A view of the Range Rover Sentinel, Land Rover's armored version of the luxury SUV.
For most people, car safety means airbags, stability control, and crash-avoidance technology that help spare us and our passengers from serious injury.
But, for a select few — think heads of state and corporate CEOs — those features would barely scratch the surface.
The address that, Land Rover has put together a bulletproof, explosion-proof road tank called the Range Rover Sentinel. From all appearances, the Sentinel looks like your everyday six-figure luxury SUV. This one, however, might actually save your life.
The Range Rover Sentinel is a product of Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) unit, the same division that produces insanely fast versions of its standard SUVs.
To produce the Sentinel, the automaker takes the top-of-the-line, $140,000 Range Rover Autobiography model and turns it into a fortress with:
- A reinforced passenger cell that can withstand armor-piercing incendiary bullets
- Super high-strength steel that can take blasts from hand-grenade explosions
- A tamper-proof exhaust system
- Self-sealing fuel tank that prevents leaks if the tank is punctured
- A backup battery and run-flat tires
Jaguar Land RoverAnother view of the armored Range Rover Sentinel, the first bulletproof vehicle designed in-house at Land Rover.
There's no point in dodging armor-piercing bullets and grenades if you can't make evasive maneuvers to get out of harm's way.
You can see the bulletproof Range Rover Sentinel in action here:
https://youtu.be/eJ4UNy4nuR8
