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MasHD Autonews - Mercedes Maybach - S 600 and new Mercedes class and lettering system unveiled

Luxury car companies are enjoying record sales from Asian markets , Rolls Royce , Bentley are already steaming ahead with they new full size road yachts and Maybach is probably one of the last ones to join the show with the new Maybach S class  . The Maybach luxury company as you know is owned by Mercedes , the 100 year + company has gone through several changes over the years and it was once even scheduled to be phased out due to financial recession  . The new Mercedes - Maybach S class builds on some design cues of the standard S - Class including a v12 engine and so it is now numbered as S-600 although Mercedes hopes to make Maybach a seperate brand from the usual list of Mercedes products . Speaking of products , the company has also re-shuffled its lineup and it now has a new numbering/class system that gets rid of the old M  class off road vehicle series in favor of the "GL" class  . The SLK roadster is also shelved in favor of  SLC that goes unde...

MasHD Autonews - Novitec turns a Rolls Royce ghost from a chauffeured car into something you'd drive every day

Novitec is a bespoke upgrade company that is famous for modifying luxury sports cars , but with the customer base expanding , the company dipped its artistic talent into modifying a Rolls Royce Ghost . The Stock Rolls Royce Ghost was basically a chauffeur-driven car for those who couldn't get the bigger Rolls Royce Phantom . The car was set up to be passenger friendly but with Novitec's new mods ,which will fall under the Novitec "Spofec"category is said to be impressive enough for you to drive it yourself . The new Novitec upgrade kit includes a Twin Turbocharged V-12 with 6600cc and 685 horsepower , the engine gives the car a 0-60 time of 4.4 seconds and it has 706 pound/feet of torque which is impressive considering that the car is basically the same weight as a mid size suv  . If you want more power , Novitec Kicks in with a tier two package which offers 708 bhp and 721feet-lb of torque .The car will feature new 22" light alloy rims with carbon ceramic brak...