BMW reveals new X5 Security Plus in Moscow
 

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A major player in the Russian market, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> is heading to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/moscow+motor+show/">Moscow Motor Show</a> this month with a slew of local debuts... most of which we've already seen. But among all the new models making the trek from Bavaria to Moscow will be the new X5 Security Plus.<br />
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In a new-model launch that will surprise exactly no one, BMW's latest armored vehicle upgrades the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x5/">X5</a> with enhanced protection for oligarchs against Chechen rebels, AK47-touting gangsters and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/06/ukraine-missile-strike-dashcam-video/">missiles randomly falling on Crimean highways</a>. Now meeting the VR6 standard of ballistic protection, the new X5 Security Plus incorporates reinforced bodywork, seats and joints, along with bulletproof glass.<br />
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Of course all that reinforcement (not to mention the jars of beluga caviar and bottles of Stoli in the glovebox) will come with a weight penalty, but the 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 ought to do the trick, driving 450 horsepower through BMW's xDrive all-wheel-drive system to get the vehicle's occupants out of a war zone in a hurry.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/21/bmw-x5-security-plus-moscow-motor-show-official/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW reveals new X5 Security Plus in Moscow</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/21/bmw-x5-security-plus-moscow-motor-show-official/">BMW reveals new X5 Security Plus in Moscow</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/21/bmw-x5-security-plus-moscow-motor-show-official/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20949514/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/21/bmw-x5-security-plus-moscow-motor-show-official/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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