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(from Mercedes-Benz
Press Release) The new Popemobile: New Mercedes-Benz for the Pope
In future, Pope Benedict XVI will present himself to the 40,000 or
so pilgrims in St. Peters Square in a shining white, open-top
Mercedes-Benz G-Class during his public audiences on Wednesdays. The
new "Popemobile" was created over a two-year development period in
close consultation with the Vatican, and has now been personally
handed over to the Holy Father.
This open official car, which the Head of the Catholic Church
requested for use during fine weather, was developed by
Mercedes-Benz on the basis of the G 500. It is equipped with a
folding windscreen and hand-rails, and like its predecessors it is
painted in the Vaticanmystic white finish. The interior is likewise
white, and is accessed via steps lined in red at the rear. The Pope
holds his audiences in a standing position, so that he is easily
visible to all his flock.
The Holy Father is continuing a long tradition with the new
Popemobile from Mercedes-Benz. Pope Pius XI was the first to receive
a Mercedes-Benz as an official car in 1930 - a Nrburg 460 Pullman
limousine. Over the following decades Mercedes-Benz regularly
provided the Vaticanwith automobiles which had been specially
converted for the use of the Holy Father.
Today the Pope has several Mercedes-Benz cars at his disposal. In
addition to the new G 500 Cabriolet, the fleet currently includes M
and S-Class models with special protection.
