What's special about Super President's armored car coming to Danang?

The car that the Korean President will use during the APEC conference 2017 is the special bulletproof armored Mercedes-Benz S600 Maybach Guard.

Mercedes-Benz S600 supercar Maybach Guard.

Maybach Guard 's Mercedes-Benz S600 supercar is considered one of the top safety vehicles at the moment. It is the first luxury armored vehicle to receive VR-10 safety certification under the BRV standard. S600 Maybach Guard accompanies South Korean President Moon Jae-In since he took office in May. is a special protection version of the regular Mercedes-Benz S600 Maybach.

The Mercedes-Benz S600 Maybach Guard serves the Korean President who has appeared in Da Nang.(Photo: Zing.vn)

The car can withstand the steel bullets of rifles, including 51mm long, 7.62mm diameter made by NATO bloc countries, distributed and used for machine guns, sniper rifles like M60, M240 and M14. In addition, Mercedes also equips the S600 Maybach Guard with comprehensive protection against high damage explosion devices equivalent to 15kg of TNT.

To do that, Mercedes used special PE material and poly-carbonate to cover the window glass. German carmaker said, despite a heavy attack, the car could still escape, because the tires were constructed by a special material. Mercedes-Benz S600 Maybach Guard uses 6.0L Biturbo V12 engine, for a maximum capacity of 530 horsepower and 830 Nm of torque. Vehicles weigh up to 5.1 tons. Maximum speed of 160 km / h, and can run 100km / h when sprayed.

Maybach Guard Mercedes-Benz S600 supercar in a bulletproof test.(Photo: Mercedes).

According to Autocar, though the fuel tank of the S600 Guard is not armored, Mercedes has used a special material that can make it fit if broken. This is also the material used on Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.

Interior-class interior of Mercedes-Benz S600 supercar Maybach Guard.(Photo: Mercedes).

The price of the S600 Guard is equivalent to the benefits it offers users, approximately $ 600,000. However, not everyone can easily own this expensive supercar because Mercedes will have to verify buyers' backgrounds very carefully to ensure not 'misplacing' the mobile fortress into the wrong hands.