VERTU CELEBRATES THE LEGENDARY RACETRACKS OF THE WORLD WITH LIMITED EDITION PHONES

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Vertu releases the final two Racetrack Legends Limited Editions - MONACO and NÜRBURGRING.

To celebrate the classic racetracks of the world, Vertu has created the Racetrack Legends Series. Six racetracks have been selected for their historic status and ongoing place in the history of Motorsport, each and every one legendary in its own right. Vertu's new Racetrack Legends series commemorates these renowned tracks with six limited edition models.

Monaco and Nürburgring, the latest additions to the Vertu Ascent Racetrack Legends Limited Collection are now available in Vertu stockists around Australia.


Only 1000 individually numbered models
of both the Monaco Limited Edition and the
Nürburgring Limited Edition will be made available ˜ each one sporting an etching of its respective legendary racetrack on the back of the handset. Each handset also features knurled titanium and petrol resistant leather. Retailing at $10,250.


Other limited editions, in the Racetrack Legends collection, celebrate the revered race tracks of Monza, Silverstone, Le Mans, and Indianapolis.

‘We are confident that the Racetrack Legends series will become a collector's phone,’ said Chris Harris, Vertu's Global Marketing Director. ’We sold all 997 pieces of last year's Ascent Motorsport Limited Edition phones in a few weeks, and have constantly been asked for more. This new series is our response to that demand.’

Vertu's limited edition Racetrack Legends phones are exclusive offerings that honour the great racetracks of the world. In keeping with Vertu's high standard, each limited edition model will feature materials never used before on a mobile phone, ensuring that these phones will be truly unique.

Made in the United Kingdom, this limited edition collection is the newest addition to the world's toughest line of phones. Twice as many hours went into the research and development of the Vertu Ascent as go into a modern Formula One racing car. Not satisfied with the short-life span and poor environmental resistance of natural rubber, Vertu sought out alternatives that met their exacting standards. The high performance synthetic rubber Vertu finally selected is specially designed by DuPont with added strength and outstanding weather, UV, o-zone, heat and chemical resistance, to look and feel like natural rubber. In addition to gracing the curves of this luxury phone, this high performance synthetic rubber is used in underwater sonar devices, automobile parts, and mountings on the Paris Grande Arche.

Vertu craftsmen combined advanced metal injection moulding techniques and laser engraving with precise hand lacquering to fashion the bezel nose. The custom-developed Liquidmetalâ alloy used to create the chassis is stronger than aerospace grade titanium and can withstand being run over by a performance sports car. Petrol-resistant automotive leather encases a pure sapphire crystal face, and each key is supported by two jewelled ruby bearings. Every key is micro-perforated by laser, with over 575 holes drilled in a single keypad to create the effect of light shining through solid steel.