The Popemobile A Window into the Vatican's Transport Tradition

Holy M-class! Mercedes-Benz Presents Latest Popemobile to His Holiness. Mercedes-Benz has a longstanding relationship with the Vatican, having ... The Popemobile and protecting the Pope and other popular figures. The Popemobile has received several security advancements from the 1965 ... The first entirely electric popemobile has been delivered to Pope Francis by Mercedes-Benz. Inspired by the principles outlined in the Encyclical, Laudato Si'. Mercedes-Benz has designed a special variation of the G-Class SUV for the Vatican which is the first all-electric popemobile. POPEMOBILE ... The Popemobile is a relativelly recent designation to refer to the vehicle used by the Sovereign Pontiff during pastoral and state visits. Since ... In the beginning, there was nothing. Kinda hard to have a Popemobile without cars, right? So what did the Pope's underlings do? They carried him ... VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis received a new, emission-free, all-electric popemobile from representatives of Mercedes-Benz, the German car ... The history of the "Popemobile". From sedan chairs to a bullet-proof Ferrari, the transports used by pontiffs share a storied tradition as ... His Holiness Pope Francis received as a gift from the CBCJ, a hydrogen-powered Toyota Mirai adapted for his mobility needs. The Popemobile is, quite literally: a pope-carrying vehicle. Before the Popemobile, there was the sedia gestatoria, which was a chair carried on the shoulders ...