It is not a simple limousine but a real mobile fortress. Cadillac One, known as “The Beast” is a car capable of resisting missiles, mines and chemical attacks.
It is not a car like the others, and it has never been. There Cadillac Onenicknamed “The Beast”more than a presidential limousine, it resembles a traveling military outpost. And it is precisely aboard this giant that Donald Trump wanted to share The first minutes of his meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaskaa gesture that has affected international observers and media.
An armored face to face
After landing at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardsonon the outskirts of Anchorage, the two leaders greeted themselves on the red carpet. Then, instead of continuing each with their own car – Putin had arrived with the Aurusthe representative sedan produced in Russia – have chosen to sit side by side in the American presidential Cadillac. Ten minutes of journey without translators, with the sole presence of the driver and an agent, played by Russian TV as a signal of opening and direct dialogue.
A bunker masked by Limousine
The elegance of the lines is the last thing that strikes this car. With a weight of 8.5 tons And armoring over 20 centimeters thick, Cadillac One is designed to resist any threat: chemical attacks, explosions, armed assaults. THE Multistrate glass reach 13 centimeters thick and can only be lowered by a few centimeters from the driver’s side.
An engine hides under the hood turbodiesel six cylinders of 6,600 cccapable of pushing the car to no more than 100 km/h, with impressive consumption: about a liter of fuel every half kilometer. The tank, however, is anti -explosion and covered with fireproof foamwhile rocket -proof tires allow the march even in extreme conditions thanks to reinforced circles.
A four -wheeled arsenal
The safety equipment is not limited to armor. The beast has electrified handlessystems to release defensive gases and smoke bombes, Advanced night vision and communications digits. Inside the president can remain connected in real time with the Pentagon and have access to the command of the armed forces, as is the case with Air Force One or Marine One.
There is even a dedicated satellite phone with direct line to the vice -president and an emergency medical kit, which includes one Blood bag compatible with the president kept in the refrigerator.
Price of safety
The latest version of Cadillac One was delivered to the secret services in 2018, with an estimated cost of 1.5 million dollars. More than a representative car, it is the symbol of the American power on wheels: a mobile fortress that has been the setting for the encounter between Trump and Putin, remembering the world that international politics often travel armored.
