Meet "Kitam", Mexico's President's New Ride

"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve)
05/13/2015 at 16:35 • Filed to: Presidential, Ram

1.5 Tons, 400 Diesel Turbocharged Horsepower, grenade proof, double layer armor and more than half a million Dollars. Numbers that would be more at home with a medium sized tank but they are all part of the brochure of the “Kitam”, the presidents’ new whip.

As you may know, Mexico isn’t the safest place on earth. I mean, the state where I live has been awarded one of the most insecure places to live on the planet (It isn’t THAT bad) so it’s not a surprise the vehicle used by the president would be bulletproof up to it’s last bolt. With an armor level “Militarized” 8 it’s said to be able to withstand the attack of any armor-piercing ammunition, misiles, a small sized militia, horde of mamuts and countless Transformers movies. Tires are also armored, but that isn’t a surprise when a BMW hatchback has them as well.

The basis of this reinforced, military prepped Big Foot is a RAM Ram 3500 with chassis modifications to accommodate both the armor and reduce the size so its nimble and agile on any terrain. Information about this wondrous machine is kept secret by Mexico’s Military Assembler, the guys who built it. The only specs they gave out is a diesel engine churning out more than 400 horsepower sent to the four wheels. Inside it doesn’t look at all like a Ram, nor at the back where the bed opens to reveal a floorboard and metal bench with artificial grass. I mean, how can you be ready for an attack WITHOUT the right exterior decoration.

The main use for the Kitam which means wild boar in Mayan speak (I am not kidding) is for the presidents’ Sunday drives. It will only be used in parades probably once or twice a year without ever seeing the combat it was designed to fight in. I really hope it does though, because if a parade vehicle was all they were trying to achieve the president could have easily found one without spending the citizens’ half million bucks.