Donald Trump's new official vehicles have military-grade armor and technology to escape ambushes in any terrain
The president of the United States cannot do without his heavily armored limousine, but The Beast, as the vehicle is known, would struggle to face a heavy off-road stretch, if one day necessary. The solution found by Cadillac was to build an off-road version of the limousine, which changes little in aesthetics precisely to go unnoticed, It is the so-called “Camp Package”, a new set of modifications that converts the luxury utility vehicle into a high-performance off-road armored vehicle, intended to transport Donald Trump on hard-to-reach terrain or unpaved roads.
Although the units were first spotted during the 56th edition of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the confirmation of their official integration into the presidential escort is recent. The Secret Service describes the acquisitions discreetly, classifying them only as “Cadillac-branded large sport utility vehicles.”
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Visually, the new SUVs boast the design of the previous generation of the Escalade, which feeds expert theses about the technical origin of the models. Since Cadillac and Chevrolet share platforms at General Motors, it is likely that the vehicles are actually modified Chevrolet Suburban models, the US press points out. That’s because Chevrolet’s SUV was a plan B to take the president on more challenging roads.
Although the government does not detail the specifications of the armor, visual evidence points to inaccessible military-grade protection for civilian armor. The reinforced window frames and the adoption of eight-hole wheels — a common standard in cargo trucks — indicate that the design was designed to withstand high-impact attacks and the massive weight of steel and composite layers. Unlike civilian armored vehicles, these units are mobile bunkers capable of maintaining the presidential movement even under extreme combat conditions.
