Prince Albert of Monaco will use it for his Royal Wedding, scheduled to take place on July 2nd. We originally thought that Lexus was just going to use any plain hybrid saloon for the job, but the media success of Prince William’s wedding has resulted in a customizing frenzy.
With the clock ticking, the customizing team cut the metal roof off the car and replaced it with a one-piece transparent roof developed by using advanced technologies from the aerospace industry. The time laps video is only a minute long, and you get the impression this was a quick job, but the Belgian coachbuilder Carat Duchatelet that was tasked with converting the car has spent over 2,000 hours, mainly on conserving safety and quality.
Almost 20,000 parts had to be taken off the car and put back together to fit new components made of lightweight materials, designed to brace the body and make it as rigid a possible. The car even has the carmaker’s stamp of approval, as Lexus engineers supervised the whole process.
The Lexus LS 600h Landaulet will be used by the royal couple to tour the principality after the marriage ceremony, and you can be sure they will be able to do so on electric power alone, with no local emission being produced.
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