Vertu released their new Ascent Motorsport phone a few months ago. The Motorsport is just like the other Ascent phone models in terms of price (high) and functionality (not-leading-edge), but this new model is a limited edition version.
Despite it’s middling phone features, a big plus for the Vertu line is that they’re built from LiquidMetal which is a very durable amorphous alloy made of zirconium, titanium, copper/nickel & beryllium.
The NYT finally put those durability claims to a test by running a Porsche Boxster (an inexpensive car just would not seem appropriate) over the Motorsport a few times (as shown above). The phone emerged unscathed and continued to work.
A Cellphone Just Made to Be Run Over - New York Times, December 3, 2005
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October 25th, 2006 at 5:39 am
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