Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s special car "Hippo".

The "Beast" pulls over and the "Hippo" arrives! According to comprehensive foreign news reports from South Korea's Chosun Ilbo, U.S. President Barack Obama took a special car nicknamed "The Beast" to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit, while Russian President Dmitry Med Vedev also made an appearance in London on the 1st in a domestic special car "Hippo" weighing more than 16 tons.

The "Hippo" is a vehicle used by Russian leaders when they visit overseas. The car is jointly manufactured by three car manufacturers: Zil, AvtoVAZ and KamAZ, and costs $60 million. Therefore, the US presidential car "Cadillac One", which costs about US$450,000 to US$650,000, cannot be compared at all.

The "Moscow Times" reported on the 1st that the top of the "Hippo" is made of 12 cm thick titanium material. Even if it collides with a T-72 tank, it will remain unscathed and the windows can withstand rocket launchers. attack. The wheels automatically convert into track wheels in the event of an accident. In particular, it is said that the designer of the vehicle personally conducted a rocket launcher attack test in the vehicle, which proved its safety. "The Communist Youth League Pravda" reported last month: "The United States has been trying to understand the structure of the car since the 1990s, but ended in failure. There are currently two presidential cars." But the car also has shortcomings. Due to its large size, its speed is relatively slow.