According to Hyundai, three units of the Equus have been delivered to the president's security service, which selected only one, AFP reports. Of course, for obvious security reasons, no photos or technical specifications of the Equus have been released.
The series versions of the Equus use several types of engines, including 3.8l V6 and a 4.6l unit.
Until now, the president used foreign built vehicles to travel. Mostly, the South Korean president used a bulletproof Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard and a BMW 760LI. Five to ten units of each of the cars made up the official's motorcade. A reality which was not easily accepted by the local automotive industry.
“Most of the heads of other car-manufacturing states use bulletproof cars made in their own countries. It doesn’t make sense that the world’s fifth largest auto-manufacturing country is still using foreign-made bulletproof cars, and that is why Hyundai is working on the project,” an industry insider said back in February, when news of the bulletproof Equus first broke cover.
Choosing Hyundai and the Equus for the task was based on two essential realities. First, until the release of the current generation Equus, no locally built vehicles was considered viable enough. Secondly, the South Korean president is a former Hyundai chairman, a company for which he worked for no less than 27 years.
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