The Pope is the highest authority of the Catholic Church, a personality who has a good number of visits and events per year. Traditionally it has been moving in vehicles of different types, which have been affectionately named the Popemobile. The truth is that we have seen everything from a SEAT Panda to a Dacia Duster, including a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai. Although probably the most remembered and capable has been the Mercedes G Class. However, times change and you have to adapt to them.
The latest generation of the G-Class has released a variant that breaks with the previous. It is the first electric in the history of this family and is called Mercedes G 580 EQ. We have already talked about how it maintains offroad capabilities and surprises in a number of aspects. Now it also becomes the latest Popemobile with a unique creation that will be ready for the Jubilee of 2025a key event for Christianity. Although more interesting are the peculiarities of this specimen.
Pope Francis will move in this electric G-Class whose development It’s lasted about a year. and has involved specialists from different places. From the front it is practically the same as the series model, but from the B pillar onwards the roof has been removed and its side has been redesigned to leave the pontiff visible.
The bench has been removed and a bench installed in its place. centrally located single seat and adjustable in height. It is swivel and is accompanied by two other seats located on both sides behind. A hard rain cover has also been designed and the left rear door has been removed. Access can be done from the rearsince the trunk part has been removed.
It is a new Popemobile to add in the long run list of those contributed by Mercedes in the last century. It all started with a Nürburg 460 Pullman Saloon for Pope Pius of Paul VI. Later, John Paul II used several Class G modified, something that Benedict XVI and Francis also took advantage of to this day.
