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The Popemobile is now powered by electricity, using the 2025 Mercedes-Benz G580 EV as its base. Mercedes says it retuned the quad-motor electric powertrain to be specifically tailored to the low ...
With this Popemobile, we are also sending out a clear call for electromobility and decarbonization. Mercedes-Benz not only stands for the special and individual – but also for consistently ...
During his visit in the Philippines, the Popemobile's model was an Isuzu D-Max. [28] In 2019, Pope Francis received a Dacia Duster to be used as the popemobile during his visit to Romania. [29] For his 2024 visit in Indonesia, the popemobile used is based on Pindad Maung MV3 Tangguh. [30] [31] He used a Hyundai Ioniq 5 during his visit to ...
Pope John Paul II in a Popemobile in the Vatican City State, with Vatican registration SCV 1 Pope Benedict XVI's Mercedes-Benz M-Class Popemobile in 2011, with Vatican registration SCV 1
The first "official" popemobile was a bespoke Mercedes-Benz Nurburg 460 Pullman given to Pope Pius XI by the company in 1930. The luxurious model had silk carpeting and embossed doves decorating ...
Star 660 popemobile. Before the first pilgrimage of Pope John Paul II to Poland, the Pope requested to be transported in a Polish-made vehicle. In April 1979, the order for the Popemobile was received by the Industrial Automotive Institute in Warsaw. The heads of the undertaking decided that the car would be made on the chassis of the Star 660.
Exhibits include the purpose built Popemobile from the Pastoral trip of Pope John Paul II to the United Kingdom in 1982. [1] The 24-ton armour-plated vehicle was built for the visit by British Leyland.
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