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<\/a><\/p>\nI wonder what kind of armor is hidden under the outer body panel and the lower part of the German crossover BMW X5 VR6 with protection volume?<\/p>\n
Armor steel is under all exterior body panels, and at the bottom of the crossover covers an extended aluminum antieconomy shield. Glass of an armored car of a special type with a thickness of 33 mm with a layer of polycarbonate. This armor provides class 6 protection and is able to protect passengers when fired from bullets of a Kalashnikov assault rifle with a heat-strengthened core 7.62 mm explosion under the bottom of a DM51 grenade and even an explosive device in the immediate vicinity of the crossover.<\/p>\n
If armor protection is not enough, they offered the option, of course, for a fee, to additionally install more powerful protection for the bottom (withstands a grenade explosion, HG85) and the roof of the car (200 grams of s-4 explosives can damage the paintwork).<\/p>\n Interestingly, the luggage compartment of the BMW X5 VR6 is the least protected by the volume of protection, and the interior of the crossover is separated from the trunk by an armored wall with an intermediate glass thickness of 33 mm (the wall installed behind the rear seat). The window is present only on the driver's door, and the glass is only lowered by 10 cm (optional power window on the front passenger door).<\/p>\n The technically armored crossover BMW X5 VR6 has a protection volume closer to that of the BMW X5 M50i. Under the hood is a 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged eight-cylinder engine (530 hp and 750 Nm), 8 automatic transmission and an xDrive all-wheel drive system. Armored vehicles weighing over 3500 kg accelerate from 0 to 100 km \/ h in 5.9 seconds, the maximum speed is electronically limited to 210 km \/ h, the declared fuel consumption is at least 13 liters.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n