Company Mercedes-Benz It has extensive experience in the production of special vehicles for the transportation of the Pope, the head of the Catholic Church. According to established tradition, the car should be equipped with a large transparent compartment that will accommodate a senior passenger. It has become electric in the new version.

Because Mercedes-Benz Gelandewagen prepared the electric version of the SUV for mass production and it was taken as the basis for the new “papamobile”. According to the manufacturer, the presence of a traction electric motor in the drive of each of the four wheels allows you to smoothly control the speed of movement of the precious passenger. The chair in the Pope’s compartment is equipped with a rotation mechanism that allows you to always look to the right side of the audience during public performances.

History of cooperation Mercedes-Benz and the Vatican has been working in this field for almost 100 years, but this German manufacturer has supplied only a third of the special vehicles to the head of the Catholic Church, as there were other partners in different years. The German automobile giant has been working with the Vatican for about a year on the current version of Popemobile. The Fisker company made an attempt to propose an electric car based on the Ocean crossover to the head of the Catholic Church and went bankrupt, but its promises were not fulfilled.