technical cartographer. 1872, Daimler entered the Gasmotorenfabrik factory founded by nikolaus otto as the technical director. The research and development of four-stroke engine was started in Otto factory, and Maibakh, who was only 27 years old, was also appointed as the design director.
Gottlieb daimler left Gasmotorenfabrik Deutz in 1882 for Bad Cannstatt near Stuttgart, where he bought a spacious property and a small garden was transformed into his workshop. 65438+ 10 This year, wilhelm maybach also came here and began to develop light and high-speed internal combustion engines with Daimler. After careful and extensive research, wilhelm maybach invented the irregular heat pipe ignition system, which is an important part of developing high-speed engines. But this invention has been patented by an Englishman named Watson. So I had to give up this achievement and turn to the technical improvement of the original internal combustion engine on the market. Through their unremitting efforts, the engine speed has been greatly improved. These invention patents laid a good foundation for later commercialization.
Following the horizontal engine of 1883, a light and small engine with vertical fixed cylinder named "Grandfather Clock" came out. The prospect of this kind of engine with small volume and high speed is widely optimistic. 1885, this new engine was first applied to bicycles, and it was actually a pioneer of motorcycles. And in 1886, the engine was first mounted on a four-wheeled carriage, becoming a famous "gasoline carriage". However, wilhelm maybach was obviously not satisfied with using his invention only on trucks. The first product he envisioned was a steel wheel car. Wilhelm maybach successfully installed a 4-speed gear transmission device with sliding pinion on this car, and the sliding gear system was formally introduced into automobile manufacturing. This "gear car" appeared in the Paris World Expo of 1889, and the widespread praise of users is the best verification of this technology.
1890 When Daimler, Duttenhofer and Lorenz established Daimler -Motoren-Gesellschaft, Maibakh was appointed as the chief engineer, and the honeycomb radiator was developed that year. This effective engine cooling system laid a solid foundation for the invention of modern automobiles. The French call him "Roides Architect". However, in February 189 1, he resigned on the grounds that he could not accept the terms of the contract. In the next year and a half, wilhelm maybach continued to design in his studio, but was sponsored by Daimler. 1in the autumn of 892, some important design inventions of wilhelm maybach in this period were announced at Herman Hotel, including the improvement of nozzle carburetor, Phoenix engine and belt drive system. Frederick Simmons, a British industrialist, put pressure on DMG Company, and finally wilhelm maybach was re-appointed as the company's technical director on June 1895. After returning to his original post, wilhelm maybach made one scientific and technological achievement after another. For example, he invented the first four-cylinder car engine. During the period from 1898 to 1899, he invented five different types of engines, which can generate 6 to 23 horsepower.
Among all William Maibakh's design inventions, the most outstanding one is the first Mercedes-Benz car invented after Daimler's death in 190 1 year, which caused quite a stir in the "beautiful week" in March. The birth of this car is attributed to wilhelm maybach and emil jellinek.
There is also an episode in the origin of the name "Mercedes-Benz". Emil jellinek, then Austrian consul in Nice, was an enthusiastic supporter of Daimler. He once won the championship in the 1899 Nice car race in France by driving the Phoenix car made by Daimler. He named the racing car "Mercedes-Benz", which is the name of his youngest daughter. He thought that the beautiful name and beautiful daughter brought him good luck in the competition, so he suggested Daimler to use this name as the trademark of the car. In order to thank this enthusiastic supporter, Daimler printed his name on his car and it sold well.
This car was never made by Daimler-Motor Company (DMG) before, and it made the world enter the automobile era from the carriage era. At the same time, this historical concept of "real" automobile design points out the future development direction for the automobile industry and opens the door to automobile industry design. Since then, streamlined contour, high performance, honeycomb radiator, low hood, long wheelbase, positioning plate shifting mechanism, oblique steering system, almost the same size of front and rear wheels and light weight have become the key factors in automobile engineering design.
Although Mercedes-Benz achieved great success in the following years, wilhelm maybach obviously became a victim of internal interests struggle. His position as chief engineer was replaced by others, and his work activities were also restricted. So he left DMG angrily at 1907. 1908 On August 5th, when the Zeppelin LZ4 airship crashed in Dingen, eckert after a storm, wilhelm maybach promised to build a new and improved airship engine for graf zeppelin. Later, Luft Fahrzeug-Motorenbau-GmbH Bissinger Company was established on March 23rd, 1909, and its technical director was his son Karl Maibakh, who was also one of the founders of Maibakh. Karl Maibakh also participated in the design of the new engine.
