German luxury car maker Mercedes Benz on Thursday launched the next generation armoured version of its top of the line S class sedan, which it claimed is the world's safest vehicle from ballistic attacks.<br /><br />The S 600 Guard is priced at Rs 8.9 crore and is a preferred choice by 91 heads of states around the world, including President Pranab Mukherjee and German chancellor Angela Merkel.<br /><br />The armoured car can withstand ballistic attacks from almost all kinds of pistols, revolvers or rifles, from a 0.45 magnum pistol to an AK47 rifle fire, and even two hand grenades thrown simultaneously at it.<br /><br />The underbody of the car is completely sealed from outside and a fire extinguisher system with automatic activation makes it next to impossible to set it on fire. a separate oxygen cask activates an emergency fresh air system that protects occupants from the ingress of smoke or irritant gases.<br /><br />President Pranab Mukherjee currently uses the limousine version S 600 Pullman guard that offers VR7 protection for the car's glass area and VR9 on the rest of the body.<br /><br />The Special Protection Group is expected to study the latest version and the new S600 Guard could end up replacing the current vehicle.<br /><br />Review by: Sumant Banerji<br />Video by: Manas Gurung<br />Produced by: Manas Gurung<br />Music by: "looped" by Jahzzar (http://www.betterwithmusic.com)<br /><br />------------------------------------------<br /><br />Subscribe to our channel: http://read.ht/fLZ<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/htTweets<br /><br />Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hindustantimes<br /><br />Watch more videos at: http://www.hindustantimes.com/video<br /><br />hindustantimes.com © 2015
