At Least One Wealthy Particular person Is Shopping for This $1.5M Ram 1500-Primarily based Luxurious Sedan

The Aznom Palladium is not a automobile for the timid—or possibly even the tasteful, for that matter. It is an Italian coachbuilt sedan that is primarily based on a Ram pickup truck, of all issues, with 710 horsepower, all-wheel drive, and appears solely an oligarch may love. Nonetheless, for a sure Aznom buyer, an excessive amount of simply wasn’t sufficient, which is why they requested for a bespoke Palladium with an even bigger engine and much more energy.

Prior to now, the Palladium had used a 5.7-liter twin-turbo V8 that made 710 horsepower and 701 pound-feet of torque. Nonetheless, for this particular buyer, Aznom threw that out for a twin-turbocharged, 6.4-liter Hemi V8. Now, the Palladium makes 850 horsepower and 774 lb-ft of torque, which is much more than the 702-hp Ram TRX makes. Aznom will not launch any efficiency figures for this specific Palladium however the lesser 710 horsepower automotive is alleged to hit 60 mph in 4.5 seconds and attain a high velocity of 130 mph. Aznom did present a brand new high velocity determine, although—155 mph.

The V8 receives a reasonably substantial overhaul from its Dodge and Ram roots, too. Slightly than simply slapping some turbos on the Hemi, Aznom fitted it with cast pistons, bolstered nimonic valve springs, upgraded camshafts, a selected headgasket, air-to-water intercoolers, and upgraded gas injectors. I might wager to say that whoever ordered this won’t be so within the trivia of mechanical upgrades, however nonetheless, it is obtained ’em.

As for the remainder of the Palladium, it stays the identical, which implies it nonetheless appears to be like like an condo constructing with wheels. It is exhausting to grasp why Aznom used a pickup truck as the idea for the Palladium sedan, relatively than an SUV, however the proportions are in contrast to virtually anything on the highway.

Inside, you possibly can inform the entrance of the cabin is predicated on a Ram because it maintains the identical steering wheel, digital gauges, Uconnect infotainment system, and dash-mounted rotary gear selector dial. Nonetheless, the supplies have all been upgraded aggressively, with the seats being lined in what I can solely describe as H.R. Giger alien pores and skin.

Aznom is simply going to construct ten Palladiums—9 of which can have the 5.7-liter V8 and only one with the 6.4-liter Hemi—with costs beginning at $1.5 million.

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