Explore the Pope's Iconic Transportation The Popemobile in Focus

The white open-air jeep Blessed John Paul II was riding in when he was shot May 13, 1981, was taken out of storage and put on display in the Vatican Museums' ... The Vatican on Wednesday unveiled a new open-top popemobile, an all-electric Mercedes-Benz that Pope Francis will use when he greets ... Mercedes-Benz has designed a special variation of the G-Class SUV for the Vatican which is the first all-electric popemobile. The new Popemobile is based on the new G-Class EV. Like other G-Class models, it seats five. But, unlike in other G-Class models, one seat is ... Ahead of a papal trip to Africa, the “popemobile” - the vehicle in which Pope Francis will travel - has been shipped from Kenya to Mozambique, ... From sedan chairs to a bullet-proof Ferrari, the transports used by pontiffs share a storied tradition as rich as that of the Catholic ... A Fiat 500L used by Pope Francis in New York City is going up for auction and could fetch $100000. The pope didn't have much use for an automobile before 1929 — he was confined to the Vatican by a dispute with the Italian government. Dozens of vehicles have been specially tailored by carmakers like Cadillac, Mercedes and Jeep for the needs of the pontiff. Mercedes-Benz has delivered the first all-electric popemobile to the Vatican: a modified version of the German automaker's G-Class SUV.