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| E12, E28, E34, E39, E60 General discussion and technical help for all year 5 series cars. |
09-05-2005, 12:57 AM
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Name: komodo
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BMW Making Bulletproof 5-Series
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...cleId=107110#1
The BMW "Security" Edition
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BMW to Offer Bulletproof 5 Series
MUNICH, Germany — BMW will introduce a surprising new trim line for the 5 Series sedan at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Dubbed the Security, it is an armored conversion for the executive sedan.
It will be offered for the eight-cylinder 550i and the six-cylinder 530i models.
BMW has catered to the upper segment with vehicles such as the X5 and the 7 Series sedan. But increasing pressure from customers and the rising number of kidnappings and carjackings prompted this — practical? — step.
According to the German automaker, the converted 5 Series sedan is in the "B4 category." That means it can withstand a 0.44-caliber Magnum and other handguns. Special steel and other materials, including aramid fibers — as in bulletproof vests — were used to strengthen the exterior and underneath. Side windows are now nearly an inch thick.
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I could see how this might sell very well in some parts of the world...
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09-05-2005, 01:10 AM
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Name: Chris
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cool, but i do know a little bit about weight and such... and one inch thick glass all the way around, and armour inside the doors, etc. means more weight..... a 530 security would be WAYYYYY underpowered... i could see the 550 (HINT! IS THIS THE POSSIBLE 5.0 THEYR'E GOING TO SUE TO PUT IN THE 3 TO BRIDGE TO THE NEW M3!??!?!?!!)... but a bulletproof 530 would be like a 7er being powered by the engine from a 120d... yea...NO
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09-08-2005, 01:12 PM
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Name: zeaq328i
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I think it will be famous among Malaysian chinese businessmen or Indonesian gangster.Haha
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09-12-2005, 07:49 PM
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Name: Yatti
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09-12-2005, 09:15 PM
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Name: nick_318is
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The cartels might want some of these. |
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09-12-2005, 10:55 PM
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Name: Longhairedhippy
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i've been to places where i wished where i'e had one of these. has anyone seen "city of god"? when you go to that place in real life, you want 1-inch thick glass.
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09-12-2005, 11:02 PM
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Name: xsperf
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