As of 19 19, Maibakh and his son built the first test car W 1 on the chassis of four Mercedes-Benz cars, and conducted a comprehensive field test, which was the first Maibakh car. Then they set out to develop W2 automobile engine, with cylinder diameter of 95 mm, stroke 135 mm, * * * six cylinders, and maximum output power of 70 HP (2200 rpm). 192 1 year, Karl Maibakh publicly stated at the Berlin Auto Show: "I want to build the most expensive car", thus formally establishing Maibakh's market positioning and future development direction, and Maibakh became the brightest star in the car family.
After the Berlin Auto Show, the achievements of the new car greatly encouraged the Maibakh team. At the end of 1926, Maibakh introduced the W5 car, which was equipped with a 6-cylinder in-line engine with a displacement of 6992 ml and a power of 120 horsepower. Later, the improved version of the car (W5 SG) was equipped with a very advanced overdrive transmission. On Karl Maibakh's 45th birthday, wilhelm maybach gave his son a birthday present-a gold watch to show his recognition of his son's achievements. This watch was originally given to wilhelm maybach by emil jellinek to encourage him to make greater progress in the automotive field.
Karl Maibakh failed to live up to his father's expectations. In order to maintain the absolute advantage of his brand, he began to develop 12 cylinder automobile engine in the late 1920s. With the experience of multi-cylinder engine manufacturing accumulated in aviation industry, Karl Maibakh manufactured Maibakh "12" in 1929 with a 7-liter V 12 engine with 150 horsepower. This is the predecessor of the famous DS 8 in Zeppelin, Maibakh in the mid-1930s. It uses the same engine and double overdrive transmission as Led Zeppelin. It is of special significance that the car "Zeppelin" was a gift from Karl Maibakh to his father. 1929, wilhelm maybach's health has gone from bad to worse, but he still has a persistent dream in his heart-to build a top luxury car with strong horsepower. In order to let his father have a taste of his long-cherished wish, Karl Maibakh, who had deep affection for his father, constantly improved the engine originally used for airship, and finally developed the Zeppelin car before his father died.
193 1 year, "chipalin" DS 8 came out, with a car length of about 5.5 meters, an 8-liter engine and a power of 200 HP. As the flagship model of Maibakh, the "Zeppelin" car represents the peak of luxury cars, and it was the most famous German car at that time: it conquered the world with unparalleled elegance and dynamic performance. Of course, owning a "Zeppelin" car needs a solid economic foundation. The price of the car is as high as 36,000 German marks, which is enough to buy three detached houses in the early 1930s. However, Karl Maibakh was not satisfied with the status quo. He once said: "For those customers with extraordinary tastes, perfect technical details are very important when customizing their frames, suspensions, engines, transmissions, radiators, front panels and other components." Therefore, whether it is car body manufacturing, interior decoration or car body painting, Maibakh always insists on cooperating with the best supporting factories and experts in this field to meet the needs of consumers and provide excellent products that complement its own image.
194 1 year, Maibakh was forced to stop production due to the war, and has since entered a 60-year sleep period. Up to 194 1 year, about 1800 luxury cars have been produced, and their bodies have been carefully designed and equipped according to customers' requirements. At that time, Maibakh's artworks included gorgeous luxury cars, noble Pullman cars, dynamic 2-7-seat sports cars, fashionable convertibles and sports convertibles. The interior of each Maibakh car has its own characteristics, including exquisite leather and fabric interiors, selected wood and paint, and many exquisite accessories, which make every car with the "MM" logo look different.
Today, this once famous super brand has made a comeback with the strong support of Mercedes-Benz Group. Different from the leading fashion brand Mercedes-Benz, Maibakh is presented to the world as the top brand in the huge product pyramid of the Group. Although it has been silent for more than 60 years, the restored Maibakh has not only lost its charm, but also added some mystery.
Professor Schmidt, Executive Vice President of Global Marketing of Mercedes-Benz Automobile Group, said: "Maibakh brand represents unparalleled excellent quality, ingenious production technology, continuous breakthrough in scientific and technological level and noble temperament. This legendary brand reappears in the market and is bound to become a new model in the field of super luxury cars. "
After being silent for half a century, this experienced luxury brand re-entered people's field of vision at the end of 2002. Nowadays, the brand of Maibakh has gone far beyond the meaning of top luxury cars, and is sweeping the luxury car field with unparalleled momentum.
Compete with Rolls-Royce for the market.
Some people define the resurrected Maibakh as "German Rolls Royce". Although this sentence is reasonable, it is not exact. Because Rolls-Royce, the pride of the British automobile industry, will soon be included in the German BMW Group and become a "real" German product. Another ultra-luxury brand Bentley has also joined the German Volkswagen Group. At present, BMW Group is busy upgrading Rolls-Royce and may launch a new Rolls-Royce in the next few years. In this context, Daimler Group, unwilling to lose to its "old rival", launched Maibakh Auto at this time, which obviously has strategic considerations. It regards Maibakh as a sharp knife in the ultra-luxury car market, and does not let BMW monopolize this market.
