Cordero Studios
Luxury Transportation: JetVan for the Jet Set
June 1, 2005
Becker Automotive JetVan
Howard Becker of Becker Automotive
Design espouses a
new form of transportation based on chauffeur-driven
utility. “Not only does it
give you the ability to rest, relax, and
enjoy,” he asserts, “but, given the
mobile office, the amount of
concentrated work you can do in an hour’s commute
can be enhanced by
high-speed wireless Internet. When you get to the office,
you’re an
hour ahead of where you would have been.”
Consider this
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Eric and Diane Holm, who
own a chain of
restaurants in Florida and Georgia. They also own “his and her”
Bentleys, Benz SLs, and Land Rovers, and a private jet. They are
well-accustomed
to comfortable, quick, high-quality transportation. (Click imatge to enlarge)
The base U.S.-market
Dodge Sprinter is a thinly disguised
Mercedes-Benz commercial van powered by a
federalized 2.7-liter
turbo-diesel 5-cylinder engine producing 154 hp and 243 ft
lbs of
torque. But Becker’s Sprinter-based conversions are anything but
standard. Appropriately dubbed JetVans for their executive aircraftlike
interiors, they are easily the most functional, well-designed, and
opulently
equipped Becker Automotive creations yet.
The exterior
is transformed with
Mercedes-Benz trim augmented by tastefully designed
front spoilers, headlights,
tubular side steps and custom wheels and
tires—and nothing is
ostentatious. “Our customers want a low-key
presence on the outside,” Becker
explains. The engine is tuned to
deliver approximately 200 hp and more than 300
ft lbs of torque. Bigger
brakes, a better-balanced center of gravity resulting
from substantial
floor insulation, and a choice of suspension improvements round
out the
package. Soft Ride provides gentler springs that are teamed with beefier
shocks and sway bars, and a custom-designed independent rear
suspension—offering
the ultimate combination of agility and rear
passenger comfort.
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