Top most popular premium cars in Romania

Maybach -2

Last year, two Maybach cars have been registered in the Romanian market, three times less than a year earlier.

Only one new Maybach has been registered in the Jan-Nov 2009 period, same as a year earlier.

The demand for used Maybach cars has remained weak in 2009, with only one model registered versus 5 a year earlier.

Mercedes-Benz Romania sold one Maybach 57S in 2009, worth €450,000.

The bi-turbo V12 engine of the Maybach 57S produces 604 HP and achieves 100km/h in only five seconds. The top speed is 280km/h.

In 2009, Maybach unveiled at Frankfurt auto show its new Zeppelin model, powered by a 6.0-liter V12 bi-turbo engine that puts out 640HP and at 1,000torque. Maybach Zeppelin comes in two versions, 57 and 62. Maybach 57 Zeppelin is priced at €406,000 while Zeppelin 62 costs €473,200.

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Rolls-Royce - 5

The more budget-conscious Romanians were not very allured by the luxury of owning a Rolls-Royce last year, as only 5 used cars were sold in the period under review.

In 2008, 22 Rolls-Royce cars were registered, 118% more than in 2007.

Of the 22 cars sold, 11 were new and 11 were second-hand.

Rolls-Royce cars are assembled at Goodwood plant in UK.

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Lamborghini - 9 cars

9 Lamborghini cars were sold in the Jan-Nov period last year, 25% fewer than a year earlier.

Only one new Lamborghini was shipped last year compared to 7 a year earlier.

Used car registrations increased in 2009 to 8 from 5 a year earlier.

Lamborghini unveiled the new Reventon in October last year, a car with a price tag of €1.6 million.

The car, assembled at Murcielago LP640 platform, is powered by a V12 6.5-liter engine that produces 650HP.

Reventon can achieve a top speed of 340km/h and 100km/h in just 3.4 seconds, this being the world’s fastest car.

The production of Reventon was limited to 21 cars at the Sant’Agata Bolognese plant in Italy.

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Aston Martin - 10 cars

Only ten Aston Martin cars were registered in the first 11 months of 2009, 63% less than year-ago period.

The local demand for Aston Martin fell four-fold in 2009, with only 2 new cars sold.

Second-hand Aston Martin cars recorded a 58% decline in 2009 from 19 to 8.

In Romania, one of the Aston Martin dealers is Carles, the premium and luxury division of BDT Group.

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Ferrari - 19 cars

Registrations of Ferrari cars in Romania fell 49% in Jan-Nov 2009, from 37 to 19.

Only 16 Ferrari cars were registered last year, 16% down from the same period of 2008.

3 second-hand Ferrari cars were registered in Romania in 2009, down 83% from a year earlier.

Ferrari will launch F458 model, the successor of F430. F458 Italy is powered by a 4.5-liter V8 engine that produces 570HP. The car can reach 100km/h in 3.4 seconds, and a maximum 325km/h.

Ferrari lineup includes California, 458 Italia, F430 Spider, 430 Scuderia, Scuderia Spider 16M, 612 Scaglietti and 599 GTB Fiorano.

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Maserati - 26 cars

Maserati sold 26 new and used cars last year in Romania, 60% less than a year earlier.

The demand for Maserati limousines fell 72% in the Jan-Nov period, from 40 cars to only 11.

Maserati sold 15 used cars in 2009, 40% less than 25 a year earlier.

Maserati dealer in Romania is Autoitalia since 2002.

In 2009, Autoitalia shipped the new Quattroporte Sport GT S and GranTurismo S Automatic models, available at prices starting €119,000 (VAT included).

The new Quattroporte GTS is powered by a 4.7-liter V8 engine that produces 440HP. It reaches 100km/h in five seconds and a top speed of 270km/h.

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Bentley - 31 cars

The luxury brand with the biggest sales in Romania in the 11month period through November was Bentley with 31 cars sold, 60% less than a year earlier when the carmaker reported 75 cars sold in Romania.

Car sales halved in 2009, with 11 new cars and 20 used cars sold, 62% less than a year earlier.

Bentley will launch in Europe in summer this year, its new Mulsanne with a price tag of €243,000. The car is expected to arrive in Romania at the end of the year.

The carmaker expects to sell 700 Mulsanne units worldwide.

Bentley Mulsanne will be powered by a 6.8-liter V8 engine that puts out 512HP. The new car measures 6.56 meters in length. The Mulsanne offers a palette of 114 paint colors and 24 interior leather hides.

Bentley models Romanian buyers can order are: Continental GT €153,900, Continental GT Speed €175,950, Continental Flying Spur €152,400 euro, Continental Flying Spur Speed €172,800, Continental GTC €169,000, Arnage R €231,700, Arnage T €244,600, Arnage RL €268,900, Azure €289,700, Brooklands €294,900.

Bentley Motors, UK-based premium car maker opened in 2008 a branch in Romania under the name Bentley Bucharest, held by Porsche Romania.

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