Meet Aznom Palladium: A ‘hyper-limousine’ with RAM’s 700 bhp V8 and uber luxurious interior

Is it an SUV, is it a saloon, did a saloon eat an SUV? It is the Aznom Palladium. One of the most shocking unveilings of 2020, the Aznom Palladium is said to be an 'hyper-limousine' based on the RAM 1500 pickup truck. Rather an odd mix, a 5.7-litre V8 from a RAM and yet with Rolls-Royce-competing luxury inside. This isn't as odd as the fact that the thing you see in the pictures here hails from Monza. And we thought that Italians were one of the best when it came to design and styling.

Aznom say that the Palladium is meant to fill an 'interesting and exclusive niche'. Well, we'd say this stands true. It was designed by a man named Alessandro Camorali from Studio CAMAL in Torino and it was hand made using “artisanal manufacturing techniques that are almost lost today.” But, but it features a carbon fibre bonnet and roof as well as composite bumpers front and back!

The Palladium (this sounds like the name more of a fancy building with giant pillars than a car) is powered by RAM's 5.7-litre HEMI V8 which makes 700 bhp and 949 Nm of torque. This will propel the Palladium that weighs 2.6 tonnes from 0-100 km/h in 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 208 km/h.

The engine is paired with an eight-speed transmission and it gets switchable rear/four-wheel-drive with an electronic locking differential. There will also be a mild-hybrid HEMI that RAM also does for the 1500.

Only 10 units will be built and each customer will be able to personalise the cabin as per their preferences. Aznom, in fact, started out back in 2007 upgrading interiors in cars like Land Rover Defender and the Fiat 500.

Aznom says that the rear seats are 'not unlike a throne' and as standard, the Palladium's inerds are covered in Foglizzo leather, inlcuding the roof. It gets fancy big screens for the passengers and posh glass holders. Have you seen such a boot opening on any other car? Wrong question, have you such a car before?