It looks just like any other new Range Rover Vogue, but beneath
the skin it's a very different story. To provide the ultimate in
occupant safety, this Range Rover Vogue goes well beyond the
capabilities of air bags and seat belt pre-tensioners.
Fully armoured, it has been designed to resist attack from
machine gun or hand grenade while its four-wheel drive chassis and
off-road ground clearance allows a quick getaway from attack or
ambush. Unlike conventional armoured limousines, the Range Rover
Vogue Security Vehicle can be driven across all terrains, including
unforgiving urban obstacles like high kerbs or even steep steps.
Its broad shouldered strength also allows it to be driven at and
through obstacles such as gates or even walls.
In an attack, the Range Rover Vogue's armour and its go anywhere
ability can literally mean the difference between life and
death.
Developed by Land Rover Special Vehicles as an integral part of
the new Range Rover Vogue programme, the Range Rover Vogue Security
Vehicle is the first armoured Land Rover vehicle to be offered as a
production model. In future, there will be greater availability of
other armoured Land Rover products as well as high security models
from other marques in the Premier Automotive Group, all developed
to the same exacting standards.
The new high security Range Rover Vogue will be available to
four levels of security, the first three offering protection from
attack by hand-gun, assault rifle or high velocity rifle.
The ultimate version provides protection against armour piercing
to European B6 plus standard, and is capable of withstanding attack
from a NATO 7.62 ball round fired from 10 metres at a typical
velocity of 830 metres per second. B6 plus standard, favoured by
Heads of State and other diplomatic, political and religious
'targets', also protects against attack by weapons including the
Kalashnikov AK47 rifle.
Also available will be a Range Rover Vogue Security Vehicle
built to B4 standard, which protects against attack from a .44
Magnum handgun using flat nose, full metal jacket, soft core
ammunition at a typical velocity of 440 metres per second.
On all vehicles, the floor pan is protected to defeat the
simultaneous detonation of two DM51 hand grenades rolled in its
path. Improved protection to L2A2 hand grenade level is available
as an option.
Armouring materials used range from ballistic and blast steel to
carbon weave materials such as Kevlar as well as non-metallic
materials such as Spectra-shield and Dyneema. The glass is plasma
cut, fixed on all four doors and up to 40mm thick to withstand
attack - the thickness of the glass is virtually the only visual
external clue to an armoured Range Rover Vogue.
Great attention to detail ensures that occupants will not be
affected by 'splash', the term given to shrapnel - often molten
metal - that can penetrate the body via potentially vulnerable
spots such as door shuts or handles and injure or kill occupants.
Overlaps on doors are specially designed to prevent splash entering
the passenger compartment.
Added protection has been given to the vehicle's fuel tank and
battery while the tyres all have run flat capability. A heavy duty
jack and strengthened jacking points are also fitted.
Development work has been carried out by Land Rover Special
Vehicles working closely with one of the world's leading armouring
specialist companies, Armour Holdings Group, that includes O'Gara
Hess and Labbe. Testing of the vehicle's armouring is being carried
out by QinetiQ, an independent scientific company that was formally
an integral part of DERA, the British Government's Defence
Establishment Research Agency.
Adding as much as two tons of armour takes the vehicle's all-up
weight to nearly 3.5 tons. To ensure that it still behaves like a
Range Rover Vogue, vehicle development experts Prodrive Ltd have
extensively retuned the air suspension, chassis and braking systems
to cope with the extra weight and the demands likely to be placed
on the Range Rover Vogue.
A comprehensive list of options takes the protection offered by
the Range Rover Vogue Security Vehicle to even greater levels. They
include an internal oxygen system, darkened glass and an intercom.
Covert emergency lights and a siren are also available. Other
options are available to meet customer's specific requirements.
For further information please contact:
Guido Schenken
Public Relations Department
Land Rover Australia
Phone: (02) 9020 1517
Email: gschenk4@landrover.com
Website: www.landrover.com.au