Cadillac Escalade Turned Into A Luxury Armored Car. And Then They Shot

The American firm AddArmor, founded by former intelligence officers, has unveiled an armored version of the Cadillac Escalade SUV. To demonstrate car protection shot with a rifle.

To protect the body of an SUV, special carbon fiber panelswhich 10 times stronger conventional ballistic steel and at the same time 60 percent lighter … Glass 5 centimeters thick able to withstand shots from large-caliber assault rifles and powerful pistols.

In the cabin, trimmed in Alcantara, installed two large armchairs and a couple of additional compact seats, 32-inch TV with Apple TV, tablets, Wi-Fi hotspot and Sony audio system. For the spaciousness of the car roof raised by 11 centimeters.

AddArmor equipped Cadillac Escalade with smoke screen explosives detection system, flashing beacons with a siren, all-round vision and night vision system, a sonic cannon, shokers in doorknobs, pepper gas sprays, reinforced bumpers for clearing rubble, reinforced brakes and a modified suspension. The engine and transmission remained unchanged.

The cost of an armored SUV is 350,000 dollars (23 million rubles).

• Cadillac Escalade is equipped with 426-horsepower 6.2 V8, eight-speed "automatic" and all-wheel drive.

• From a standstill to 100 km / h, the civilian Escalade accelerates in 6.7 secondsand the maximum speed is 180 km / h … The dynamic characteristics of the armored version have not been specified.

• Escalade prices start in Russia from 5,340,000 rubles.