With no retrofitting against terror attacks available, it’s been left to Bentley’s coachbuilder Mulliner that makes armoured cars for Queen Elizabeth of England to convert the Mulsanne into a near-impenetrable, mobile fortress. The car can protect its occupants from high-powered gunfire, explosives and chemical assault.
Features: Hardened ballistic steel roof. Anti-mine protection floor, including DM51 grenade/fragmentation. Protection against high-power rifles such as 7.62x39, 5.56x45, 7.62x51 and M80 ball. All original glass replaced with NIJ-tested multi-layered ballistic glass. Armoured fuel tank, battery, radiator. Reinforced door hinges. Patented-designed armouring for the firewall and four high-grade run-flat tyres. Vision enhancement systems with camera and special monitors. Overlapping door and window openings.
Engine: Twin turbocharged 6.7-litre 505hp gasoline
Speed: 0 to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds
Price: $400,000 upward
Buzz: Carat 65 Bentley Mulsanne is an armoured stretch limo built by Carat Security’s “Carat Duchatelet” luxury division for China only for $2.55 million