Aznom’s Giant Art Deco Sedan Is 9 Feet Longer Than An Escalade And Twice As Absurd

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Italy’s Aznom dreams up an 8m electric land yacht that makes a Rolls Royce look restrained

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by Chris Chilton

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• Aznom imagines a giant EV limo with pre-war chauffeur flair.
• Four motors and a V6 range extender deliver 1,000 hp total.
• L’Epoque could be built, but it remains a fantasy for now.

If modern luxury sedans like this year’s new Mercedes S-Class feel a little dull and samey, Aznom has a flamboyant cure. The Italian outfit behind the Ram-based Palladium has teamed up with Camal Studio to imagine an electric limo so enormous and indulgent it makes today’s four-door flagships look like economy cars.

Related: Aznom Turns Original Smart ForTwo Into An $25K EV For 14-Year-Olds

The concept is called L’Epoque, and it is best understood as a rolling daydream. Inspired by chauffeur-driven cars from the 1920s and ’30s, it reinterprets that era’s drama using modern electric hardware and unapologetically exaggerated proportions.

Exaggerated might be underselling it. L’Epoque measures roughly 8,000 mm (315 inches or 26.3 feet) in length! That makes it twice as long as a Ford Fiesta, a staggering 2.6 meters or 103 inches longer than the standard Escalade, and 88 inches, or 2.2 meters, longer than the stretched Cadillac Escalade ESV. It also rides on massive 30-inch wheels.

And the dimensions aren’t the only reason people stop and stare. The strange blend of muscular peaked arches, flat hood, upright grille and boat-tail rear make it look someone threw a Rolls Royce Phantom and a late 1970s C3 Corvette into a digital blender.

Lounge interior

The doors open with a theatrical double motion, lifting part of the roof as they reveal an interior where the idea of back seats as we known them is thrown out entirely.

The rear compartment is a lounge, complete with a massive sofa, fold away chairs, and a central cabinet that can hide a minibar, cigar humidor, or watch winder. Screens stay hidden unless summoned, because Aznom thinks real luxury should feel calm, not cluttered.

The choice of materials and their finish, meanwhile, borrows ideas from Italian furniture craftsmanship. Wood, leather, and fabric dominate, and extensive soundproofing aims to turn traffic into background noise.

An AI assistant quietly manages climate, lighting, fragrance, and suspension, leaving passengers to do what they like best, which could be sipping cocktails, counting their money, or making more of it.

Range extender

Underneath the art deco fantasy sits a throughly modern powertrain. A separate electric motor drives each of the four wheels, delivering more than 986 hp, which translates to a fat 1,000 metric PS.

A V6 engine acts as a range extender, feeding a 100 kWh battery, and the ladder frame chassis features adaptive suspension designed to keep the car perfectly level, even on cobblestones. Wouldn’t want those martinis to spill.

Aznom says L’Epoque could theoretically be built as a one off, thanks to experience gained from the Palladium luxury crosssover – but probably not experience gained from its Smart ForTwo EV conversions.

Yes, this company has a weirdly diverse portfolio. For now, though, L’Epoque remains safely filed under ‘daydream.’ Then again, Aznom has a habit of turning strange ideas into metal, so never say never.

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