This is an armoured Merc G-Wagen limo

Will Mercedes G-Wagens ever stop turning us into excitable eight-year-olds? Evidence that they won't arrives in the form of this stretched, armoured G63 AMG.

And it has not only a pistol-holder, but, for those of a more pacifist philosophy, a "special drawer" for a limited edition Montblanc pen. There's a sentence you'll probably never read on TG again.

It's the work of Inkas, an armoured vehicle company from Canada. Inkas offers a huge range of products, from strengthened Toyota Camrys to full-strength riot control trucks. This G sits somewhere in between those two, then...

Other spec highlights? Captain-size chairs, with heating, cooling and massaging functions. A satellite telly system. A full-size fridge. And a colour LED system that displays "different animations ranging from business mode to various romantic themes". Ladies love a stretched G.

At its heart this is a G63, so power is likely to be disproportionate to handling ability. Its 5.5-litre twin-turbo V8 serves up 537bhp, and given the extra weight of all that armour cladding (as well as its extra length), we'd reckon a lot of those horses will be munched up by the traction control if you arrive too ambitiously at a corner.

But that's hardly the point. Sitting in your protected bubble, filling in sudokus with your posh pen, speedy getaways simply aren't necessary. Want one in your life?

Article first seen here: http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/armoured-mercedes-g63-amg-limo-2015-02-10

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