President Trump And The Secret Service Debut The Newest Beast And The Spies Say It's '00' Worthy!

The U.S. Secret Service, in an email to the Free Press, confirmed that on Sept. 17, a new armored limousine made its debut in the presidential limo fleet. An agent confirmed the 2018 custom-built Cadillac is in use in New York City this week, shuttling Trump around as he attends United Nations General Assembly meetings. It has a twin version that travels in Trump's motorcade.

The Secret Service posted a photo on Monday of two new limousines on Twitter with the line, "The Secret Service is ready to roll into #UNGA 2018!" the agency wrote.

The exterior armor plating is reportedly 8 inches thick, making its doors weigh the same as those on a Boeing 757 aircraft. Its bulletproof windows are 5 inches thick and its nearly bus-size tires can run-flat to keep The Beast in motion for some distance if needed, reports say. The interior is completely sealed to protect occupants against a chemical attack. There is even a special foam that would surround the fuel tank to shield it during an impact.

Auto Spies would like to give President Trump a shoutout thank you for graciously putting '002' on his license plate as a courtesy to our Agent '001'.

mre30 - 9/26/2018 6:33:52 AM

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I love the new grill direction. It is distinctive.

TomM - 9/26/2018 7:10:20 AM

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Sorry to tell you BUT TWO identical cars were delivered so far - and they are numbered 001 and 002

The 002 is called the "spare"

OneOfOne - 9/26/2018 8:48:53 AM

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time to make america great by dumping cadillac and going with the standard. a mercedes armored

TomM - 9/26/2018 9:36:55 AM

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Actually - GM won the bid for the production over Ford. Cadillac has been producing armored vehicles for heads of state for decades - although not as long as Mercedes - BUT Security considerations are normally what trips up foreign manufacturers for this particular vehicle - the specification REQUIRE that the car MUST be made in the USA - noting that the Limo the President Kennedy was shot in was a Lincoln.

Deutschland - 9/26/2018 10:38:23 AM

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It makes sense for the federal government to throw US companies a bone

TauronB2G - 9/26/2018 9:02:28 AM

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I thought they painted clown cars yellow or red or in this case orange.

TauronB2G - 9/26/2018 11:58:39 AM

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LOL....

xjug1987a - 9/26/2018 2:52:03 PM

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Glad the unqualified POS before him had the thought to get this built. Must be part of the $10trillion he added to the Federal Debt... only thing the tiny man did right...

NewQ - 9/26/2018 4:03:15 PM

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That's pretty funny.

Regardless of who rides in it, I think it's a good upgrade. I like how it looks, with the mixing of Cadillac design cues to create something new, and uniquely American.

TomM - 9/30/2018 11:21:13 PM

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Again - replacement of the Presidential Limousine is not an act of Congress or the President - it is a regularly scheduled event - as is the replacement of other cars in the US fleet. IT is purely a maintenance decision of the GSA - although the actual construction specifications are secret - and subject to a lot of specification - there is one thing we do know - they are DIESEL powered - because Diesel fuel does not explode like gasoline does. However - the thickness of the armor plating is probably a guess.

Deutschland - 9/26/2018 10:40:21 AM

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I honestly think they should just make it an SUV at this point. I'm not thrilled with the jacked up car look because of the Escalade chasis.

xjug1987a - 9/26/2018 2:53:27 PM

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Its actually built on a GM Truck frame, not the Escalade. Its specially and purpose built for this application only but derived from a bigger truck.

Holydude - 9/26/2018 2:12:42 PM

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The Clown in Chief is trying to look serious now with his badass Caddy...

xjug1987a - 9/26/2018 2:46:37 PM

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Suppose President Trump can thank that unqualified POS before him for the new ride. Glad that pathetic narcissist who belongs in prison, Mrs. C will never ride in that... She's going to look good in her orange jump suit...

Gambit - 9/26/2018 3:18:18 PM

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you trump trolls try so hard to sound so petty

xjug1987a - 9/26/2018 5:20:06 PM

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Look in the mirror Lib-turd... gutless, principless turds...

Gambit - 9/27/2018 11:33:36 AM

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says the internet troll