Dartz

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Dartz Motor Company
Predecessor Russo-Balt
Headquarters
Riga
,
Latvia
ProductsDartz Prombron
OwnerLeonard F. Yankelovich
Parent DARTZ GRUPA OÜ
Website dartzmotorz.com

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. [1] [2] [3] The company constituted itself from a renovated former Russo-Balt factory in Riga, Latvia. [4] [5]

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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]

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Dartz Pombron

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]

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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.[ citation needed ]

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[ clarification needed ] encrusted embedded badges as well as gold-plated, bullet-proof windows, an exhaust system made out of tungsten, diamond-ruby[ clarification needed ] encrusted gauges, and Kevlar exterior coating. It also comes with three bottles of the world's most expensive vodka, RussoBaltique. [16]

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 was supposed to replace it. [17] Instead, as of 2023 its webpage was still marketing luxury "Z" incrusted products interspaced with weaponry images. [18]

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. [19]

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