Obama's 'Beast'...did anyone else see this?

[hibbsy21]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13507728

Enjoy!

[phil miller]

yeah i saw it on the news yesterday, funny its gun proof, bomb proof, has all this stuff to keep him alive in case of a threat yet it cant manage speed bumps LMFAO American Idiot

[JimC64]

Yep I had a good laugh at that too

[hibbsy21]

A little bit of wee came out when i saw it! After reading about all the tech in it and how much it cost to make it made me laugh at how easy it was to get stuck on a little hill! haha

[TurnipLicker]

If something touching the underneath causes the suspension to go into lockdown, that car is going to have a nightmare over speedbumps.

[Crasher]

I always new speed bumps could cause the end of the world.

[Crasher]

There is something amiss with the front suspension design there, it collapsed.

[smithysmudger]

“Cadillac is honored to again provide a new Presidential Limousine,” said Mark McNabb, North America vice president, Cadillac/Premium Channel. “This is a great American tradition that we’re delighted to renew with an all-new car featuring the best of Cadillac’s dramatic design and technology.”

Its exterior is styled around the Cadillac STS and DTS but underneath the sheet-metal the vehicle is built on a medium-duty truck chassis. The limo has recently been seen testing in prototype form alongside several GMC Topkick pickups, and according to onlookers the wheels and tires on the limo are almost identical to those on the trucks – 19.5in Goodyear Regional RHS tires.

The rest of the exterior includes parts from several Cadillac models, such as headlights from an Escalade, and the grille and taillights from an STS. The panels are comprised of dual-hardness steel, aluminum, titanium and ceramic material to help break up projectiles aimed at the car.

Inside, the car features the same cut-and-sewn handmade leather upholstery found in the CTS. The rear passenger area includes an extensive executive compartment with ample seating space, outward visibility and useful mobile office features. An embroidered presidential seal is positioned in the center of the rear seat back panel, as well as on each rear door trim panel. Presidential seals are also affixed to the exterior rear doors.

Other safety and high-tech features include 8in thick armor-plated doors (each weighing the same as a cabin door on a Boeing 757), an independent oxygen supply and advanced fire-fighting system located in the boot, pump-action shotguns, night-vision cameras and tear-gas cannons, Obama’s own personal storage of blood, Kevlar-reinforced tires that are puncture and shred-resistant, and special steel wheels that can drive without the tire attached.

All of this comes at a heavy weight penalty, with top speed rated at 60mph (96km/h) and fuel-economy expected to be about 8mpg.

Obama will first use the limo when he travels along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington after his inauguration.
Barack Obama's Presidential Limousine by Cadillac

You have got to just love the inbuilt "safety" features

[Sam]

[Check] the thickness of [the] doors[!]

There

[Eshrules]

Check the thickness of the doors!

*Eshrules 24/5/11 @ 10.13

momma always said, if you reference a source, acknowledge it.

Thief.