BMW to launch first green armoured car for climate-conscious presidents، VIPs، ministers

BMW، the German multinational manufacturer of luxury vehicles and motorcycles headquartered in Munich، Bavaria، unveils first armoured green car aiming to provide both protection and luxury for dignitaries، presidents، and potentially local ministers as well as VIPs، and designed on the 5.39-metre-long electric i7 which is built at its main Dingolfing plant in Germany، with initial customer deliveries set for next December with expect significantly more than the regular i7's price tag of at least €115،000.

BMW is the first volume manufacturer to offer a luxury armoured green car saloon designed to withstand a terrorist attack and it is possibly the world's safest electric vehicle which is only available in Europe initially.

BMW offers two versions of new luxury armoured green car

FUTURECar and carsifu sites reported that there will be two new luxury armoured green cars for presidents and VIPs and have been developed on the basis of the new BMW versions of its i7 and 7 Series models with an electric car version builled as the world's first-ever protection sedan with an all-electric drive system.

The new luxury armoured green car of BMW i7 Protection is driven by two powerful electric motors and have self-supporting body structure made from armour steel in addition they are set to make their public debut at the IAA Mobility 2023 international motor show in Munich، with deliveries commencing next December.

BMW produces new luxury armoured green car for high profile individuals

The BMW new luxury armoured green car is for high profile individuals and are designed to give protection from attacks with firearms and explosives، therefore it looks like top politicians and celebrities have run out of excuses about not being chauffeured around in an green car، since BMW is bringing out the world's first armoured limousine with electric car drive.

The BMW new luxury armoured green car comes off both the new electric and revamped petrol-driven versions of the i7 Protection at the International Motor Show in Munich at the beginning of September.

BMW new luxury armoured green car is designed to withstand a bombardment

The BMW new luxury armoured green car is designed to withstand a bombardment with explosive charges and being shot at with firearms of various kinds، and it will be supplied with blue light system or fire extinguishing systems as well as an intercom and has thicker and darker safety windows.

The BMW new luxury armoured green car which is modelled on the bulky electric i7، can speed away from pursuers in 9 seconds from 0 to 100kph، despite all the heavy armour-plating and the top speed is electronically limited at 160kph as the 20-inch wheel set has a Pax system with run-flat properties، which allows the car to continue driving at up to 80kph even if the tyres are shot to pieces.

BMW new luxury armoured green car is the first armoured electric sedan

The BMW new luxury armoured green car or BMW i7 Protection is the first armoured electric sedan offered by a car manufacturer as it is an alternative to a petrol، 760Li grade model that also meets the same protective specifications.

Both models are certified to VR9 protection standards، providing security against various levels of gunfire and explosive devices، since the appearance of these vehicles is similar to regular variants، making them more discreet than post-production converted protection vehicles.

The entire supporting structure of armoured green car built from armoured steel

The BMW new luxury armoured green car or BMW i7 Protection features a newly engineered Protection Core، with the entire supporting structure built from armoured steel، creating a self-supporting protective cell، combined with protection-spec doors، underbody and roof armouring، as well as safety glass، so that the occupants can expect protection from explosives underneath the car and even from drone attacks as specially developed PAX run flat tires from Michelin allow the cars to continue driving when fully deflated.

Custom options are available for the BMW new luxury armoured green car or BMW i7 Protection، including a fresh-air supply system، fire extinguishing system، flashing lights، radio transceivers، and flag poles، while the weights of the vehicles have not been disclosed، but upgrades may add as much as a tonne to the standard weight of 2.7 tonnes but it can sprint to 100 km/h (62 mph) from rest in 9 seconds and has an electronically limited top speed of 160 km/h (99 mph).

BMW offers specialized driver training courses for chauffeurs of the BMW new luxury armoured green car or BMW i7 Protection electric vehicles and provides worldwide service and support specific to these vehicles through a global network of experts while political leaders can now live up to their rhetoric about saving the planet without compromising their security thanks to BMW which has unveiled the first certified، heavily armoured electric vehicle.