Say what you want about Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, but they’re taking the doting parent thing pretty seriously – at least based on what little North West will soon be shuttled around in.
The controversial rap star, and proud new papa, has apparently doled out more than $2-million for a pair of SUVs that can withstand gunfire, bombs, landmines, and rocket-propelled grenades.
We’re guessing a spilled milk bottle won’t be a problem either.
Built by Latvian-based automaker Dartz Motorz, the trucks look like pumped-up and armor-plated Hummer H1s with a penchant for wearing lots of bling.
Called the Prombron, each truck is tailored to a client’s demands – which makes pegging the exact price Kanye paid more of a guessing game.
There are long and short wheelbase models, not to mention trim levels such as “Red Diamond,” “Black Russian,” and “Black Dragon.”
Stretching 208 inches long (about 6 inches longer than a Chevrolet Tahoe), a standard Prombron weighs in at 5,500 lbs.
The standard engine is powerful, but it needs to be to haul around these four-wheeled monsters.
The truck’s 6.0-liter V-8 pushes out 552-horspower and comes equipped with a 6-speed automatic and all-wheel-drive.
Top speed is a (claimed) 194 mph, and Dartz says the sprint from 0 to 60 mph takes 4.9 seconds.
Do you really want to know the fuel mileage? Okay, here it is anyhow: 10-mpg city, 17-mpg highway.
Owners can blunt those MPG figures even further by loading on extra weight with the Prombron’s several different levels of armor enhancements – including the “Lead Zeppelin” anti-radiation option package, which includes 2-inch thick glass and an exterior coating to protect you and your loved ones from any errant isotopes.
Dartz Motorz is no stranger to the whims of a rich and powerful clientele, no matter how dubious their taste in color and trim might be.
A few years ago, Dartz Motorz made headlines by offering an interior trimmed in whale penis skin.
Yes, you read that correctly.
The company’s website proudly claims it is the “supplier of tsars, admirals and the dictators [sic] since 1869.” Apparently Dartz can now add “rap moguls and reality TV stars” to that roster.
