Thursday 2nd September 2021

Meet the world's most luxurious black cab

Forget Uber - uber-luxurious is where it's at, with the VIP LEV Taxi

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Long gone are the days of opening your controversial-yet-too-cheap-to-ignore taxi hailing app, selecting your private chauffeur (thank god Covid got rid of the drunken germ fest that was the Uber Pool...) and hop aboard your Prius, ready for a vomit-inducing race around the rat runs of inner London. Instead, Clive Sutton is offering the direct antithesis of such an experience, with the Sutton VIP LEV Taxi. And it starts at £104,680 - about the same as a trip south of the river on New Year's Eve surge pricing.

This isn't just a gimmick, though; the Sutton VIP, created by Sutton Bespoke, is a full production range, available for actual customer orders. In fact, there are three rear-seat configurations for customers to pick from: a common-or-garden four-seater, a more exclusive three-seat style, or, for a proper private experience away from the prying ears of London's finest, a two-seater set-up with a fridge and on-board WiFi as standard.

An optional leather-clad divider can be specified that fully splits the front and rear sections - plus a PlayStation or Xbox to go alongside the 20-inch media screen. Well, who said corporate life had to be boring? These are all part of the "extravagant features usually reserved for superyachts and private jets", all found sitting in the wrong lane of the North Circ'.

Clive Sutton, Founder and CEO, said, "While many of our clients seek power, performance and stand-out style, another portion prefer discreet, unique, customisable luxury. Our Sutton VIP LEVC Taxi enables the most comfortable, spacious and private journey through the city."

So there we have it. Those rich enough to afford a hackney carriage in the first place will be able to demonstrate their huge wealth even more with leather and pretty gadgets. We're only jealous we're stuck with a 4.3 Uber rating, though...

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• London Taxis International TXII | Shed of the Week

[WokkaWokka]

“I say driver, be a good sport and raise the screen, one needs to urinate.”

[chazwozza]

I mean, it's random, but i'm glad it exists

[HocusPocus]

The tissue box makes me think this cab could be ideal for filming porno.

[Krikkit]

Much like the customised Merc V-class etc that seem to roll around, these are a great and totally anonymous way to get ferried about London for the famous.

[sidesauce]

Krikkit said:

Much like the customised Merc V-class etc that seem to roll around, these are a great and totally anonymous way to get ferried about London for the famous.

Much prefer the V-Class as they have way more space and better amenities in comparison to these taxis.

[Speed addicted]

sidesauce said:

Krikkit said:

Much like the customised Merc V-class etc that seem to roll around, these are a great and totally anonymous way to get ferried about London for the famous.

Much prefer the V-Class as they have way more space and better amenities in comparison to these taxis.

You would also have less hassle from drunk people trying to get into the thing every time you stopped!

[fantheman80]

WokkaWokka said:

“I say driver, be a good sport and raise the screen, one needs to urinate.”

Thanks for making me laugh out loud in the office...!

[redroadster]

Thought it was an ugly Bentley bentayga

[ntiz]

Kingsman did it better

[sidesauce]

Speed addicted said:

sidesauce said:

Krikkit said:

Much like the customised Merc V-class etc that seem to roll around, these are a great and totally anonymous way to get ferried about London for the famous.

Much prefer the V-Class as they have way more space and better amenities in comparison to these taxis.

You would also have less hassle from drunk people trying to get into the thing every time you stopped!

Great point!

[Nurburgsingh]

HocusPocus said:

The tissue box makes me think this cab could be ideal for filming porno.

Posh fake taxi dot com !

[Dave Hedgehog]

HocusPocus said:

The tissue box makes me think this cab could be ideal for filming porno.

they dont need a box of tissues in a cab to film a porno lol

[mynameistim]

HocusPocus said:

The tissue box makes me think this cab could be ideal for filming porno.

I bloody love porn

[kbee540]

Weirdly, I think this is far more relevant to the real world than the unending calvalcade of taste-free multi-million bucks pose-mobiles for the mega-rich.

[anonymous-user]

[rare6499]

This is possibly the coolest thing I’ve seen for a long time.

[21st Century Man]

Nope, I'm not really seeing it, it's just a nicely trimmed and fitted out taxi. How is nasty tacky blue mood lighting luxurious?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

I caught the back view of one of these & thought it was a taxi



Probably not what the owner was hoping for

[MightyBadger]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

I caught the back view of one of these & thought it was a taxi



Probably not what the owner was hoping for

Doubt he is a mindreader so probably wouldn’t bother him

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

MightyBadger said:

Doubt he is a mindreader so probably wouldn’t bother him