The Beast: How’s the spectacular bomb-proof limousine Joe Biden will use during his tenure

During the take-over ceremony Joe biden as The president of the United StatesThere was one detail that did not go unnoticed by ironmen: The Beast, this imposing Cadillac limousine that Donald Trump created and which will be used by the Democrat until the end of his mandate.

The copy Biden traveled to Washington with today was released in 2018 by Trump, who was not involved in the transfer. It was made with armored glass and protection against chemical weapons and explosive attacks. It is one of the safest vehicles in the world, if not the most. It is officially known as the Cadillac One.

Eye: Joe Biden’s Beast This is not the same thing the Republican traveled to Argentina with three years ago. By then, Trump had arrived in the country with Barack Obama’s The Beast, which made his debut when he was inaugurated in 2009.

Historically, the new presidents of the United States have chosen to renew presidential vehicles. This time, since the car has very little time to use, Biden preferred to keep it. Of course: he didn’t leave it as is, but asked for some changes.

Based on what was reported by CNN, the car now has a grenade throwing tear gas at the bottom of the front bumper. In addition, it has incorporated a system of machine guns that fire without having to open doors or windows (they are all fixed due to the weight of the armor).

The engine of the Beast is a brutal 6.5-liter turbodiesel V8. However, performance is not its highlight, since this is an eight-ton car. Its maximum speed is around 100 kilometers per hour and its consumption is 29 liters per 100 kilometers. This is an astronomical expense: for reference, a “normal” city car spends on average between 8 and 10 liters per 100 km (it varies mainly according to the speed and the type of driving).

While It is based on an original Cadillac DTS, the car Biden will drive in has little or nothing of an “ordinary” car. More than a car, it is a tank on wheels: it is developed on the structure of a truck.

It has a reinforced body and chassis to withstand an attack, in addition to having tubes of oxygen and blood from the group and the mailman of the North American President. Resists bomb blasts and gunfire. The interior can travel up to seven passengers.

In turn, La Bestia has a satellite phone, Kevlar reinforced rims (they are puncture resistant), armored fuel tank, 13cm thick windows, 20cm thick doors and night vision front camera.

The vehicle still has two flags on the sides of the hood. When they pass through your country, they are both Americans. When you are outside of it, the one on the left is the country you are visiting at that time.