Other than dumping the colonial Land Rover for a Land Cruiser during this year's Madaraka day celebrations, the president security machines looks to have taken a complete overhaul.
However what was more standing out was this armoured car in his entourage.
Research indicates that the car is Knight XV,made in Toronto, Canada. Now,this car is ranked as one of the most luxurious armored SUVs on earth.
The company which makes it only has produced 100 of them since launching in 2008. The vehicle is handcrafted unlike others which are machine crafted.
It takes 4,000hrs to make one of these. It's bullet proof and grenades ,it can also deflect IEDs.
Uhuru Kenyatta’s Knight XV is a futuristic, ultra luxurious, hand crafted fully armored SUV. It’s the picture of insanity and utter viciousness.
It features a built-in oxygen survival kit, under-vehicle magnetic attachment detection system, and its armored using ballistic steel with ballistic fiber glass fenders and bumper.
All its glass including windshields and windows meet various ballistic levels
The interior of president Uhuru’s Knight XV SUV features luxury carpeting, leather seats, flat screen TV, TracVision satellite system, several TV monitors, Night vision, rear camera, Play Station and X-Box.
It also has an automatic tint system (now you see it… now you don’t). It has a 6.8 Liter v10 engine that is built by Ford. The engine can use Ethanol.. meaning its green (kind of)
Price of Uhuru’s Knight XV
The president’s armored Knight XV is believed to be the 2010- 2012 model. It has a price tag of $ 489,000.. Or Ksh 43 Million.
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A knight XV I dont think it was....that was a RCV Survivor built by an Austrian company Achleitner. I stand corrected.¿
ReplyDeleteAwesome blog! I will for sure drop by it more often!
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I also doubt that the vehicle was a knight XV , it looks more of RCV survivor i 4*4 , A very common prestige and security car in Central Europe, The security features are dense but better than Knight XV, With a Carl Gustav a near 45 degree upblow Knight Disappointed us.... E karanja
ReplyDeleteDefinitely RCV survivor , Spot the simmilarities. http://www.army-guide.com/eng/product4609.html
ReplyDeleteI was on google and found a company locally in Kenya that deals with these vehicles Milestone Cars ASV? Found them online www.milestonecarsasv.com
ReplyDeleteVIP Armoring Industry Company is a regional leader in the armoring industry.
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VIP Headquarters are situated in Jordan, the prime facilities operates in the flagship of KADDB Industrial Park and provides a comprehensive range of armored vehicles and spare parts which are distributed for the whole region.
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