The Dartz Prombron has armour plating, bullet-proof windows and exotic leather interiors. The car’s body is armour-plated to enable a driver to make a quick getaway in the event of a shooting
This monster is built on a Mercedes-Benz chassis. The list of options and features is breathtaking: V8 or V12 six-litre engine, a top speed of 194mph (312km/h), armour-plating, bullet-proof windows, electrified door handles, a choice of exotic leather interiors, dual petrol tanks, signal jammer… the list is almost endless.
The vehicle, which costs at least $1.1m (£730,000; €1m), is the brainchild of Leonard Yankelovich. He was born and grew up in Latvia, when it was still part of the Soviet Union. He trained as an engineer, and made a fortune from customising windows and other car parts in the 1990s.
The Dartz workshop and offices are located on the site of the old Russo-Baltic works in Latvia’s capital Riga, where in the past luxury train carriages were made, as well as early models of armoured cars.
“I am continuing a tradition,” says Mr Yankelovich.
After a period of doing increasingly elaborate customisation work, Mr Yankelovich eventually moved into creating vehicles aimed at a new target market – the ultra wealthy.
“Rich people are strange people,” he says.
He mentions that he has a client from the UAE who owned a Bugatti sports car, and who then became dissatisfied when his friends also bought Bugattis.
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