Media post: All About Presidential State Limousines

July 1, 2018
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Early presidential limousines were mildly-modified Cadillacs and Lincolns but today’s presidential limousines are so heavily modified that only a tiny fraction of each vehicle comes from a car manufacturer. The rest is custom made by military contractors and other authorized suppliers. With the assistance of groganstownechryslerdodge.com, we put together an interesting list of presidential limo facts.

There are no keys or keyholes on the presidential limo. The Secret Service agents in are the only people who know how to open it.
It is 18 feet long and weighs an astonishing 14,000 lbs. By comparison, standard automobiles weigh in the 3000 to 4000 range.
Naturally, the presidential limousine has glass that is a multi-laminated matrix of glass and plastic and is a full 5 inches thick.
At all times, two pints of blood in the President’s type are inside the vehicle.
The present presidential limo has multiple rocket-propelled grenade launchers and a massive tear gas cannon under the hood.
A specially modified Chevrolet Suburban with a machine gun capable of firing 4,000 rounds per minute rides in the Presidential Motorcade.
The Limo goes everywhere the President goes. If the president goes to an international destination, the limo is often flown there by a massive C-17 Globemaster.
Heavy Kevlar mats line the underbelly of the presidential limo to protect the president and guests from IEDs.
The vehicles’ tires are a proprietary design that cannot go flat.
The driver’s window is the only window in the vehicle that opens, and it only opens just three inches.
The air inside the vehicle is sealed completely from the outside air.
The Presidential Limo travels with its own mechanic. This mechanic is an armed federal agent who carries a full set of tools.
The limo is equipped with a full complement of outside cameras that display to monitors inside the cabin.
As many as 12 Presidential State Cars exist and they are used in rotation.
Whenever the President is in the vehicle, his chief security officer is always in the front passenger seat.
The driver is highly-trained in evasive driving techniques.
The rear seats have reclining and massaging capabilities.
When a presidential limo is retired, the Secret Service destroys every part.
The motorcade always contains the communications equipment necessary to link the presidential limo directly to the Department of Defense.
The Presidential vehicle has a maximum speed of only 60 mph.
The Presidential Limo is powered by a supercharged 6.5 liter diesel engine, the same type of engine in a military Humvee.
Outside noise is pumped in through speakers inside the limo, This is because the President can’t hear anything outside once he’s inside.
Sometimes, there is a decoy. The President may travel in an armored bus referred to as “Ground Force One”.