Gadgets: Conquest Vehicles

The Knight XV from Conquest Vehicles: For when you absolutely, positively need a luxury ride that can withstand the Apocalypse. With a limited production run of only 100 vehicles, this luxury armored SUV - inspired by the Gurkha military vehicle - costs a paltry $310,000 USD; its nearest competitor, the Dartz Pombron, has no base price listed (estimated cost: $1.5 million USD).

 

Comes standard with the following luxury appointments (highlights included below; see brochure link for complete list):

• Wilton Wool carpeting
• Ultrasuede interior
• 6-way cabin seating crafted from Andrew Muirhead leather
• Alpine CD/DVD/AM/FM sound, navigation and bluetooth equipment
• PathFindIR thermal imaging camera equipment
• Roof mounted dual search spotlights (joystick controlled)
• Transparent thermal tinted armored glass throughout
• Hutchinson Ballistic run-flat tires, a roof-mounted rearview camera
• High-strength steel armor body construction
• Protective firewall between the driver and passenger compartments

Some of the optional upgrades listed in the Knight XV's brochure include:

• Retractable flat-screen TVs
• Siren, 2-way PA system/loudspeaker and/or external intercom communication system
• Playstation 3/Xbox integrated gaming system
• Electrostatic tinting
• Hidden front VIP strobe lights
• VIP upgrade package: decanter bar, cooler box, cigar humidor
• Under-vehicle explosion protection system
• Under-vehicle magnetic attachment detector
• Black box (just like commercial planes)
• Exterior surveillance camera system
• Positive pressure defense system against gas attacks (including solid, liquid and gaseous contaminants)
• 30-minute oxygen survival kit
• Right-hand drive conversion kit (no matter where you live, they'll make sure you can drive it!)
• Trac Vision Satellite Dish System
• Electromagnetic Pulse Defense System
• Engine conversion to run on diesel/biodiesel: $25,000 USD

If you don't want an SUV but need something that's just as secure, try the Dartz Pombron Nagel, the brainchild of Swedish luxury vehicle designer Eduard Gray. The Nagel's engine boasts a whopping 2,000 HP.

For those with a sense of humor and money to burn, try the Dartz Pombron Monaco Red Diamond Edition? It comes with whale penis leather interior, gold-plated bulletproof windows, and three bottles of RussoBaltique Vodka.