2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine

This presidential car will be use when the inauguration of Mr. Obama held on this 20th January . in fact, General Motors has made a few limo, but the exact number haven’t known yet by the public, only a few person of secret service and General Motors that know the specific details of this limo design..

This limo using 6,5 litre diesel engine which, per gallon could take 8mile, which mean, not as efficient as Mr.Obama’s Ford escape hybrid. The Newspaper also estimate that this limo cost almost $460.000


Petrol tank : armour-plated and filled with a specially designed foam prevents it from exploding even if it suffers a direct hit

Rear compartment : seats four passengers with glass partition – only obama has a switch to lower it. Windows larger than on previous presidential cars, panic button installed for obama to summon help

Doors: armour-platted, eight inches thick and the weight of a cabin door on a boeing 757 jet.

Chauffeur : trained by cia to cope in the most demanding of driving conditions

Driver’s window : tough enough to withstand armour piercing bullets. The only window that opens-by just three inches so the driver can pay a toll or talk with secret service agents running alongside

Bodywork : combination of dual hardness steel aluminium titanium and even ceramic to break up possible projectiles

Driver’s compartment : standard steering wheel, but dash board contains a communication center and gps tracking system

Boot : holds oxygen supply and firefighting system

Rear seats : obama’s seat has an executive package featuring a foldaway desktop, laptop, computer with wi-fi state of the art satellite phone and direct line to the vice president and the pentagon
Defence accessories : equipped with night vision cameras and ump action shotguns, also armed with tear gas cannons. Bottles of the president’s blood kept on board in case he needs an emergency transfusion

Chassis : a reinforced five inch steel plate runs under the car for protection in the unlikely event of a bomb being placed underneath
Tyres : Kevlar-reinforced, shred and puncture resistand, with steel rims underneath enabling the car to escape at speed even it tyres are blasted away

Factfile :

Price : £300,000

Length : 18ft

Height : 5ft 10in

Engine 6,5 litre

Diesel engine

Max speed 60mph

0-60mph : 15 secs

Fuel consumption about eight miles to the gallon