In 2008 the Luxe was born. Smart Parts recognized the need for an elevated customer experience in the high-end paintball market. They tasked their engineers to think outside the box and develop a truly revolutionary paintball marker to meet the need of those looking for the best in design, performance, features and appearance. They even separated the marketing of the Luxe by creating DLX Technology Group with the goal of delivering a better customer experience. The Luxe would be sold exclusively by a small number of authorized dealers who would adhere to the strict Luxe dealer guidelines. Introduced at the 2008 World Cup, DLX arranged a tool less, fastest to remove and dis-assemble the bolt assembly competition and the winner performed the task in under 8 seconds. No other marker on the planet could be disassembled like this. Eyes, trigger frames and other components were made to be tool less as well. Additionally, the Luxe came with a speaker and allowed the user to change settings in five different languages: English, Spanish, Russian, German and French. Customers could even customize their voice pack with celebrity voices or even music. The Luxe has the best and easiest conversion to mechanical with unmatched simplicity and performance. No other marker has ever even attempted this type of functionality even today, almost 18 years later.