Dartz
Encyclopedia
DARTZ is a Latvian manufacturer of armored vehicles. Based in the old Russo-Balt
factory in Riga
, Latvia
, DARTZ has recently achieved notoriety for their line of luxury armored SUVs, the T-98 Kombat
and the Prombron (Russian
: ПРОМБРОНЬ), the latter of which was originally available upholstered in leather made from the foreskin of whale penises.
Dartz are available in several armouring levels from B2 to B7 and in its highest armored form can withstand attacks from rocket propelled granades.
The current model is equipped with a V8 motor. With its choice of 360 hp & 400 hp engines provides this armoured vehicle with a healthy top speed of 180kmh.
Recently, Red Sea Distribution announced that the T-98 Kombat
would be available in North America
for a list price starting at $225,000.
During the summer of 2010 GTspirit
reviewed the Dartz Prombron Wagon in Monaco
.
The car was presented at Top Marques Monaco as the Monaco Red Diamond Edition. Which included white gold and ruby embedded badges as well as a gold grill. It is speculated that this is the most expensive SUV in the world.
The Dartz Prombon Monaco Red Edition sells for €
1,000,000 and comes with gold-plated, bullet-proof windows, an exhaust system
made of tungsten
, diamond
and ruby
encrusted gauges and a Kelvar exterior coating. The Monaco Red edition also comes with three bottles of the world's most expensive vodka, RussoBaltique.
In February 2011 DARTZ announced a cooperation with the Chinese Automobile Trading Company. The first product of the cooperation is the Black Russian China Edition. Which included updates in the interior and the armor as well. The SUV will be the first product it will introduce to the Chinese Market.
Russo-Balt
Russo-Balt was one of the first Russian companies that produced cars between 1909 and 1923.- Russo-Baltic Wagon Corp. :...
factory in Riga
Riga
Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. With 702,891 inhabitants Riga is the largest city of the Baltic states, one of the largest cities in Northern Europe and home to more than one third of Latvia's population. The city is an important seaport and a major industrial, commercial,...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, DARTZ has recently achieved notoriety for their line of luxury armored SUVs, the T-98 Kombat
T-98 Kombat
The T-98 Kombat is a wheeled armoured vehicle built by Kombat Armouring, a subsidiary of Laura Group, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Kombat is one of the fastest armored off-road vehicles in the world, it has protection capabilities from level B2 to the highest level - B7, including protection...
and the Prombron (Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
: ПРОМБРОНЬ), the latter of which was originally available upholstered in leather made from the foreskin of whale penises.
Dartz are available in several armouring levels from B2 to B7 and in its highest armored form can withstand attacks from rocket propelled granades.
The current model is equipped with a V8 motor. With its choice of 360 hp & 400 hp engines provides this armoured vehicle with a healthy top speed of 180kmh.
Recently, Red Sea Distribution announced that the T-98 Kombat
T-98 Kombat
The T-98 Kombat is a wheeled armoured vehicle built by Kombat Armouring, a subsidiary of Laura Group, in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Kombat is one of the fastest armored off-road vehicles in the world, it has protection capabilities from level B2 to the highest level - B7, including protection...
would be available in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
for a list price starting at $225,000.
During the summer of 2010 GTspirit
GTspirit
GTspirit is a Weblog, founded in 2006. It provides the latest in luxury supercar, exotic car tuning and car culture news. GTspirit has expanded quickly, gaining worldwide recognition for providing daily news, information, road tests, videos and reports. GTspirit covers all major car shows from...
reviewed the Dartz Prombron Wagon in Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
.
The car was presented at Top Marques Monaco as the Monaco Red Diamond Edition. Which included white gold and ruby embedded badges as well as a gold grill. It is speculated that this is the most expensive SUV in the world.
The Dartz Prombon Monaco Red Edition sells for €
Euro
The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...
1,000,000 and comes with gold-plated, bullet-proof windows, an exhaust system
Exhaust system
An exhaust system is usually tubing used to guide reaction exhaust gases away from a controlled combustion inside an engine or stove. The entire system conveys burnt gases from the engine and includes one or more exhaust pipes...
made of tungsten
Tungsten
Tungsten , also known as wolfram , is a chemical element with the chemical symbol W and atomic number 74.A hard, rare metal under standard conditions when uncombined, tungsten is found naturally on Earth only in chemical compounds. It was identified as a new element in 1781, and first isolated as...
, diamond
Diamond
In mineralogy, diamond is an allotrope of carbon, where the carbon atoms are arranged in a variation of the face-centered cubic crystal structure called a diamond lattice. Diamond is less stable than graphite, but the conversion rate from diamond to graphite is negligible at ambient conditions...
and ruby
Ruby
A ruby is a pink to blood-red colored gemstone, a variety of the mineral corundum . The red color is caused mainly by the presence of the element chromium. Its name comes from ruber, Latin for red. Other varieties of gem-quality corundum are called sapphires...
encrusted gauges and a Kelvar exterior coating. The Monaco Red edition also comes with three bottles of the world's most expensive vodka, RussoBaltique.
In February 2011 DARTZ announced a cooperation with the Chinese Automobile Trading Company. The first product of the cooperation is the Black Russian China Edition. Which included updates in the interior and the armor as well. The SUV will be the first product it will introduce to the Chinese Market.