We’ve all heard about flying first class, but have you ever heard about driving first class? That’s the kind of experience that UK-based Carisma Auto Design promises to offer owners, or rather passengers, of its new Cadillac Escalade (evidently the outgoing model) tune. You may remember the brand from some of its more recent products based on the Land Rover Defender and Mercedes-Benz Viano van.
Carisma says that the Cadillac Escalade conversion was designed and built for an unnamed Middle Eastern business man, who also had the giga-size SUV fully armored to B4 level.
Behind the pitch black windows, the Escalade has been re-trimmed from top to bottom and front to back, with Carisma dressing the secluded passenger area in medium tan Connolly leather and real wood veneer insets, while adding two full sized, forward facing armchairs with electronic tilt and lumbar support controls, a refrigerator, a WIN8 PC, and a television screen.
According to Carisma, “From start to finish, the bespoke conversion required 75 square metres [807 sq.ft] of leather, 1 km [0.6 miles] of wiring, 600 electrical connections and involved 700 hours of labour.”
Clive Drake, Sales Director, Carisma Auto Design, commented: “This has been our biggest project to date and is a great example of the range of elements we can offer in a conversion – from state-of-the-art technology, to the finest handcrafted wood and leather. No two Carisma vehicles are the same and are limited only by the customer’s imagination.”
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