DARTZ Creates Supreme Popmobile to Protect Pope Leo XIV
When Pope Leo XIV emerged and claimed the rare name ‘Leo’, the DARTZ team’s inbox overflowed with more congratulations than arrived on any birthday, prompting immediate action. Determined to deliver a Supreme Popmobile before the Vatican chimney cooled, the engineers enlisted visionary artist Ferry Passchier, who transformed the DARTZ Prombron Black Zeppelin CLV—once finished in white—into a design worthy of the new pontiff within an hour.
The concept itself predates the present moment. More than a decade earlier, while DARTZ prepared vehicles for General Admiral Aladeen, the team conceived a Supreme Popmobile. On 18 May thirteen years ago, during The Dictator première, they scheduled a convoy of golden cars and a Popmobile to visit the North Korean Embassy, yet a suspected nuclear threat forced cancellation. The ambition, however, never faded.
Yesterday, a terse signal—' LEO—JUST DO IT’—revived the plan. Ferry responded instantly, and the latest concept took shape.
DARTZ, the historic coachbuilder reborn from RBVZ JV, founded in 1869, still offers what industry giants cannot: uniqueness, elegance and nobility. While peers merged or vanished into what the company calls Coachbuilder Valhalla, DARTZ remains privately owned and fiercely independent.
Pope Leo XIV requires more than heritage. Modern threats demand protection beyond bullet or bomb resistance, so the Supreme Popmobile integrates proprietary GBOL technology and Anti-Drone Protection Standards, shielding its occupant from airborne and terrestrial dangers.
A reel-to-reel sound system by Kostas Metaxas crowns the vehicle, proving that safety and style coexist within the glass cube. The Supreme Popmobile marries nineteenth-century craftsmanship with cutting-edge defence, ready to serve Pope Leo XIV’s legacy and showcase DARTZ’s enduring ingenuity.
