Mercedes-Benz S600L Pullman to protect Pratibha Patil

A Mercedes-Benz S600L Pullman is rendered to President of India-Pratibha Patil for her safety. Mercedes-Benz S600L Pullman is a well armoured car with special protection features that provide cover from military-standard small-arms projectiles and fragments from hand grenades and other explosives. Officials at Rashtrapati Bhawan (who purchased the vehicle) and Mercedes Benz declined to comment on the issue. However, the cost of Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Limouzine can be nothing less than Rs 6 crore.

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The very comfortable and spacious Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Limouzine provided to President has been upgraded after nearly eight years. For the Mercedes-Benz S 600 Pullman Guard, the developers designed about 550 new components made from steel alone Initial sources said the new vehicle for the President was purchased around the middle of this year and it took one year to build it whose safety features include the ability to run on flat tyres, a self-sealing fuel tank and a fire-extinguishing system. With an overall length of 6356 mm, the Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Limouzine has a space for discreet meetings and is equipped with state of the art communications and entertainment systems

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Mercedes Benz had showcased the S600L Pullman at the Delhi Auto Expo in 2010. Among other features, the car offers a special air intake system which can circulate fresh air even if there are poisonous gases around. . It is powered by a twelve-cylinder bi-turbo engine with a displacement of 5513cc and an output of 517 hp. This gives it enough power to effortlessly steer through danger zones and troubled areas in case of emergency situations. Keeping in view the President's need to interact with state guests and other high-level dignitaries while on the move, the seating has been designed to enable passengers to sit facing each other. A partition between the driver's seat and the passenger compartment has been added to ensure privacy.

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