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$1.1 Million Obama Bus puzzles

What can $1.1 Million buy you on high tech features for a bus?

Aug 17 2011, 8:25am CDT | by

$1.1 Million Obama Bus puzzles
 
 
 

President Obama took to the road this weekend through Minnesota, Iowa and Illinois. We do not report about politics, but there is an interesting aspect of Obama's trip here. He is riding in a $1.1 million bus. That is right. This all black bus has been apparently bought by the Secret Service and has been modified to push the total cost up to $1.1 million. Details are scarce, but the bus is sharing some of the same armor capabilities of "The Beast", Obama's limousine. We are talking 8-inch thick armor plates, bulletproof glass and kevlar-protected tires.

There are supposed more defense technologies in the bus. No word on offensive weaponry. There should be enough space on the luggage area to install some rocket launchers.

There is actually a second bus like this one that is supposed to be used by the Republican party for their presidential candidate.

Photo of the Obama bus via this photo gallery on the Washington Post.

Via CNN

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<a href="/latest_stories/all/all/2" rel="author">Luigi Lugmayr</a>
Luigi is the founding chief Editor of I4U News and brings over 15 years experience in the technology field to the ever evolving and exciting world of gadgets. He started I4U News back in 2000 and evolved it into vibrant technology magazine.
Luigi can be contacted directly at ml@i4u.com. Luigi posts regularly on LuigiMe.com about his experience running I4U.

 

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