A Luxurious Maybach Inspired By Cinderella And Her Horse Drawn Carriage

This year, west coast automotive design studios competing in the 2011 LA Design Challenge were tasked with developing a concept based around the theme “Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car.” A classic fairy tale blends with sophistication and technology in Maybach’s story ‘Cinderella and the Maybach Berline’.

Berline Carriage Engineer, her Stepmother, a retired Actress, and her Stepmother’s spoiled daughter who spent her days partying at the Billionares Club while Cindy spent all day working at her father’s workshop.

On the night of her birthday, Cindy’s father surprises her with a beautiful dress and allows her to take a new Maybach prototype out on the town – a reinterpretation of the historic Berline Carriage. Based on the dimensions of a Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, the Maybach Berline Carriage is an E-Cell or F-Cell vehicle and features autonomous driving that allows Cindy to have an amazing night out, where she meets a handsome stranger.

The Carriage is teleoperated via a satellite link to a Maybach Virtual Chauffeur Center. This leaves maximum interior space for the passengers and also allows maximum privacy. The passengers are seated in a vis-à-vis seating layout with a “Royal Lounge” on one side and two single seats on the other. A large glass screen with 3D laser projection is suspended from the ceiling and can display the Virtual Chauffeur or a variety of media and entertainment. The interior and exterior come together seamlessly and are comprised of sustainable materials like wood. Large divided gullwing doors with oversized privacy glass open wide for entry with retractable stairs for convenient entrance (inspired by business jets).

Moviegoers will awe in the romance and new technology as Cindy goes on the journey of a lifetime.

Maybach is competing with five other automakers in the 2011 edition of the Design Challenge. The entries will be judged on a number of characteristics including; how the brand attributes of each vehicle concept relate to the movie plot, how the concept relates to the targeted audience, how much of a character role could the vehicle play, the uniqueness of the combination of story and vehicle concept. The winner will be announced later this month during the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show.

Design: Christopher Ottersbach, Philipp Haban and Jan Kaul.