I'm not in the financial range for a $350K car like the Maybach; I doubt many of us are. If I were, I think that name would put me off. Maybe it has some cachet for rich old Germans, but I doubt if many Americans have any fond liking for the name. Imperial would have much better marketing chances in the US. Will it be a Mercedes Maybach, or will Maybach be it's own brand again? [Couldn't resist!] --Roger van Hoy, '55 DeSoto, '42 DeSoto, '66 Plymouth, '81 Imperial, Washougal, WA