Daimler Chairman Hands Over New Popemobile to Pope Francis

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Chairman Dr. Dieter Zetsche has given Pope Francis the key to a new Popemobile for his upcoming trip to Brazil at the end of July. The car is built from a modified M-ClassMercedes-Benz M-Class Gen.3 [W166]Germany, 2011 > present7 versions
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SUV.

“We are delighted that His Holiness Pope Francis has decided to trust in the safety and comfort of our vehicles and that, by providing the Popemobile, we will continue to accompany him on his travels in the future,“ said Zetsche.

Popes have been using Mercedes vehicles for the last 80 years since Pope Pius XI bought a Mercedes 460 NürburgMercedes-Benz 460 NürburgGermany, 1928 > 19332 photos
in 1930. The Popemobile moniker was not coined until the 80s when Mercedes built a specially armored G-ClassMercedes-Benz G-Class Gen.1Germany, 1979 > 199176 versions
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for Pope John Paul II. Since 2002, the Popemobile has been made from the M-Class.