Maybach Zeppelin DS 8

The Maybach Zeppelin DS 8 was the larger-engined of the two Zeppelin luxury cars of the Maybach company, built in many body variants from 1930 to 1940 at Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance. Its V12 engine displaced about 8.0 litres (7,978 cc) and made 149 kW (203 PS) at 3,200 rpm, and with light coachwork a top speed of 171 km/h was possible. It had a pre-selector gearbox with vacuum-assisted shifting, and from 1938 a seven-speed ZF gearbox was also offered. The car carried a 135 litre fuel tank and two spare wheels came as standard. A 1938 DS8 roadster sold at auction for 1.3 million euros in August 2012.