2012 Eterniti Artemis
Ladies and gentlemen of the Internet, meet the new
Eterniti Artemis. It is a luxury SUV. It is a hot-rod. It is £ 252,000.
Unveiled at the Beijing motor show where the Artemis
will hope to find many new homes, the cars on display are described as
running prototypes, and Eterniti proudly trumpets the fact that should it stick
to a summer 2012 production schedule, it will beat the luxury SUVs offered by
Bentley, Maserati and Lamborghini.
The Artemis features some powerful
artillery: basically, a tweaked version of the Porsche Cayenne Turbo’s
4.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8, set to produce over 600 bhp and 553 lb-ft of torque.
Eterniti claims a 0-62 mph time of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of over 180 mph,
both a little bit quicker than the car it’s based on.
Eterniti has enlisted the help of former F1 driver Johnny Herbert and
Jaguar XJ220 designer Alastair Macqueen to hone the performance and handling.
The rear cabin is 100 mm longer than the Cayenne’s,
with twin reclining rear seats, iPad-ready holders and a drinks chiller, giving
you some idea of its target clientele. Elsewhere you’ve got the ‘finest
leathers’, quilted undercarpets, lambswool rugs, natural woods, some carbon
fibre and a high-end audio system.
That custom body is made from carbon composites and
hand-built, and the wheels? Goodness, 23in lightweight forged alloys, no less.
