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Perhaps you just crave a bit of extra security in your limousine? Well, Mercedes may just have the answer for you, in the form of its S600 Guard.</p> <ul id="gallery_images"> <li><a href="/web/20140810191319/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-s600-guard/33294/pictures#1" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810191319im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/mercedes-s600-guard-armor-1.jpg" title="The Mercedes S-Class Guard is fitted with extra protection between the car's frame and bod..." alt="The Mercedes S-Class Guard is fitted with extra protection between the car's frame and bod..."/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140810191319/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-s600-guard/33294/pictures#2" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810191319im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/mercedes-s600-guard-armor-0.jpg" title="A number of potentially life-saving systems are available" alt="A number of potentially life-saving systems are available"/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140810191319/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-s600-guard/33294/pictures#3" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810191319im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/mercedes-s600-guard-armor-2.jpg" title="The S-Class Guard's boot " alt="The S-Class Guard's boot "/></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20140810191319/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-s600-guard/33294/pictures#4" class="image"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810191319im_/http://images.gizmag.com/gallery_tn/mercedes-s600-guard-armor-3.jpg" title="Inside, Mercedes has maintained the luxury that the S-Class is famous for " alt="Inside, Mercedes has maintained the luxury that the S-Class is famous for "/></a></li> <li id="view_all"><a href="/web/20140810191319/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-s600-guard/33294/pictures" class="blue">View all<br/></a></li> </ul> <div class="clear_both"></div> <p>The S600 Guard is an S-Class that has been packed to the brim with armor, designed to protect occupants against the full range of threats that face a modern head of state.</p> <p>The first change Mercedes has made to the standard S-Class is in the bodyshell: special reinforced steel is fitted between car's structure and bodywork to provide extra protection against ballistics like gunfire or rockets. These are supplemented by aramid components, which provide extra protection against weapons that splinter.</p> <div style="width: 530px; height: 353px; " class="article_img"><a href="/web/20140810191319/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-s600-guard/33294/pictures#9" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810191319im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/mercedes-s600-guard-armor1-8.jpg" width="530" alt="The Guard's underbody is shielded from explosions"/></a></div> <p>To minimize weakness, Mercedes has reinforced potential weak spots by strategically overlapping panels. Speaking of the dangers facing passengers, one of the biggest threats they'll face when under attack is splintering glass, so the S600 Guard features thickened laminated glass, coated with polycarbonate.</p> <p>Under the car, most key components are protected by armor plating to deal with explosives.</p> <p>All of this armor adds up to a car that, according to Mercedes, will protect occupants against explosives fired from close range on both sides of the car, and has been awarded the highest possible rating for protection against ballistics (VR9).</p> <p>Protecting occupants is one thing, but subtlety is also an asset when ferrying dignitaries around. Although the S600 Guard has been designed to look as much like a standard S-Class as possible, with flashing lights and flags fitted there's no mistaking that someone important is riding inside.</p> <div style="width: 530px; height: 397px; " class="article_img"><a href="/web/20140810191319/http://www.gizmag.com/mercedes-s600-guard/33294/pictures#6" target="_blank"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20140810191319im_/http://images.gizmag.com/inline/mercedes-s600-guard-armor-5.jpg" width="530" alt="Power comes from a V12 engine"/></a></div> <p>Inside, the Guard is available with most of the driver aids that Mercedes offers on its standard S-Class, and extra interior features like a rear-seat office are available.</p> <p>Air suspension is standard, with steel rear springs providing extra reinforcement to deal with the weight associated with armor-plating.</p> <p>The S-Class' brakes are also uprated to deal with the extra weight: up front the standard car's brake calipers have been upgraded to six-piston units, which clamp on bigger brake discs. The rear brakes are also bigger than those on the standard car, and the wheels are wrapped in special run-flat tires, which allow drivers to travel 30 km (19 miles) from sticky situations while damaged.</p> <p>Powering the Guard is a 390 kW (530 hp) V12. With peak torque of 830 Nm (612 lb/ft), the V12 should comfortably be able to power the heavily-armored S-Class. 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