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Written by Vijay Pattni
There are fewer analogies in the motoring world that work as well as saying something is bulletproof". The engine in so-and-so is bulletproof", or the ashtray opening mechanism in this car is bulletproof". What we have here, is a Volvo that is literally bulletproof. Welcome to the XC90 Armoured". Continuing the ancient and fine art of kitting out luxury automobiles in super-thick steel and armour plating comes Volvo"s latest. There are two versions, the most important being the heavy". It is. It weighs 4,490kg with five no doubt Very Important Peoples on board. Based on the T6 AWD 2.0-litre, super- and turbo-charged four-cylinder, all-wheel-drive this heavy" XC90 gets high-strength, 10mm thick steel armour plating, and up to 50mm thick glass. It achieves a protection rating of VR8, which means it has "360-degree ballistic resistance as well as explosive resistance". So really very bulletproof, then.
Date written: 26 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16135
There are fewer analogies in the motoring world that work as well as saying something is bulletproof". The engine in so-and-so is bulletproof", or the ashtray opening mechanism in this car is bulletproof". What we have here, is a Volvo that is literally bulletproof. Welcome to the XC90 Armoured". Continuing the ancient and fine art of kitting out luxury automobiles in super-thick steel and armour plating comes Volvo"s latest. There are two versions, the most important being the heavy". It is. It weighs 4,490kg with five no doubt Very Important Peoples on board. Based on the T6 AWD 2.0-litre, super- and turbo-charged four-cylinder, all-wheel-drive this heavy" XC90 gets high-strength, 10mm thick steel armour plating, and up to 50mm thick glass. It achieves a protection rating of VR8, which means it has "360-degree ballistic resistance as well as explosive resistance". So really very bulletproof, then.
Date written: 26 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16135
