[Type R]

Riding on GM's Top Kick medium duty platform, this Cadillac is more truck than car. It apparently has a curb weight of 10k lbs, and features armor 5" thick!

http://www.leftlanenews.com/cadillac-presidential-limousine-barack-obama.html

[NashMan]

i wounder why he diven in this car hummmmmm


mabey cause he is half black

if he ever get well umm killed i will be shocked and dispointed at the pointy hat people

[AJL]

Impressive. the article states this is similar to the limo that bush currently has, i wonder if they get to keep them when they are voted out, if not i wonder what they do with them.

[NashMan]

put turet on it and use it as a tank

[Internet]

haha topkick's the worst put together commercial vehicle ive ever worked on!

japanese vehicles are bad, but the topkick is top honors in my book.

[noots]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/01/cadillac-one_01.jpg

Emergency blood? Nice. Too bad it only goes 60mph but makes sense considering how much it weighs.

[Paradox]

8mpg and a firefighting system... sounds like my old Rx7.

[red_2]

sweet ride

[Fastam]

8mpg and a firefighting system... sounds like my old Rx7.

Wouldn't an RX7 be a fire starting system?

[sixthgear]

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/01/cadillac-one_01.jpg

Emergency blood? Nice. Too bad it only goes 60mph but makes sense considering how much it weighs.

makes it easier to catch is stolen if it can only do 60.

[InvisibleSoul]

0-60mph in 15 seconds... ouch.

[dustinb]

You know this brings up a lot of issues that are big concerns right now. The US is really worried that someone is going to attempt to assassinate Obama. So far the KKK says they don't have any violent intentions (but why would they say anyways...), but they plan to all wear black bands on their arms during the inauguration, and fly American flags outside their house upside down. Then apparently Obama is taking some train ride across the United states or something, and they're saying it's a security nightmare. Even environmental groups are concerned, because they're thinking someone will try to blow up a chemical / power plant next to the railroad to take him out. A lot of this could just be fear mongering by the media, but I would think that there's some truths in there. I know I'd be finding the most secure vehicle available to me if I was him.

[Nightwalker]

The vehicles made to carry the president have been made to such extremes for quite some time, this is just the latest incarnation.

Looks like a pretty badass ride =D