As far as products are concerned, Rolls-Royce and Maibakh should be on a par. And for such a car, the appeal and influence of the brand will be far more important than the quality of the car itself.
According to the plan, the annual output of Maibakh will be limited to about 65,438+0,000 vehicles, of which 40% will be sold to the United States, 25% to Europe and the rest to Asia, Australia and other regions. It is reported that DaimlerChrysler Group China Investment Co., Ltd. is currently investigating the sales prospects of Maibakh in China. Perhaps, next year, we will be able to see the elegance of Maibakh cars on the streets of China.
The legendary brand logo consists of two crossed M's, surrounded by a spherical triangle. The new car will still use this classic logo, the only difference is that the previous two M's are the abbreviations of Maibakh Motorenbau, and now the two M's are the abbreviations of Maibakh Manufaktur. (End)
Bugatti is one of the most numerous cars in classical and old cars. Bugatti brand cars can be seen in many famous automobile museums around the world, with excellent performance, novel and smooth body shape and unique engine configuration.
Bugatti's logo is based on ettori, the founder of Bugatti Automobile. The first letter of Bugatti's name is "EB".
Ettori? Bugatti 188 1 was born in Milan, Italy. His father is a painter and a famous furniture designer. Ettori? Bugatti grew up in an art school. He especially likes driving and has been involved in racing since 17 years old. /kloc-entered Poulinet at the age of 0/8? Stookey (Prinetti &; Stucchi, a company, studied the design and manufacture of three-wheeled cars and won the championship in this year's automobile competition.
1909 set up a factory in morsheim, Alsace, and designed Peugeot? Beibei "small car, while manufacturing T 10 with a displacement of 1208ml inline four-cylinder engine. 19 14 developed a steel spoke wheel T 17 featuring a horseshoe radiator grille, with a speed of110 km/h.
During World War I, ettori? Bugatti designed and manufactured an in-line eight-cylinder aero-engine with a power of 4 10HP for Dusenburg Automobile Company. After the First World War, starting from 1920, T22 and T23 racing cars equipped with four cylinders 16 valves (the founder of four-valve mechanism) were successively developed, and they won the championship in the 24-hour Le Mans and Brescia car races in France.
1922, Bugatti developed T30 racing car with in-line eight-cylinder engine. T35 model (after T30 racing car) with 1925 is active in European racing circuit with its high performance and excellent body shape, especially T35B is equipped with Lutz booster, and its top speed can reach 2 10km/h, so it sells well all over the world, and there are still a lot of it up to now. Starting from 1927 T38, the production of roadsters and two-seaters began. T4 1933 model T4 1 is known as a luxury large tourist car in Vaillard, with an in-line eight-cylinder engine, a displacement of 14700ml, a speed of 180km/h and a large body weighing 3000kg. Only six cars were produced, and they are still preserved.
1937，ettori？ Bugatti's son Jean? Jean Bugatti (1909- 1939) participated in the design work, featuring exquisite windows and novel and unique body, and became the pride of the car world. Unfortunately, Jean? Bugatti died in a car accident on 1939. In the case of the world economic downturn, ettori? Bugatti factory is difficult to operate. At the beginning of World War II, the Germans occupied ettori? Bugatti factory. However, Bugatti himself did not succumb to the threat of the invaders and insisted on Italian nationality, so he was persecuted. Kloc-0/947, a famous automobile designer in the automobile industry for nearly half a century, died, and Bugatti Company also stopped production. However, he has always been admired by later generations. Most Bugatti cars have become treasures of the Miluz Museum in France, and Bugatti cars can still be seen driving on the roads in Germany.
Bugatti, a French sports car brand with a history of 100 years, has experienced ups and downs in the past century. Since 1947, when its founder Ettore BUGATTI died, Bugatti, an old French brand, revived in the early 1990s with the efforts of Italian fanatic and industrialist Romano Artioli, and launched a super-running production car similar to EB 1 10. Unfortunately, Bugatti, who finally came back to life, declared bankruptcy in 1995 because of the company's financial difficulties, leaving only12 concept cars in mass production, which is embarrassing.
1998, the German automobile giant VAG bought Bugatti's trademark right, and officially brought Bugatti under the jurisdiction of the VAG Group, which belongs to Volkswagen itself (another super-running brand owned by VAG is under the jurisdiction of Audi). After VAG took over, Bugatti almost never missed major international auto shows, and successively launched several concept cars, but all of them were mass-produced. Therefore, the EB 16-4 Veyron prototype released at the Geneva Motor Show before mass production can be said to be the first mass production car with Bugatti oval red factory emblem since EB 1 10, and it is also the official pioneering work of Bugatti after his second resurrection!