Time for a new design of American Presidents Limo?

Bigus

If i was on the Secret service protection team i'd be seriously worried at how easily the presidents limo was immobilised, by a metal spud in Ballsbridge.
http://www.rte.ie/news/av/2011/0523/media-2963651.html#

Time for a rethink on the fundamentals and build a 21st century version.

Any Ideas lads ? perhaps an adult version of something like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa4zIBRvfig

G Luxel

It looks likely though....

The traditional RWD Full size car is nearing the end of the road.......

The panther platform which covers the Ford Crown Victoria and Lincoln Towncar is being phased out in August and may well be replaced by a Cross-over or SUV.

The GM Cadillac STS (seville) has stopped production..and the DTS (Deville) which the Obamamobile/Bushmobile are based on ...but on Truck chassis as opposed to car chassis....is also being replaced this year by an XTS...

So maybe there will be a completely new concept of the Presidential limousine.

Foxhole Norman

Why does no president consider this?

Kintarō Hattori

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Why does no president consider this?

Because it's absolutely massive and not exactly presidential looking?!

Edit: Oh and it's Canadian.

Bigus

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Why does no president consider this?

linky ?

Thinkingaboutit

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Why does no president consider this?

Looks a bit military despot.

Kintarō Hattori

Bigus wrote: »

linky ?

http://www.google.com/search?q=knight+xv&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-ie:IE-SearchBox&ie=&oe=

sdanseo

Armoured SUV (Escalade?) was good enough for him around Moneygall, surely a super-armoured one of those would be more practical than a limo? Seems the whole limo format is only for appearances sake.

Voodoomelon

I had Ricochet, thanks for the video!

EDIT: Pah, not that one, I had the original

Bigus

Getting close to the richochet if you put two of these one on top of the other, and Irish too ?

Arthur Daley

There'll be a lot of ass kicking going on over that incident today. It will never happen again, of that we can be sure. If they have to re engineer all ramps they may happen to drive over in advance of a visit it will be done.

It was hilarious to see it though.

12 element

I'm pretty sure that the car that got stuck is from 2004.

Bigus

Arthur Daley wrote: »

There'll be a lot of ass kicking going on over that incident today. It will never happen again, of that we can be sure. If they have to re engineer all ramps they may happen to drive over in advance of a visit it will be done.

It was hilarious to see it though.

Did you supply the car Arthur , is that why your blaming the ramps !:D

Alanstrainor

12 element wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that the car that got stuck is from 2004.

Yeah that's what i've been reading too. The real "Beast" is back state side.

unkel

G Luxel wrote: »

The traditional RWD Full size car is nearing the end of the road.......

Never!!!

High end executive saloons will always be RWD.

Not that any full size cars from the US are high end or executive though

newmug

A bit less lead in the door panels and she would have been fine!

MetzgerMeister

unkel wrote: »

Never!!!

High end executive saloons will always be RWD.

Not that any full size cars from the US are high end or executive though

The Audi A6 and one version of the A8 are front wheel drive

unkel

einheisserschre wrote: »

The Audi A6 and one version of the A8 are front wheel drive

Neither are high end / executive in my book

Kintarō Hattori

Referencing the Knight XV from the start of the thread I remembered seeing a photo of it lined up with a Hummer which really illustrated just how insanely large it is:

Oral Surgeon

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Referencing the Knight XV from the start of the thread I remembered seeing a photo of it lined up with a Hummer which really illustrated just how insanely large it is:

Sorry Dougle but I'll just have to explain this one more time; This one is small but the ones in the field are faaarr away.....!!!
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darragh o meara

Seemed to me like the beast had some sort of suspension failure. Had to be towed away afterwards, I would imagine that any car with that level of armour would be well able to cope with a belly rub and keep going without the need to be towed.