Dartz
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Dartz Motorz Company is a privately held Latvia-based company, subsidiary of Estonian corporation Dartz Grupa OÜ, that designs, manufactures, and sells high performance armored vehicles.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The company constituted itself from a renovated former Russo-Balt factory in Riga, Latvia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Product lineupEdit
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,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which the company subsequently dropped after the controversy was publicized.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Since September 2014, the product line consists of Prombron Black Shark<ref name="dartzgrupa.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Black Snake.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Prombron is available in either the Saloon (sedan) or the Pullman (wagon), offered in standard, short, or long wheelbase.<ref name="dartz1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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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.<ref>Red Sea Distribution official Website</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> However, just two years later the T-98 Kombat was phased out, and the Prombron was released.Template:Citation needed
Dartz's Prombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition was shown at the 2010 Top Marques in Monaco,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> with an expected price of €1,000,000 ($1.25 million), it would become the world's most expensive SUV.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The features included white gold-rubyTemplate:Clarify encrusted embedded badges as well as gold-plated, bullet-proof windows, an exhaust system made out of tungsten, diamond-rubyTemplate:Clarify encrusted gauges, and Kevlar exterior coating. It also comes with three bottles of the world's most expensive vodka, RussoBaltique.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
In 2022 the company announced plans to drop its "Z" logo, to apparently portray itself away from its Russian origins in the Russo-Balt company. A diamond skull sign replaced it.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Their web shop however, was as of May 2025 still marketing luxury "Z" incrusted products interspaced with weaponry images.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Its website explains what animal skin the interior couches are made of, or how it smells, without actual information about the armor rating or vehicle's performance.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
See alsoEdit
- Kombat Armouring continues production of the T-98 Kombat
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