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The Range Rover Sentinel Is An Armored SUV

If on the top of your list while looking for a car is, “Can it survive an explosion?” Land Rover’s new Range Rover Sentinel is your guy. It’s not just tough — it redefines tough. Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations built and engineered this bad boy. Suffice it to say that inside is one of the safest places you can retreat to.

Prepare to shell out several hundreds of thousands of dollars, though, as this won’t come cheap. That’s probably a non-issue, though. If you’re so rich that people want you dead to get a hold of your wealth, you will most definitely be able to afford this brute.

Don’t worry. Keeping you from dying is exactly what the Range Rover Sentinel is supposed to do. It’ll keep you out of harm’s way with a combination of tough materials and high-tier protection systems. That includes armored glass, undercarriage/roof blast protection, and an emergency escape system in the rear luggage compartment for quick maneuvering. That’s for when things get really awry.

Under the hood, you’ll find a 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 engine that tops out 375 ponies. That’s a step up from the previous model’s 335-horsepower V-6, zooming from zero to 60 in 9.8 seconds. You’re also looking at a top speed of 120mph, which isn’t too bad all things considered.

Land Rover tells us its armored SUV rolls on a run-flat wheel system, which means the car can still keep going for 30 miles at 50mph even if one of the tires is busted. Once you cover all those miles, you can use the car’s public-address system. Just to negotiate your way out of a sticky sitch. Ah, rich people problems.

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Photos courtesy of Land Rover

March 9, 2019 / Comments Off on The Range Rover Sentinel Is An Armored SUV
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INKAS Superior Armored Personnel Carrier

We’re not exactly sure why you’d need an uber-tough and uber-secure armored vehicle to get you where you need to go, but we have different kinds of readers here at Men’s Gear, and if you’re the kind who’s in a position right now where you can’t go from place to place without protection, you’re going to love INKAS’ new ride.

It’s called the Superior Armored Personnel Carrier, and it’ll provide all the protection you’ll ever need while travelling on wheels. This is, after all, from INKAS, which originated as a secured cash transportation firm but now offers basically all forms of secure transportation.

This INKAS armored car boasts an inline diesel six engine that pushes its horsepower up to 330. Add to that 950 lb-ft of torque and you’re looking at an extremely fast and robust car. You won’t buy this for its speed, of course. That said, it’s nice to know it can get really fast if need be.

The car’s transfer case is rated to withstand over 10,000 lb-ft of twisting force, and it also features an easy-access rear hatch that allows for quick disembarkment of the passenger area. All critical areas are protected with B7 ballistic armor, from the engine bay to the driver to the passenger compartments. The INKAS armored car also rocks a thermal and infrared optics package, which could be helpful in some scenarios. It’s unclear what those are, but you can’t be too careful, right?

The INKAS Superior APC is definitely the car to get if you want next-generation level of secure transport. This ride is practically indestructible and will guard your life as your cronies try to come and get you. Just kidding.

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January 12, 2019 / Comments Off on INKAS Superior Armored Personnel Carrier
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Trasco Aston Martin DB11 Armored Car

Trasco Bremen, the renowned high-end armored vehicle manufacturer from Germany, has come out with the world’s first armored version of the Aston Martin DB11, now available from James Edition.

Aston’s high-performance grand tourer has been upgraded with Trasco’s Q Line as an anti-kidnapping concept, designed to protect the car’s passengers with certified ballistic materials, like ballistic steel, in addition to composite materials fitted inside the doors. The car is wrapped with Level 4 Certified Ballistic Glass all around as well for optimum protection. The level of security incorporated in the design is so complex that it takes Trasco four to six months to produce the armored cars.

The armored elements don’t add much to the car’s overall weight, amazingly. The DB11’s armored materials only balloons the total heft to 330 pounds, and the vehicle’s gross weight remains unchanged. This way, Trasco preserves the original performance, driving dynamics, and ride comfort. You’ll barely see the armoring, too; Trasco designed it in a way to appear as invisible as possible, not interrupting the car’s original design.

Now, let’s talk about speed — the armored Aston Martin DB11 boasts a 5.2-liter twin-turbocharged V12 engine with 600 horsepower. You get lustrous black paint job outside, and a classy furnish of brown inside.

Striking the perfect balance between excitement, refinement, and protection, armored cars don’t get better than the Aston Martin DB11. This vehicle will save your life and make you look extremely cool while doing it. You’ll have to contact James Edition if you want to get an idea on the pricing, though.

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Photos courtesy of James Edition

November 6, 2018 / Comments Off on Trasco Aston Martin DB11 Armored Car
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