The Eterniti Artemis has been revealed in production-ready type at the opening of the company’s very first showroom in Park Royal, northwest London.
The new £250,000 super-SUV – which is based on the Porsche Cayenne – was very first shown at the Frankfurt motor show in 2011. Back then it was badged Hemera as well as was nothing more than a shell, designed to drum up rate of interest in the brand.
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This latest version is stated to be 85-per cent ready, with only a few enhancements in interior high quality as well as personalisation still to come. It features a full hand-stitched leather interior, lambs wool rugs as well as a starlight roof lining, while on the outside, there’s a wide bodykit, carbon-fibre mirrors as well as big 23-inch alloy wheels.
It’s powered by a tuned version of the Cayenne’s twin-turbo V8, which creates more than 600bhp as well as 750Nm of torque. This provides it a 0-60mph time of 4.5 seconds as well as a top speed of 180mph.
The advancement team was headed up by former formula One driver Johnny Herbert, while the exterior style as well as engineering is the work of Alastair Macqueen – the guy accountable for the Jaguar XJ220 – as well as the interior was designed by ex-Jaguar Land Rover’s Alan Mobberley.
Eterniti declares it will offer limitless range for personalisation, with Mobberley saying: “Our vehicles are distinguished by their hand-built nature. If our clients need anything else – as well as it’s feasible – we’ll establish it.”
The final tweaks are expected to be done by the time the brand makes its debut in Asia early next year, where it expects the majority of its sales to find from.
Eterniti states that the Artemis is the very first of a number of new designs for the British brand. Although there are currently no plans to develop a vehicle from scratch, a smaller SUV – potentially based on the Audi Q5 – is expected as well as a lightweight supercar might likewise be on the cards.