How does the "popemobile" (7 photos) Bashny.Net

By the arrival of Benedict XVI in Britain prepared carefully.
For the pontiff prepared two cars at once, in Edinburgh and London.
Both machines are manufactured concern Mercedes-Benz and got Benedict XVI inherited from its predecessor.



Popemobile cost the receiving end of about $ 300 thousand. Its engine has a capacity of 5 liters, fuel consumption - 20 l. 100 km, transport weight of 5 tons. Inside can accommodate a maximum of 5 people. Clumsy-looking machine of 6 seconds is able to accelerate to 100 km / h and reach a top speed of 285 km / h.


From violent personalities Pope protect glass 8 cm thick composite fiberglass to withstand the blast. The bottom of the steel plate protected by 1 5 cm thickness. The body of the car is reinforced Kevlar armor of light. Tires, being punched, capable of maintaining a stable movement of the car at speeds up to 115 km / h. The cabin is equipped with filters and Pope self-powered oxygen in the event of a chemical or biological attack.


In the car, in which Benedict XVI will travel to the UK, the cabin is built of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.






"Popemobile" - a well-established informal name of the car for trips around the city for the Pope