The Emperor I is a Maybach Rocket 900 wearing gaudy jewellery

Tech2 News Staff|Aug 19, 2016, 17:26:20 IST

Maybach, the luxury car brand of Mercedes-Benz recently launched the Mercedez S-Class based Rocket 900 ultra-luxury car. Now a new international firm called Scaldarsi Motors that claims to “bespoke masterpieces to life” has taken the car to next level.Meet the Emperor I. This is Scaldarsi Motors first attempt at a made to order automobile and the company plans to expand its automotive lineup and build bespoke yachts and private jets as well. According to the company the car is opulent beauty, and the meticulous combination of the world’s finest engineers, designers, and craftsmen.It features the same twin-turbocharged, 6.2-litre V12 on the original S600, which was modified by Brabus to deliver 888 hp. This allows the gigantic car to go from 0 to 100 kmph in 3.7 seconds. The exterior sees a drastic change as it comes with a widened body kit, new front and rear ends, and interesting looking wheels. The company says that some of the body elements are made out of 24-karat gold.You get a variety of customisation for the cabin as you get a choice of 24 exotic animal leather, 24 leather upholstery colours, and 78 type of wood veneers.The exquisite car starts at a pricing of $1.5 million and only 10 units of the car will be made. More models from the company are expected to come including the Emperor II (a Mercedes-AMG S65 Coupe), III (Bentley Bentayga), IV (Mercedes-AMG G65) and V (Bugatti Chiron).

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