Newly established company JetLine Executive Travel Limited of Basingstoke have chosen a high-spec Optare Soroco with which to make their first venture into the luxury mini-coach market.

Managing Director John Adams sees the Soroco has a natural extension to their fleet of luxury saloon cars used to provide high quality personal transport for their growing client-base which includes Manhattan Jet Charter and many blue-chip companies.

Operating from Farnborough International Airport, Manhattan shares JetLine’s business ethos of only offering the highest standards of service combined with discretion. The Soroco will also be used on exclusive PGA TaylorMade golfing tours.

“We trawled the market extensively before deciding on the Soroco,” says John Adams. “We felt that the styling of the Soroco presented the right image for our company and, working closely with Optare’s coach sales team, we were able to determine an internal specification and an external finish that exactly met our needs. Optare provided an exemplary service throughout.

“The overall appearance is very stylish and the fact that it’s on a Mercedes-Benz chassis adds to the impression of this being a high quality vehicle. We’ve chosen a black paint finish, which, along with the tinted windows, results in a vehicle that is very discreet in its appearance, in line with what our clients expect.

“We also decided on the 16-seat version as this provides additional space between the seats for added comfort on longer journeys. The seats are contoured high-back Kiel recliners with gangway armrests and three-point seatbelts trimmed in cream leather with black piping adding to the overall feeling of absolute luxury.

“Extensive use of soft trim, full draw side curtains, dimmable saloon lights, air-conditioning and an excellent heating system ensure that we can maintain a quiet and comfortable traveling environment whatever the outside conditions. We offer wireless Internet connection, universal cell-phone charging, and have drop-down screens that enable us to play DVDs to entertain passengers when on the move.”

Based on the Mercedes-Benz 515 CDi chassis/cowl, the Soroco is powered by a 2148 cc four-cylinder turbocharged unit. This uses common rail technology to achieve good fuel efficiency and delivers a very ample 150 brake horsepower. JetLine have opted for the automatic transmission to help reduce driver effort in heavy ‘stop-start’ traffic conditions.

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