Admiring President Putin's supercar fleet on the streets of Da Nang

On the evening of November 6, a "very cool" convoy of vehicles brought down from a Russian transport plane, landed at the airport in the afternoon, and rolled through the streets of Da Nang to the assembly point.

Russian President Vladimir Putin's special limousine has arrived at the hotel in Da Nang. Photo: Tan Luc

Russian President Vladimir Putin's special motorcade began moving from Da Nang airport to Nguyen Van Linh street at 7:15 p.m. on November 6.

Earlier, at 5:27 p.m., the Russian IL-76 medium- and long-range military transport aircraft landed at Da Nang airport in rainy weather that caused it to darken early.

Thus, it is likely that this flight carried a convoy of three cars that will serve Russian President Vladimir Putin during his attendance at the APEC Leaders' Meeting in Da Nang.

The special motorcade serving the Russian President rolls on the streets of Da Nang. Video: Huu Kha

A convoy of vehicles at a gate of Da Nang airport prepares to roll out. Photo: Truong Trung

The leading car of President Putin's motorcade begins to leave Da Nang airport. Photo: Nguyen Khanh

Putin's limousine is a Maybach S600 Pullman called The Guard. The armored vehicle weighs 5.1 tons and is worth about $1.56 million.

According to motor1.com, the price of an unarmored Pullman is only about 558,000 USD.

The Russian president's supercar is equipped with VR9 standard bulletproof coating for both the glass and the entire body of the car, allowing "The Guard" to run smoothly through a rain of rifle bullets.

The vehicle is also equipped with a bomb protection system according to Directive ERV 2010: if 15kg of TNT explodes within 2 meters, the vehicle is still safe.

President Putin's motorcade to travel through Da Nang consists of 3 cars. Photo: Nguyen Khanh

The big one is the logistics vehicle at the end of the convoy, responsible for information duties. Photo: Thuan Thang

According to Mercedes-Maybach, the structure of the car is specially designed to be able to "cross the war zone" but this safety feature does not affect the space and design inside the car. The car is equipped with a 6-liter V12 biturbo engine with 523 horsepower.

The Maybach S600 Pullman is also equipped with "the most powerful anti-missile protection available today", according to Mercedes-Maybach.

The car was driven by two Russian drivers to the hotel where Mr. Putin will stay. Photo: Thuan Thang

This limousine is specially designed to be able to "cross war zones". Photo: Nguyen Khanh

According to Tuoi Tre