Why does this Mercedes cost $500,000?

2011 Maybach 62 S The Maybach isn't the most expensive car in the world, but it is the highest-price line of autos made by Mercedes-Benz. The 62S model of the Maybach — the automaker's answer to the Rolls-Royce and Bentley — costs 8 million Hong Kong dollars (about US$1 million). And that's without extras.But the biggest reason for its high price is the Hong Kong luxury tax, about 50% in

Five Offbeat Cars Coming in 2011

Strange experiments are happening in the auto industry.Companies are cross-pollinating different types of vehicles to create new breeds, and the results are sometimes perplexing.For example, Nissan has turned its pudgy Murano into a convertible. Meanwhile, Range Rover is trying to show some concern for the environment by offering its smallest, most car-like SUV ever, the Evoque.Both the Murano

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