The Popemobile's Impact A Symbol of Papal Connection

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 ... Eight popes have had their own set of holy wheels since Pope Pius XI got a stretch 460 Nurburg edition Mercedes-Benz in 1930. For ages, popes road on the shoulders of the faithful. But after an assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II, everything changed. 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. Informal. any of various vehicles used to transport the pope when he appears in public, typically equipped with bulletproof glass. Find Pope Mobile stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. Pope Francis, who has a deep interest in global environmental matters, is now as 'green' as they come after taking delivery of a hydrogen-powered popemobile ... Pope Francis received a new, emission-free, all-electric popemobile from representatives of Mercedes-Benz, the German car manufacturer that ... Lamborghini gifted Pope Francis a papal Lamborghini, and he did the most popey (and least presidential) thing. Benedict XVI used such a vehicle when he visited Washington in 2008, and Francis is expected to use one for a portion of his city tour on Wednesday.