The United States and Germany are both major car manufacturers, but the country with the largest number of bulletproof vehicles is not the United States and Germany, but Brazil. According to incomplete statistics, there are about 160,000 bulletproof vehicles in Brazil, and the demand is still increasing, so brazil's number and density of bulletproof vehicles are leading the world. The main models are not BMW and Mercedes-Benz, but volkswagen Jetta, Volvo XC60, Range Rover Evoque, and the largest number of ownership is the Toyota Corolla bulletproof car.
Previously, there were more bulletproof vehicles in Mexico and Colombia. In recent decades, the number of bulletproof vehicles has increased due to the poor security situation in Brazil. Although the number of bulletproof vehicles is large, there are fewer original models, almost all of which come from modification factories.
Brazilian bullet car customers are not too old, between 30-39 years old for men and 40-49 years old for women, and many customers are married people with children under 18 years old. Because luxury brands such as BMW and Mercedes-Benz are more expensive, many people will buy ordinary models according to their economic strength and then modify them.
The cost of the modification ranges from 16,000 to 24,000 US dollars, the specific price depends on the bulletproof level, of course, there are also people who will spend more money on the modification, which depends entirely on the economic ability. However, the general bulletproof car is equipped with aramid or Kevlar bulletproof fiber, the advantage is that the weight is relatively light, the price is cheap, but the bulletproof level is general. If you want to have a high level of protection, the best way is to add bulletproof steel plates.
It is safer to install bulletproof steel plates, but the requirements for the car are higher. The suggestion given by the modification factory is more than 2.0 displacement, of course, small displacement can also be modified, to take the family car as an example, the original horsepower is not large, after adding bulletproof glass and steel plates, the weight of the whole vehicle increases by at least 200 kg, which is a small displacement of the family car, there is a feeling of a small horse-drawn cart, besides, after increasing the bulletproof material, the suspension is also modified, otherwise it is difficult to bear, even so, many people still choose the Corolla and volkswagen Jetta, the main reason is because of the cheap. In addition to new cars, used bulletproof cars are also particularly sought-after.
In Brazil, as long as you buy a new car, the store will ask if you want to modify, because they have a dragon service, and even some 4S stores will take the damaged bulletproof car to promote, the Volvo car pictured above has more than 300 bullet holes, it is difficult to imagine, if this is an ordinary Volvo, even if you train a body of King Kong, I am afraid that it will not be able to resist, it is gratifying that this is a bulletproof car. Now that I finally understand why there are so many family bulletproof vehicles in Brazil, what about the power weakness in the face of safety?