Next Barack Obama's 'The Beast' 26 Sep, 2017 At a cost of more than $3,00,000 and with enough armour to stop a rocket-propelled grenade, then US President Barack Obama's official car was aptly named by secret service agents. It was after the assassination of JFK that open cars got the boot and versions of high-protective cars came rolling out. At a cost of more than $3,00,000 and with enough armour to stop a rocket-propelled grenade, then US President Barack Obama's official car was aptly named by secret service agents. Some got totaled, others inspired certain design elements in the cars Tesla makes today. Some got totaled, others inspired certain design elements in the cars Tesla makes today.

Source: Economic Times December 30, 2019 08:15 UTC