Safety is forever a priority for manufacturers, but Jaguar's XJ Sentinel goes to extremes. The luxury sedan can withstand B7 grade weaponry such as an AK-74 and up to 15 kilograms (33 pounds) of exposives detonated within close nearness.The bulletproof Sentinel will debut at the 2010 Moscow International Motor Show, but don't anticipate to be blown away (couldn't resist)--its exterior is impossible to tell apart from the standard long-wheelbase XJ models. The dissimilarity is in the chassis that's been constructed from specialized high-strength steels with Kevlar backing.
The standard XJ has a 3,909-pound curb weight, as the Sentinel weighs 7,200 pounds. All that extra weight takes a toll on the performance; set with the same 5.0-L V8, the Sentinel has a 0-100 kmh of 9.7 seconds (compared with 5.7 seconds in the standard long-wheel base XJ) and tops out at 121 mph. Lacking the bulletproof option, the XJ has a top speed of 155 mph.
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