Kaiser Commander | |
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Produced: |
2012 - Present |
Body style: |
Sedan Estate (2nd & 3rd) |
Engines: |
(3rd) 3.0 Turbo Inline 6 Hybrid 5.5 Litre V8 8.5 Liter V10 (2nd & 3rd) 6.0 Liter V12 (3rd) |
The Kaiser Commander is the flagship model of Kaiser Automotive , it has been built 2 months after Kaiser Automotive was formed. The Commander is supposed to be based off the BMW 760i and the Tesla Model S.
First Generation[]
First Generation | |
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Production: |
2012 - 2013 |
Engines: |
5.5 Liter V8 |
Body Style: |
Sedan |
Designer: |
altairassassin01 |
The Commander was built in 2012, it was the first model built by the company. Although is was a rebadged off another vehicle, as designer, altairassassin01 didn't have much experience as a car builder. The vehicle was based on a front-engine rear-wheel-drive layout. The first generation Commander was put out of production in April 2013.
Model Varients[]
Over it's production span, many different Commander models were built, including the following:
- Commander URT Silver Series (Sport version of the vehicle)
- Commander URT500 (Slight performance upgrade to the standard car)
Kaiser also built a LWB model, however. It never made production due to it's complexity of the platform, the Commander Estate was built as a replacement instead.
Second Generation[]
Second Generation | |
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Production: |
April 2013 - November 2013 |
Body Style: |
Sedan Estate |
Engines: |
5.5 Liter V8 8.5 Liter V10 |
Designer: |
NewEvolution |
As hellomotoman agreed to sign a deal with altairassassin01 to claim 25% more ownership of Kaiser Automotive, apart of the new agreement stated that the First Generation Commander had to be the first indepently designed vehicle apart of the Kaiser lineup.
However, the second generation was soon rejected from the market in late 2013. Due to poor sales and design dissaproval.
Commander V12 TDT Concept[]
Main Article: Kaiser Commander V12 TDT Concept
Apart of the new V10 engine being placed into the Commander, a concept was announced by Kaiser to place a V12 TDT engine built in co-development with URT, however. However, Kaiser had no intent of producing the V12 TDT Concept, as putting the V12 in the car would make it too front end heavy.
Third Generation[]
Third Generation | |
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Production: |
2014 - Present |
Body Style: |
Sedan Estate |
Engines: |
3.0 Liter Inline 6 Turbo Hybrid 5.5 Liter V8 8.5 Liter V10 6.0 Liter V12 |
Designer: |
NewEvolution |
In early 2014, Kaiser announced the return of the Commander with an all new design and a whole new engine range, including Kaiser's Hybrid Turbo Inline 6 engine. This was the first Kaiser vehicle to offer a fully detailed interior and engine, meaning the brick count was raised into the 300's. Kaiser also mentioned they will produce this vehicle in mid-2014.
The new Commander follows the new motto: Beautifuly Relentless.
Model Variations[]
The new Commander's model and engine variations were announced from Kaiser:
- Commander SWB (Base model, avaliable with Turbo I6, V8 and V10)
- Commander LWB (Only avalible with 6.0 Liter V12)
- Commander Estate