Barack Obama's Cadillac Limousine - Special Features
Barack Obama's Cadillac Limousine car nicknamed 'The Beast'. The cars security and coded communications systems make it the most tec advanced protection vehicle in the world. The car is one of a small fleet of what is believed to be no more than 25 presidential limos GM built for Obama administration. 'The Beast' is armour-plated, eight inches thick and heavier than a cabin door on a Boeing 757 jet. A lock safety mechanism seals off the car like a bank vault in case of an emergency. There is a combination of dual hardness steel, aluminium, titanium and ceramic to break up possible projectiles. A reinforced five inch steel plate runs under the car for protection in the unlikely event of a bomb placed underneath. The Built in Limo One is believed to weigh between seven and eight tons, and it rides on a GM medium-duty truck chassis propelled by a diesel engine. The body is sheathed in military-grade armor as much as 8 inches thick on the doors (each of which weig...