Obama's Presidential Limo Will Be a 'Rolling Tank With Windows'

The second still shot [1] has the Lightbox2 [2] overlay baked in. Looks like Wired took a screenshot of another site.<p>[1]: <a href="http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/images/2009/01/06/car.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/images/2009/01/06/car.jpg</a><p>[2]: <a href="http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/" rel="nofollow">http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/</a>

I'm glad his administration is using online social tools, because physically, this is going to be one of the most isolated presidents we've ever had. He just has to be protected like this.

And here I thought he was a Mac guy.

How likely is it there is really any new technology here? If there were new armor technology, wouldn't Bush already be rolling around in the latest?<p>I think they're jawboning to deter the amateurs. Anybody really determined is going to find a way to get their hands on offensive technologies advanced enough to defeat the armor.

This sounds pretty cool, but it seems like this is a waste of money. I can't remember there ever being an attack on a president while he was in an <i>enclosed</i> limo (but I'm going from memory, haven't looked it up), and the previous one seems to have been enough of a deterrent. Washington, D.C. isn't exactly a warzone that requires a tank.

"Despite the immense secrecy, reports have leaked that the limo also comes with a 10-CD changer . . ."<p>All that tech in there and he'll only have 10 CDs to choose from? Seems a little dated.

Why even have windows? (Especially at 5 inches thick.) A video camera and some monitors might do the trick.

Some pretty epically horrible blog comments for that article. Wow!

The Pope Mobile seems pretty pretty compared to this monstrosity.

What about exploding iPods and mobile phones?