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Factory Armored BMW Vehicles
Came across some info online (hint: there isn't much) about these factory armored vehicles BMW produces. Seems that the X5 and 7-Series are the two they offer, however I did see some brochures that offered a 5-Series as well. Very interesting nonetheless.
I called my dealer and while at first they were very apprehensive and thought I was making it up, they got back to me and confirmed that they can actually order these into the United States. I was told roughly $150,000 USD MSRP. Although it seems the major markets that receive these are Brazil/South America, South Africa, European Union, and Russia. They offer two levels of protection; Security and Security Plus. Basic differences is Security is protected against most small-arms, handgun caliber weapons, and Security Plus is protected against 7.62 variant weapons and higher calibers - along with additional security options such as pressurizing the vehicle, emergency lights, PA system, etc. Would love to see one in person and play around with it, apparently from an external point of view they are completely identical to the civilian models. Seems like the 7-Series from Tomorrow Never Dies wasn't too far from the truth. Below are some online resources on these cars that I have found and consolidated. Have any of you guys heard or have experience with these factory armored cars? Official BMW: https://www.bmw-special-sales.com/en.../overview.html Spotted in the Wild: https://www.reddit.com/r/Justrolledi...mored_bmw_e65/ View post on imgur.com
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Nope, they open just fine. Check out the video of the guys in South America I linked. I believe one of the appealing factors in these factory armored cars as opposed to aftermarket is they retain almost all of their OEM counter-part's functionality. Check out timestamp 2:35 in the first video I linked as well.
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I figured as much, considering that there was not much information online in the first place! Even the salespeople at my dealership said that they had never heard of this "BMW Special Sales" program and that they have never had one delivered through them. Would be cool to have this thread be a consolidation of anyone who has more information on this topic. Would love to have an owner chime in if there are any out there. I am sure there has to be at least one or two members who have/had one of these beasts.
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I’ve only been in armored land cruisers and armored Toyota Hilux’s (Tacoma’s).
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Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't mind these cars at all.
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For New Zealand it was quite big news that Prince Harry came here a while ago. I remembered reading this article
https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/108...-in-an-old-bmw When I was in BMW Auckland yesterday looking at the new M850i and happened to see the same car parked outside. You could see the big black edges around the windows and the windows did look like they were very thick. The tyres were these which have a huge load rating and Michelin's runflat system. https://pax-service-shop.de/Tire-Mic...17H-PAX-System https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelin_PAX_System
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So when they were replaced with G12 7 series there was another big up-roar and of course everyone knows that they have new ones now. So I think that was the main point of the article, they are riding around in the old shape cars....so what is the reason?
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Good detective work, I love threads like these! Part of what makes the forums cool.
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Very cool. Especially the high security bmw's.
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A few years ago, my local MBZ dealer had an armored S Class for sale. It was ordered by a Columbian national; however, he was unable to take delivery due to unfortunate circumstances.
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