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    LuciferV8: This is bringing out all of my James Bond style supercar fantasies. more »
    MushyHeirloom: I'll take some of that glass for my 244. The rest of it would be redundant. more »
    domino: great news! now i can dj in downtown detroit again! more »
    beercheck: According to advertising claims and certain editors' understanding of physics, if someone really wanted to survive an attack, they'd be much better of... more »
    TexanIdiot25- needs moar horse powah: Just need the top mounted mini gun from a few months ago, and bam. I'll show them soccer mom's who has the best Yukon more »
    technoindigo: If they can armor a Suburban from multiple IED's, of all things to armor, why can't our military give our soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan the same pr... more »
    Matt Hardigree: Also check out the "various" photo section for a shot of me holding the AK in a way that would seriously result in me winding up on the floor. more »
    dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: a head-of-state in need of serious protection from landmines (we'll let you guess where that might be) Gordon Brown? more »
    nataku8_e30: I'd like an armoed Grand Wagoneer please. more »
    BlakeDaedalus: -If you think about it, it's more of a mental protection, if someone is out to get you it's going to happen no matter what you do with the car, In the... more »
    .357: The bulletproof G-Wagen is a car I really, really want. more »
    Robert Fletcher: Did that idiot just fire that AK-47 at a windsheild placed next to an OPEN garage door? I wonder how the people living next door feel would about that... more »
    leavethegun-takethecannoli: I have no reason for it, but I've always wanted one of these. I particularly like the Suburbans and large German sedans. I especially like it when the... more »
    Jo Schmo: Why on earth would a Nigerian businessman need an armored car? All they are trying to do is distribute lottery winnings to everyone. more »
    wrx-tyrannosaurusWrx: Do you think you can armor a 1998 Mercury Mystique? I'd quite like to enter that shitbox in a demolition derby. I think I'd win with some armoring. more »
  • #armoredcars

    Texas Armoring Shares Secret Tech Of Automotive Protection

    Tire-popping tacks, electric-shock handles, smoke screens and bullet-resistant glass are typically the realm of James Bond films, but we visited a Texas company building pedestrian-looking cars capable of withstanding snipers and IEDs. To prove it they brought out an AK-47. More »
  • #2009infinitifx50

    2009 Infiniti FX50 Gets Reviewed, Shaken But Not Stirred By Popular Mechanics

    Infiniti brought their brand new FX45-replacing bag to the Geneva Motor Show in the form of an all new FX, the 2009 Infiniti FX50. While we didn't get a chance to check out the new 390-hp and 369 lb.-ft. o' torque being put out by that new big n' shiny V8 as well as what's purportedly a much less brittle ride, the Mechanics who are always quite Popular did. So what did they think? Well, they dug the new interior, and the ride and handling were apparently much smoother than the last FX-branded SUV from the brand all about the Möbius strip. Want to know more? How about checking out their 007-like double entendre-laden adventure via the link below. More »
  • #genevamotorshow

    2009 Infiniti FX50 Lands In Geneva, Impresses Booth Professionals With 5.0 Liter V8

  • #genevamotorshow

    2009 Infiniti FX50 Revealed At Poorly-Lit Function

    We were told the 2009 Infiniti FX was revealed last night at a swank cocktail function in Geneva. We were told we'd get to see the range-topping 2009 Infiniti FX50 drop deus ex machina-like from the heavens, ready to solve all our problematic desires for a new luxe Car-UV with a phallic-shaped front end. We were told we could gaze upon the curvaceous site-lines and peek at the 380-plus HP 5.0-liter 32-valve DOHC V8 in the FX50 (or dream about the upcoming 2009 Infiniti EX37 and G37 and their lower-powered V6 with details to be released at a later date under the hood) champagne in one hand and DSLR in the other. We were promised all sorts of candies and horns of ram overflowing with all the goodies and morsels we could ever desire. And we were ashamed that we missed such a splendid-sounding event. Oh, the sorrow. But then we heard the event last night had the crappiest lighting ever and everyone's photos came out looking grainy and over-exposed. Luckily we also received "tips" from marketers from a far away land about a website where all the information we would ever need on the new Infiniti crossover was readily accessed and clear of any shade or gloom of night. And thus, we provide you with the non-grainy pictures above and in the gallery below plus a full press release found below the jump. Fear not lover of live shots, we'll have some of those for you shortly. More »