January 14, 2009 - US Secret Service, Washington D.C.

Cadillac limo to drive Obama in style

Continuing a long tradition of Cadillac limousines for U.S. presidents, Barack Obama, who is to be inaugurated as the 44th U.S. president next week, will grace Pennsylvania Avenue in a redesigned Cadillac.

Cadillac limo to drive Obama in style

New Presidential Limo

New Presidential Limo Side View

George Bush Retired 2006 Model

Continuing a long tradition of Cadillac limousines for U.S. presidents, Barack Obama, who is to be inaugurated as the 44th U.S. president next week, will grace Pennsylvania Avenue in a redesigned Cadillac.

“Cadillac is honored to again provide a new presidential limousine,” Mark McNabb, North America vice president, Cadillac/Premium Channel, said in a press release. “This is a great American tradition that we’re delighted to renew with an all-new car featuring the best of Cadillac’s dramatic design and technology.”

The image of an American president greeting crowds from a Cadillac limousine dates to President Woodrow Wilson and the early days of the automobile, and continues into a historic new era. The latest Cadillac Presidential Limousine is a completely new design, succeeding the DTS Presidential Limousine that debuted in 2004. The new car incorporates many of the dramatic design and technology features of new and highly acclaimed Cadillac vehicles in a purpose-built format tailored to specific and exacting specifications befitting presidential transport.

Original Story - Detroit Free Press

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