Meet President Droupadi Murmu's official car, Rs 9 crore Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard armoured limousine - IN PICS

Droupadi Murmu has been elected as the 15th President of India and recently took the oath at the Central Hall of Parliament in Delhi. She travelled from the President's House (Rashtrapati Bhawan) to the Parliament in a Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard, the presidential limousine. 

The Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard also served the outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind during his tenure as the official armoured limousine for VVIP transportation in India and has been serving the President's office for long now.

The Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman Guard was launched in 2015 at Rs 8.9 crore (without additional armoured work) in the country and gets ERV (Explosive Resistant Vehicles) 2010-level and VR9-level protection for its occupants. 

This means that the car can withstand up to 15kg of TNT from a distance of 2m; while withstanding 7.62x51mm rifle rounds. Even bullets fired from an AK-47 will not be able to penetrate the sedan. 

Based on W221 S-class, the model made its global debut back in 2011 and tis model came into use during the tenure of President Pranab Mukherjee. 

While the SPG inducted the Mercedes-Maybach S650 in the protection fleet of PM Narendra Modi, which is estimated to cost Rs 12 crore, the President's limo is not up for an upgrade anytime soon.