Armored Mercedes GL 500 testing

More than 5 meters long, 2 meters high and 3 tones of steel with triradial star at the false radiator looked at me with its xenon headlights. It's a giant. More than that, it can drive, and drive fast. Besides, it can protect against evil bullets. This protection is tested specially by the Russian Army, which according to the agreement with RIDA Company tests every armored car.

    The testing was supposed to be carried out at the automobile range. First I will drive a car, not as powerful as this one - GL 450...

    The dynamics are striking. The car rushes forward and starts jumping at the hillocks, which were unnoticeable while driving at a low speed.
Change the car for the armored version of this SUV. The difference can be noticed from the very beginning. First, you will not close the door holding the handle slightly by the tips of your fingers. The mass of the door with the bulletproof glass is much heavier than the mass of a usual one. But the difference in weight is not so noticeable thanks to the more powerful engine - the GL 500. The maximum speed at the test range is 100 km per hour - the car is not as dynamic as the previous one. But stability is much better.

    The bulletproof glass transparencyis, of course, worse than usual triplex, but much better than it used to be when RIDA Company obtained glass from outside suppliers. Nowadays, having its own glass production, the quality has risen to new higher levels. All the distortions have disappeared completely.

    The perfect sound insulation in this car is even better than it used to be.

    It is also difficult to feel the real speed. It seems that you drive 70 km per hour, but at the speedometer its 100 km. The difference seems to be not so big, but the matter is that the speedometer shows miles, so really, it's driving 160 km!