Iconic Armored Presidential Cars
Car↕ | Country↕ | Years Used↕ | Base Vehicle↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cadillac One (The Beast) | United States | 2018-present | Custom GM medium-duty truck chassis | Obama-era and Trump-era presidential limo, 8-inch armor, bulletproof glass, tear gas launchers |
Aurus Senat | Russia | 2018-present | Aurus Senat | Putin's official state car, replaced Mercedes S-Class, domestic Russian luxury project |
ZiL-115 / ZiL-41047 | USSR / Russia | 1978-2012 | ZiL | Soviet premier limo for Brezhnev, Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin's early terms |
Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard | Germany / many | 2000s-present | Mercedes S-Class W220/W221/W222 | German chancellor and dozens of heads of state, VR9 ballistic rating |
Bentley State Limousine | United Kingdom | 2002-present | Bespoke Bentley Arnage | Queen Elizabeth II's state car, only two built, coach-built in Crewe |
Rolls-Royce Phantom IV | United Kingdom | 1950-1959 | Rolls-Royce Phantom IV | Only 18 built, exclusively for royalty and heads of state, Queen Elizabeth's first royal car |
Hongqi CA7600J | China | 2009-present | Hongqi L5 | Xi Jinping's parade limo, Chinese national flagship, retro-styled nationalist icon |
Toyota Century Royal | Japan | 2006-2019 | Toyota Century | Only 4 built for the Imperial household, V12 Lexus LS-based bespoke limo |
Citroen SM Presidentielle | France | 1972-2002 | Citroen SM | Hydropneumatic suspension state limo, Chapron coachwork, French presidential icon |
Hindustan Ambassador | India | 1958-2014 | Morris Oxford III | Indian PM and president car for decades, white with rotating beacon, national symbol |
Lincoln Continental SS-100-X | United States | 1961-1977 | 1961 Lincoln Continental | JFK assassination limo, retrofitted with roof and armor after Dallas |
Daimler DS420 Limousine | United Kingdom | 1968-1992 | Jaguar XJ6 | Royal and diplomatic limo, Queen Mother's favorite, coach-built Daimler |
ZiS-115 | USSR | 1949-1959 | ZiS-110 | Stalin's armored limo, based on Packard, 7.3 tons of steel |
Pope Mobile (Mercedes M-Class) | Vatican | 1999-2007 | Mercedes ML 430/500 | John Paul II and Benedict XVI bulletproof glass-boxed SUV, post-1981 assassination attempt design |
Rolls-Royce Phantom VI | United Kingdom / global | 1968-1991 | Rolls-Royce Phantom VI | Last truly coachbuilt Rolls, used by the British Royal Family for state occasions |
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