The Knight XV Is One Tough Truck

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The Knight XV is built on top of a  Ford F-350 Super Duty frame and it uses ballistic hardened steel, making it fully armoured including ballistic fiberglass fenders and bumper.  The Knight XV is equipped with a 6.8-liter V10 engine that produces a powerful 400 HP and 500 lb-ft of torque.  It also features a 5-speed Torqshift automatic transmission, it’s 4X4, can also run on E85 (Flex Fuel), the tires are a massive 40 inches wrapped around 20-inch aircraft-grade wheels, and it comes with its own Automotive Night Vision System that enables drivers to see much further with improved clarity.

Here is the full spec list for the Knight XV:

Interior Features:

• Optional seating (from boardroom seating to first class aircraft sleeper)
• Driver partition (with two way intercom) may be ordered with or without hydraulic window drive
• Electrostatic window opaqueing (tinting) system, sides and rear
• Rear passenger power windows
• Heated seats
• Large flat screen TV
• Entertainment – media system upgrades
• Window privacy screens
• Curtains for rear-door windows, electric
• Curtains for rear-window
• Black Box
• Satellite TV
• Refreshment bar
• Cooler box
• Cigar Humidor
• Security safe
• A/C inverter
• Fire extinguisher
• Right-hand-drive version
• Leather 6 way electric conference and cabin seating, total 6 passengers, in hand crafted Andrew Muirhead leather
• Wilton Wool luxury carpeting
• Spacious extended interior
• Alpine AM, FM, CD, DVD, Navigation and Bluetooth equipment
• Front power windows
• Ultra Suede interior finish throughout
• Leather-wrapped steering wheel
• Interior lighting, map/courtesy and ambient
• Dual screen rear console (remote controlled inputs)
• Personal rear seat side mounted laptop stations

Exterior Features:

• Siren, two way P/A with intercom system
• Hidden front VIP strobes (red, blue, clear)
• Towing package
• Expedition heavy duty roof rack with folding ladder
• Outside spare, mounted on rear door
• Windshield visor
• Battery: Original replaced with an Optima® battery
• Auxiliary fuel tank
• Turbo Charger
• Remote starter
• Stainless steel running boards (side and rear mounted)
• Knight XV 20″ polished rims, forged from 6061 aluminum
• Mickey Thompson 40″ Baja tires
• Fascia mounted PIAA dual mode fog and driving lamps
• Heated, telescoping side view mirrors

Security Features:

• FLIR night vision cameras*** mounted front and rear, on individual screens
• Roof mounted rear view camera
• Keyless entry system
• Transparent, tinted, armour glass throughout
• Tandem tinted moon roof panels (transparent armour) with privacy shades
• ASC Ballistic run flat system on all tires
• Securilok** passive anti theft key system
• Surveillance cameras
• External Listening Device
• Under vehicle magnetic attachment detector
• GPS Transmitter
• Bolt lock door system
• Search spot light (roof mounted)
• Oxygen survival kit for inside front and rear compartment
• External smoke security system, sides and rear (available where permitted)
• Exhaust System wire mesh tailpipe protection

The Knight XV weighs in at approximately 12,000 lbs., is 7’4” tall, 18’1” long and 8’2” wide, each one takes about 1,500 hours to hand build with precision craftsmanship and attention to every detail, and it costs around $360,000 USD.

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