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
• 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
