Shades of the '60s-era 600 Pullman, in which I have two comments:
First, this premium limo is a Mercedes and not a Maybach. Does that further signal that the Maybach brand is headed for the crusher?
Second, are we beginning to seeing a trend here in which head-of-state-like limos--as well as premium cars in general--also have to be ballistic-resistant? Both BMW (here) and Mercedes (here) are offering this feature as a factory option. In the past, armored cars were farmed out to speciality shops; not any more. It's certainly a sad commentary of the times.
Here's Inside Line's take: Mercedes-Benz's New S-Class Pullman Limousine
ateixeira says:
11:13 AM, 09/23/08
Well, I dunno, in the past I guess they just were injured when attacked.
Survivability is up. I don't necessarily think attacks are up.
mrryte says:
02:58 PM, 09/23/08
Maybe the Pullman Guard and similar vehicles are overkill (no pun intended); but wouldn't it be best to leave as little to chance as possible?
billt9 says:
10:25 PM, 09/23/08
Ya in the good old days heads of state died when attacked in their vehicles, and you have a nice revolution.
Now, no more nice revolution. Instead, you just get arrested and tortured in prison until you die.