Lincoln Town Car BPS

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2007 Lincoln Town Car BPS + click to enlarge | view slideshow >

The Town Car Ballistic Protection Series, or BPS, is insurance in itself. Of course, all the armor hidden beneath its skin can make this special-edition sedan more complicated and, therefore, more costly to repair. To protect occupants from attackers wielding handguns or high-powered assault rifles, the four-passenger sedan utilizes bullet-resistant steel and ultra-hard ceramic materials arranged as a kind of cocoon. The 40-millimeter-thick windows can stop rifle rounds. The flooring of interwoven aramid fibers protects against blasts. Run-flat inserts in the tires can keep the vehicle moving after tire pressure vanishes through bullet holes. Of course, all that armor complicates the Town Car's repair. Because the BPS is outfitted by its manufacturer, it carries a full, four-year/50,000-mile factory warranty.

Intended for corporate executives, political dignitaries, government agencies and high-profile private citizens who feel at risk, the Town Car BPS is available at six Lincoln Mercury dealers: Acton, Mass.; Annandale, Va.; Dallas, Texas; Miami, Fla.; New York, N.Y.; and Van Nuys, Calif.