Jan 20
Telegraph UK reports:
Barack Obama will ride in an all-new Cadillac Presidential Limousine after his inauguration as the 44th President of the United States today.
He will use the vehicle, nicknamed the Beast, on the 1.7-mile journey from the Capitol along the parade route to the White House. It reportedly has armour eight inches thick, tear-gas cannons and Kevlar-reinforced tyres that resist attack. For security reasons, most of the details remain confidential.
Leftlane News adds some technical details about the president’s new ride noting that its “curb weight certainly exceeds 10,000 pounds thanks to all the armoring.”