Karl Maybach’s daring design was used in a cabrio body type as well.
Despite its size, the engine had a lightweight construction thanks to Maybach’s pursuit of optimum power-to-weigh ratio. Although a better balance would be achieved only decades later, the engineer’s solution was brilliant: in attempt to decrease mass, Maybach opted for a crankcase and cylinder head cast aluminum construction, commonly still popular today among engine manufacturers. Due to the fact that Karl Maybach was working for MB back the, the cars’ appearance is wildly similar if not identical to parallel released MB models.