NPOCP: armored Peugeot 205 GTi 

"duurtlang" (duurtlang) 03/01/2018 at 12:40 • Filed to: None

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This 205 GTi was ordered new by Bernard Arnault, supposed 4th richest person in the world. He had it armored so he could cruise along anonymously. Weight went up from 850 or so kg to 1400 kg... It’s immaculate and the asking price is €37,500.

€37500 is about $44800 in USD.

To be fair, a non-armored 205 GTi in this pristine condition would probably still be worth half that asking price or more.

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Spanfeller is a twat > duurtlang 05/11/2018 at 12:49

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Level 2 isn’t bulletproof for most guns but it’s in europe so I guess there’s not a real security issue regarding shutguns or large calibers.

I am still amazed the weight went up so much, nowadays if you were to armor a Mini cooper you’d be adding less than 150kg because of the technological advancements.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > duurtlang 05/11/2018 at 12:51

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That’s amazing. Pretty sure Torquesteered is going to buy it now...

duurtlang > Spanfeller is a twat 05/11/2018 at 12:52

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This work was done in 1990, which might explain it? No idea. They also added AC, which should weighs something as well.

duurtlang > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars 05/11/2018 at 12:53

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Half the point of these cars is the low weight though, adding that much weight kills the driving characteristics.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > duurtlang 05/11/2018 at 12:54

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Well yes, but its armored and that’s cool lol.

Cé hé sin > duurtlang 05/11/2018 at 12:54

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Send it to Brazil. They’re big into armour there, because Brazil.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > duurtlang 05/11/2018 at 12:55

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crackety pipe

mostly coz nearly doubling the weight kills the point of a gti

Spanfeller is a twat > duurtlang 05/11/2018 at 13:00

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I mean, i’d be hard pressed to see a large SUV being weighed down by 400kg with light armoring. but back in the 90´s... Probably

Tech hasn’t advanced much in terms of glass, but in terms of opaque bulletproofing it has a lot, this car probably has ballistic steels rather than kevlar fibres or another type of fibre.

duurtlang > Spanfeller is a twat 05/11/2018 at 13:11

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I guess so. Steel, not kevlar. From the article:

The car’s structure received thick sheet metal panels and windows, the suspension and brakes were also reinforced.

Here it is with the hatch open. They just added another layer of (probably reinforced) glass.

Spanfeller is a twat > duurtlang 05/11/2018 at 15:49

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Normally armored glass is a polycarbonate/glass sandwich, the most common is 21mm

pip bip - choose Corrour > duurtlang 05/12/2018 at 07:15

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GIB!