Monday, November 21, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
The World’s Official cars
A Peugeot for the French President, a Mercedes for the German Chancellor and a Cadillac for the US President — a look at the powerful cars that transport the world’s most powerful people.
Russian President Medvedev
The Russian President travels in Mercedes S Class (Hippo).
British Prime Minister
The British PM travels in a Jaguar XJ.
Chinese President
The Chinese President switches between a Chinese built Hongqi limousine and a BMW 7-series, which is used by many other world leaders.
French President
French President Nicolas Sarkozy used a specially-adapted Peugeot 607 for his inauguration parade, with standing room at the rear.
German Chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel travels in a range of German brands, including an armored Mercedes S-Class.
The Japanese Prime Minister uses a Lexus LS600h L.
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI uses the “popemobile,” a specially-adapted Mercedes, to give crowds a good view.
Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen uses a custom-built Bentley for official business.
US President
Barack Obama travels in a heavily reinforced Cadillac capable of withstanding chemical weapons attacks.
Source: AFPrelaxnews
Cadillac One US President Official Cars
I love this cutaway illustration of the new Cadillac One by John Lawson, Obama included. Specially things like "Doors: eight-inch thick and the weight of a 757 door". Other highlights:
• It can withstand rocket impacts and it's perfectly sealed against biochemical attacks.
• Petrol tank: Can withstand a direct hit thanks to a special foam and armor-plating.
• Bodywork: made of dual hardness steel, aluminum, titanium, and ceramics to "break up posible projectiles".
• Tyres: Kevlar-reinforced with steel rims underneath so it can run away no matter what.
• Accessories include: Night vision cameras, pump-action shotguns, tear gas cannons.
• Comes with bottles of blood compatible with the President's blood.
It's official call sign is Cadillac One, but it will always be known as the Obamobile.
This is the top - security armoured limousine which has been custom built to be Barack Obama's presidential car.
It will travel with him wherever in the world he goes.
The President- elect, pictured inset, will have his first ride in the stretch limo when he parades along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington after his inauguration on January 20.
But bulletproof glass and armourplatingare standard throughout and the car is hermetically-sealed to withstand chemical weapons.
As with previous presidential limos it is packed with electronic communication systems to allow Mr Obama to keep in contact with the outside world.
One personal touch will be the remote-controlled ten-CD changer on which he can play his favourite artists, said to include Stevie Wonder and Bob Dylan.
Despite the protection afforded by Cadillac One, the Secret Service will be taking no chances when Mr Obama is sworn in as the 44th president.
A three-mile security perimeter will be thrown around the U.S. capital, with no vehicles allowed inside, to prevent a car bomb attack.
Cadillac One to be similarly equipped, with a honking big engine for hauling armor-plated ass when necessary. Since we're already speculating Topkick platform, let's go ahead and assume the gasoline-powered Vortec 8.1-liter V-8 or the Duramax 6.6-liter turbo diesel V-8 will also be making an appearance.
Bufori CS Photos Reviews
The Bufori CS is a two-door, two-seat sports Coupe from the Malaysian manufacturer Bufori. It represents the first model in a new lineup of vehicles from the company.
Unlike previous BUFORI models, the design of the BUFORI CS is intentionally modern, boasting elegant flowing lines and subtly pronounced fenders. Four circular LED rear lights give an additional sporty dimension to the overall, timeless elegant body.
Bufori have been around since 1986. Originally based in Australia the company has been successfully producing cars like the La Joya for many years and exporting them to markets all around the world including Australia, Europe, USA, and the Middle East.
The CS, which stands for 'Compact Sports', marks a new styling direction for Bufori. All their previous vehicles have had a distinctly classic appearance, but the CS is modern in its design.
The monocoque body is made of ultra-light and rigid reinforced Carbon Fiber & Kevlar and lies on a space frame chassis. The unequal upper and lower arm front and rear suspension with coil over shocks are fully adjustable and provide excellent road holding.
The Bufori CS is a two-door coupe powered by a 2.0-liter turbo engine. The power and torque output of this engine have yet been released, but the manufacturer says it will deliver “an exhilarating driving experience”.
The company says the Bufori CS has a monocoque body made from carbon fiber and Kevlar, that lies on a space frame chassis. For better handling the Bufori CS will come with an unequal upper and lower arm front and rear suspension and coilovers.
Beneath the lightweight carbon fiber-and-kevlar monocoque body sits a four-cylinder 2.0-liter turbo-charged high performance engine, front-mounted, on a space frame chassis. At the time of writing, Bufori has not released performance figures of this car.
And Bufori is not stopping here – it has gone on to create a race-version of the car, called the Bufori BMS R1 in less than 10 weeks, working with a team of Formula One engineers and partners Axle Motorsport. The “BMS” acronym stands for Bufori Motor Sports, the company’s newly formed motorsports division, underlining the automaker’s serious interest in motor-racing.
For the record, the Bufori BMS R1 took to the tracks in its inaugural race at the 56th Macau Grand Prix over the weekend. Though the affair was a short-lived one, with the race car being forced to retire only after four laps after an accident, BMS Team Principal and Managing Director of Bufori Sales & Marketing (BSM), Joe Lim, is upbeat about the R1’s prospects.
He said: “The race experience has provided the team with a lot of useful data. Whether in the development of the CS road car or the BMS R1 race car, it will be a great help. This is also why we entered this race in the first place: implementing race developed technology and utilizing the race experience on our road car.”
The BUFORI CS, which stands for “Compact Sports”, is a purist and powerful 2 door coupe.Unlike previous generations of BUFORI motorcars, the BUFORI CS is intentionally modern-styled.The car will be powered by a 1,998cc twin-cam turbocharged inline-4 engine.According to the source, the printed output figures issued reads: 382hp @ 3,700rpm and 960Nm @ 3,700rpm. According to Bufori engineers, the engine is none other than Mitsubishi’s 4B11T sourced from the Evo X, though the ECU has since been heavily reworked by MOTEC.