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      08-19-2014, 02:19 PM   #23
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@iceweasel23 I am guessing you would not mind destroying the rims after the run flats are exhausted, just to get away from being fired at.

Now, what do these do? Part of the "a self-sealing fuel tank"?



Very "Bond":

My bet is fire suppression system based on the color, the tubing, and the canister type. However, I'm not used to seeing them mounted upside down like that.

Self-sealing fuel tanks don't usually use pressurized injection. They simply have layers of material around the container that swells when exposed to fuel. There is a bladder inside that prevents contact under normal conditions. When punctured, the fuel wets the material, which swells the material and seals the leak.
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      08-19-2014, 03:10 PM   #24
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So if there is an armed intruder at home, just slip into the garage and lock yourself in this car. The car can double up as a safe house
Funny, but this is so true. And at least you can drive away in this safe house.
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      08-19-2014, 03:17 PM   #25
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It would be nice to have a video footage from inside while being shot at.
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So if there is an armed intruder at home, just slip into the garage and lock yourself in this car. The car can double up as a safe house
Until those intruder find his spare key in the key basket...
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      08-19-2014, 06:59 PM   #27
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sometimes I feel like I need one of these to drive around where I live...
First move out of the tyrannical state of NY
Second, move to a free state
Third, get a Ak-47 sidefolder/underfolder, much cheaper than the Security Plus
Last, fear nothing and live free and happy!
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Until those intruder find his spare key in the key basket...
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Until those intruder find his spare key in the key basket...
Talk about an "oh shit" moment lol
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Very "Bond":

Is that an emergency Yelp button?

"I'm being chased by armed bandits! Where's the closest 4.5 star rated coffee shop??"
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It's remarkable to me that this car is secured against rifle rounds. It takes serious armor to protect against rifle rounds. To give some perspective on the difference between a rifle round and a typical hand gun round, here are a couple of groups of guns:

Typical law enforcement sidearm rounds:

9mm - 470 joules
.40 S&W - 576 joules
.45 ACP - 540 joules

Military assault rifles:

7.62x39mm (AK-47) - 2,070 joules
5.56x45mm (AR-15) - 1,796 joules
7.72x54mm (.308 Remington) - 3,799

The AK-47 (and the AR-15 for that matter) is relatively weak for a rifle (when compared to hunting rifles, for example), but it's still roughly twice as powerful than the majority of hand guns people carry around.

Just for fun (and perspective), here's the energy for some not-so-typical firearms.

Powerful handgun rounds:

.357 magnum - 750 joules
.44 magnum - 1,400 joules
.50 AE (the round fired by the Desert Eagle) - 2,000 joules

Ridiculous handguns that most people own just for novelty, or because they need to kill a bear. All of these are fired from large revolvers that you wouldn't want to strap to carry around.

.454 Casull - 2,600 joules
.460 S&W - 3,300 joules
.500 S&W - 3,500 joules

Monster rifle rounds that the military uses for "anti-material" purposes. Basically, these are powerful enough to detonated unexploded ordinance.

.700 Nitro Express (featured in a lot of "LOL they dropped the rifle" videos) - 12,000 joules
.50 BMG (commonly referred to as the fifty-cal) - 15,037
14.5x114mm (Russian "equivalent" [in purpose anyway] to the .50 BMG) - 32,000
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Man, that X5 took a serious beating. Perfect for cruising the streets of Bogata.
I actually saw an all black E53 X5 Security when I was in San Pedro Sula, Honduras for a few months in both 2010 and 2011... In between two black H1 Hummers in the middle of a small motorcade. Not necessarily surprising, especially there.

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      08-19-2014, 10:01 PM   #33
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Is that an emergency Yelp button?"
@aajami, because you never know where they serve the human foie gras from Spain. Or, how far you have to travel to Peet's to avoid Starbucks poor coffee.
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Question: What if the brake calipers got shot? would the car lose stopping power ? i.e. from brake fluid loss?
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Rather interesting.
I hope no one ever needs such security but as it stands unfortunately these stuff happen,
Really innovative from BMW
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      08-21-2014, 04:36 PM   #36
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Thats the only logical option to deal with the traffic where I live..lol
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