Dartz

Dartz Motorz Company (Latvian: Dartz Motorz Uzņēmums; Russian: Dartz Моторз Kомпании) is a privately held Latvian-based company, subsidiary of Estonian corporation Dartz Grupa OÜ, that designs, manufactures, and sells high performance armored vehicles.[1][2][3] The company constituted itself from a renovated former Russo-Balt factory in Riga, Latvia.[4][5]

For the musical group, see Dartz! For the Yu-Gi-Oh! character, see Dartz (Yu-Gi-Oh!).
Dartz Motorz
PredecessorRusso-Balt
Headquarters
Riga
,
Latvia
ProductsDartz Prombron
OwnerLeonard F. Yankelovich
ParentDARTZ GRUPA OÜ
Websitedartzmotorz.com

Product lineup

In 2009, Dartz attained notoriety with its Prombron model, in part because it was originally available in upholstered leather made from the foreskins of whale penises,[6] which the company subsequently dropped after the controversy was publicized.[7]

The Prombron came in nine distinct models: Iron Diamond, Iron Xtal, Monaco Red Diamond Edition, Black Dragon, Black Russian, Gold Russian, Aladeen, White Horse, and Monako.[8]

Since September 2014, the product line consists of Prombron Black Shark[9] and Black Snake.[10] The Prombron is available in either the Saloon (sedan) or the Pullman (wagon), offered in standard, short, or long wheelbase.[11]

Dartz Kombat

In 2010, Red Sea Distribution announced that the T-98 Kombat would be available in North America for a list price starting at $225,000.[12][13] However, just two years later the T-98 Kombat was phased out, and the Prombron was released.

Dartz's Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition was shown at the 2010 Top Marques in Monaco,[14] with an expected price of €1,000,000 ($1.25 million), it would become the world's most expensive SUV.[15] The features included white gold-ruby encrusted embedded badges as well as gold-plated, bullet-proof windows, an exhaust system made out of tungsten, diamond-ruby encrusted gauges, and Kevlar exterior coating. It also comes with three bottles of the world's most expensive vodka, RussoBaltique.[16]

In 2021, Dartz announced a plan to sell the small Wuling Hongguang Mini EV as the Dartz FreZe Nikrob, with a starting price in certain European countries at around 9,999 Euros.[17][18][19]

References
  1. "Investor Relations". Dartz World. Dartz Motorz (dartz.us). 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. "Contact Us". Dartz World. Dartz Motorz (dartz.us). 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  3. "Dartz Motorz Company". Dartz World. Dartz Motorz (dartz.us). 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  4. "Factory Tour / Dartz Motorz Company". Dartz World. Dartz Motorz (dartz.us). 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  5. "History". dartzkombat.com. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  7. "Foreskin Removal: Dartz Prombron drops the whale penis". Autoblog. 2009-11-10.
  8. "Models". Dartz Motorz (dartz.us). 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  9. "Black Shark". Dartz Grupa. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  10. "Black Snake". Dartz Grupa. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  11. "PROMBRON' - general info, body styles, main car models". MODELS. DARTZ MOTORZ (dartz.us). 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  12. Red Sea Distribution official Website
  13. Ramsey, Jonothan (October 2010). "zenvo-st1 gets a US distributor and a price". AutoBlog.
  14. "Road Test: Dartz Prombron Wagon". GT Spirit. 2010-06-08. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  15. tom (2012). "World's Most Expensive SUVs". most-expensive.net. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  16. Blackburn, Richard (2009-10-16). "The 4WD with seats made of whale penis". Fairfax Digital. Archived from the original on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  17. https://carbuzz.com/news/worlds-craziest-automaker-reveals-dirt-cheap-ev
  18. https://www.carscoops.com/2021/02/meet-the-dirt-cheap-dartz-freze-the-most-affordable-ev-in-europe/
  19. https://www.carscoops.com/2020/08/tiny-wuling-hongguang-mini-ev-has-locked-in-50000-orders/

See also
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