Cadillac One aka The Obamamobile

By Michael Yip | January, 22, 2009 | 2 comments

Everyone’s talking about Barack Obama’s speech and his inauguration, well, my only comment about his speech was that it was a bloody good one compared to the one given by Busy got knows how long ago. Also, the showcase around the whole inauguration was fantastic and you can find the vides on youtube with ease.

My aim here isn’t to talk about the speech or what happened at the inaguration, but my aim here is to touch on the ride he uses when he travel around. I present to you the Cadillac One aka the ObamaMobile!

Nicknamed The Beast, the vehicle was build by General Motors and is based on a number of GM platforms and shares components with several different vehicles. Its exterior is styled around the Cadillac STS and DTS but underneath the sheet-metal the vehicle is built on a medium-duty truck chassis. A Rough summary is as follow…

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The rest of the exterior includes parts from several Cadillac models, such as headlights from an Escalade, and the grille and taillights from an STS. The panels are comprised of dual-hardness steel, aluminum, titanium and ceramic material to help break up projectiles aimed at the car.

Now, the top speed is 60mph (96km/h), so how far can the President escape in times of trouble? Also, for a President who promotes the Green Ideology and hybrid vehicles, he sure isn’t going to be a prime example for vehicle owners as this Beast drinks fuel like nobody’s business!

Check out this news report on Obama’s ride in comparison to the previous Presidents’.