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Geez, I wonder how “The Beast” Handles?

President Obama has a brand new car.  Sadly, this kinda thing is necessary when you’re the most powerful man in the world.  The car, nicknamed “The Beast,” but known as “Cadillac One” by many is not the standard limo ride available to ordinary citizens.  The features are in the graphic (courtesy of Jalopnik), below.

Cadillac One

I especially like the doors . . . “Armour-plated, eight inches thick and the weight of a cabin door on a 757 jet.”

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