The Popemobile A Reflection of the Pope's Mission

“Twice he drove through cheering multitudes in the high, partly open special vehicle that the Irish press has inevitably christened the ... The first "official" popemobile was a bespoke Mercedes-Benz Nurburg 460 Pullman given to Pope Pius XI by the company in 1930. The luxurious ... Mercedes officials called the new vehicle the first all-electric popemobile, but Francis has also used electric cars on some of his foreign ... The 1980 Mercedes 230 G 'Popemobile' wasn't the company's first car to be used as a pontifical vehicle; that honor goes back to the 1930 Nürburg ... The term Popemobile was coined for a series of modified G-Class SUVs, starting with a 460-series model first used by John Paul II in the 1980s ... Holy M-class! Mercedes-Benz Presents Latest Popemobile to His Holiness. Mercedes-Benz has a longstanding relationship with the Vatican, having ... In the 1980s, John Paul II used the first vehicle officially called Popemobile for events in St Peter's Square, a modified 460 series G model. After nearly a century of gas-powered Popemobiles, the Pope turns to electric with a bespoke Mercedes-Benz G-Class. ... Pope Francis is making ... The Popemobile is a character in Cars 2. His job is to protect and transport Pope Pinion IV. In Cars 2, the Popemobile transports Pope Pinion IV to see the ... 2. Two world wars broke out and three popes died before Pope Paul VI was handed the keys to a custom Mercedes-Benz 300D landaulet in 1960. At ...