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Maybach is dead - Zetsche closes Merc's upmarket wing

Daimler is to announce the closure of Maybach, marking the failure of its upmarket division resurrected to battle BMW's Rolls-Royce and VW's Bentley subsidiaries. Chief exec Dieter Zetsche will tomorrow (Saturday 26 November) announce he's lost patience with Maybach in an interview with a weekend newspaper in Germany. No more Maybachs will be developed and stocks will deplete by later in 2012.

Electric Lightning GT

By Dimitri Pesin Motor Industry 10 June 2008 10:30 Specialist manufacturer Lightning Car Company is set to build a 700bhp electric sports car. The Lightning GT will be powered by batteries and capable of delivering a range of 250 miles on a single charge by distributing power through electric wheel motors. All of the power will be available from zero rpm and a 0-60 time of under four seconds is predicted.

One Lap of the Web: Porsche product planning secrets leaked, a visit Ferrari factory circa 1988 and the $30 million Chevy Nova

-- A Porsche insider might have just leaked all of the German automaker's big reveals for the next few years if a photo posted at Jalopnik can be trusted. There aren't any real earth-shakers here, but be on the lookout for a Boxster and Cayman GTS, the Macan and an old-school targa top for the 911http://edit.autoweek.com/apps/pbcsedit.dll/red# at the next few auto shows. -- How much is a '75 Chevrolet Nova worth to you?