Should you wish to travel in the lap of luxury but don’t fancy driving, the chauffeur-driven limousine is the usual choice of businessmen the world over. But there is a quicker – yet equally sumptuous – way to get to the airport and that’s by taxi, using bus lanes.
Not any old taxi, mind. This conversion from the bespoke coachbuilding division of premium car specialist Clive Sutton is appointed like a private jet for the road. Customers can opt for a plethora of luxury fittings from leather-clad, electronically-reclining heated rear seats with footrests, to a fibre-optic roof mimicking the night sky, or electronic self-closing door fittings from a Rolls-Royce Ghost.
Customers can choose from a four-, three- or an ultra-spacious two-seat set-up with a drinks fridge, on-board WiFi and Bluetooth as standard.
Thick-pile carpet, an ambient lighting system and hand-crafted wood veneers further lift this taxi above the realms of the prosaic. You can even specify a PlayStation or Xbox, its console connected to a 20-inch screen within the leather-clad divider between the front and rear compartments.
