F makes it go backwards. Tends to veer left off of cliffs.
1 – Power comes from a 6.5-litre diesel engine that’s fitted with a
supercharger to help haul this beast around. Yet despite this mammoth
power plant, the top speed is only 60mph and it takes around 15 seconds
to reach this.
2 – It is based on a GM truck chassis and weighs a staggering
6,350kg. To put that in context, the Rolls-Royce Phantom, one of the
biggest cars on the road, weighs a paltry 2,550kg in comparison. This
will be why the Obamamobile only averages 8mpg.
3 – A lot of the weight comes from the Armour protection. The body is made up of steel, aluminum, titanium and ceramic.
4 – The glass is five-inches thick and only the windscreen opens, to
allow the driver to talk to secret service running alongside or to pay a
toll. It is also hermetically sealed to secure it from chemical attack.
5 – Should the worst happen, The Beast has its own oxygen supply.
6 – The military-grade Armour means the doors are eight-inches thick and weigh as much as a Boeing 747′s.
7 – The doors are so thick that the President can’t hear any outside
noise, so speakers are built in to play the ambient sound of the crowd.
8 – The underside is reinforced with a Kevlar mat to protect Caddy One from bomb attacks.
9 – The fuel tank is leak proof and filled with special foam that prevents it from exploding, even in a direct hit.
10 – There are two holes in the front bumper that can emit tear gas and fire smoke grenades.
11 – There is also an infrared video system for the driver to drive
through smoke and night vision cameras for driving in darkness without
lights.
12 – Cadillac One normally flies two flags, the American flag and the
Presidential Standard, which are lit up at night with LEDs. When the
President is on a state visit, the Presidential Standard is replaced by
the flag of the country he is visiting.
13 – The Beast has a firefighting system located in the boot.
14 – Also in the boot is a bank of the president’s blood that is
carried at all times and when he goes out an ambulance always follows
close behind.
15 – The President gets a presidential limo built to this
specification every four years and the old ones are handed down to vice
presidents and visiting heads of state.
16 – This one can seat seven, with two seats up front, three
rear-facing ones in the middle, and two at the very back, one for the
president and the other for a guest.
17 – Inside, a 10-disc CD player is among the features, as well as
sophisticated electronic communications with direct phones to the White
House and internal Internet.
18 – Defense systems include a pump-action shotgun in a compartment beside the driver.
19 – The tires are reinforced with Kevlar and can run when flat. If
the tires are missing, the steel rims have been designed to allow the
car to keep on driving at speed.
20 – Unlike previous presidential cars, Caddy One has no specific model name.
but it is known everywhere as Narcissist One.
