An American Tradition Continues

WASHINGTON - While Americans celebrate the inauguration of a new U.S. president next week, another new Cadillac through Pennsylvania Avenue to conduct the procedure. Barack Obama will ride in a brand new Cadillac Presidential Limousine, continues a long tradition of Cadillac limousines, which has served many U.S. presidents.

"Cadillac is proud to again offer a new presidential limousine," said Mark McNabb, vice president of North America, Cadillac / Premium Channel. "This is a great American tradition we are very happy to reconnect with the best new car with spectacular Cadillac design and technology."

Photos of U.S. President greeting a number of different times of the Cadillac limousine of President Woodrow Wilson and the early days of cars, and new historical era continues. Newest Cadillac Presidential Limousine is a completely new project, the success of the DTS presidential limousine, which debuted in 2004. The new car incorporates many of the dramatic design and technical characteristics of vehicles and highly acclaimed new Cadillac built for the form is tailored to the specific and demanding technically suitable for the carriage of the president.

Interior and exterior, Cadillac Presidential limousine has many elements of the brand design firm. Energy, modern and elegant, the nose of the car includes complex grid, dual texture made famous by the popular majority of current models of Cadillac, the CTS sport sedan and the Escalade. vertical elements of design and front of the car and the rear lights are identical to those used in the production models.

For largely for functional reasons, such as outward visibility optimal, the car is a bit more upright than its predecessor. But this new Cadillac Presidential limousine occupies roughly the same overall footprint on the road than the previous model, with a similar size and proportions.

The side profile and rear of the new presidential limousine classic and elegant, reminiscent of Cadillac DTS and STS luxury sedan. Inside, the car includes the best examples of the latest Cadillac renaissance in the design, technology and craftsmanship. The cabin blends modern design and technology to the craftsmanship of yesteryear. The main aspects of the cabin are cut and sewn by hand, the same process used in popular models like the CTS sport sedan.

Naturally, many aspects of the newly built car is specially designed and written for the president. The rear passenger area includes a large capacity compartment with enough space management, the outward visibility and useful features for mobile office.

The car was designed, developed and tested by the experts who have observed a wide range of needs. E 'state of attention in order to test the performance of a specific functional requirements. Therefore, the security arrangements were made during development to ensure the performance of the car and confidential.

An embroidered presidential seal is positioned in the middle of the back panel, and on each rear door trim. Presidential seals are also affixed to the rear door of the unit. The American flag is placed on the right wing and the presidential level is located on the left front fender when the president travels in the vehicle. High-tech LED headlamps illuminated the flags at night.


History – Cadillac and the U.S. Presidency

Cadillac has built limousines and special vehicles for U.S. presidents, diplomats, ambassadors and foreign dignitaries since the early 20th century, an iconic aspect of the brand that continues today.

Cadillac’s central role began during World War I, when many Cadillac engines and cars were transferred to military and government service because of their superior durability and power. One of the first chief executives to use a Cadillac was President Wilson, who rode through the streets of Boston during a World War I victory parade in 1919. A lavish 1928 Cadillac town car was used in the Calvin Coolidge administration.

In 1938, two Cadillac convertibles, dubbed the "Queen Mary" and "Queen Elizabeth," were delivered to the U.S. government. Named after the great ocean liners of the time, the vehicles were 21.5 feet long, weighed 7,660 pounds and were equipped with a full ammunition arsenal, two-way radios and heavy-duty generators. Durable and reliable, the two "Queens" served Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.

President Eisenhower, known as a car buff, rode in one of the first Cadillac Eldorado models ever produced during his 1953 inaugural parade. The Eldorado represented a high point in automobile design history, as it had the first wraparound windshield, a feature quickly adopted on other new production models.

In 1956, the Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II convertibles replaced the original series. The vehicles were slightly smaller, but like their predecessors, were fully armored and featured state-of-the art communications. Moreover, the vehicles were fitted with narrow rims inside the tire in case the tires were shot out. The Queen Mary II and Queen Elizabeth II served not only President Eisenhower, but also Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Both vehicles were retired in 1968.

The Ronald W. Reagan administration was delivered a 1983 Cadillac Fleetwood limousine and a Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham – Presidential Series was delivered to the William J. Clinton administration in 1993. Unlike previous models that typically were Cadillac cars adapted and modified by independent limousine companies, the 1993 Presidential Brougham was designed, developed and manufactured totally within General Motors and Cadillac. This included an extensive set of security measures to maintain confidentiality, a process that continues today.

Currently, the 1983 Cadillac Fleetwood limousine resides at the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., while the 1993 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham is at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Ark.

Cadillac has produced two presidential limousines this decade that remain in service. The first was a Deville Presidential model delivered to President George W. Bush in 2001. In 2004, President Bush debuted a new DTS Presidential model. It was the first application of a new design that launched later that year for the production DTS full-size sedan.