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by Bennett Oghifo
The BMW protection unit has increased its ‘Secrets of the Supercars’ series with the BMW X5 Protection VR6, a Sport Activity Vehicle that can withstand attack from automatic weapons like the AK-47.
The BMW X5 Protection VR6 has multi-layer safety glass, armoured passenger compartment, post-blast-protection, leak-resistant fuel tank and run-flat tyres.
For 40 years, BMW has set the standard in the design and development of armoured vehicles. Now, for the first time in its history, the company has granted TV cameras access inside its secretive Protection Vehicle division.
Barely distinguishable from the series-production model both in terms of its appearance and driving dynamics, the BMW X5 Protection VR6 shields occupants with approximately 30 mm thick multi-layer safety glass that features an internal polycarbonate splinter protection layer. Combined with the armoured passenger compartment, post-blast-protection, leak-resistant fuel tank and run-flat tyres,
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