Instant Alert: This $500,000 armored Mercedes limo has a smokescreen generator to help you escape attacks

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   This $500,000 armored Mercedes limo has a smokescreen generator to help you escape attacks by Benjamin Zhang on Dec 3, 2015, 3:49 PM Advertisement Over the past 100 years, Mercedes-Benz has earned quite a reputation for building some of the toughest and most solidly engineered cars in the world. Sitting at the top of Mercedes' line up is the massive Mercedes-Maybach S600 limo.  The 5,300-lb. luxury sedan offers more performance and safety than most people in the world would every need. However, there are a select few who need more protection than crumple zones and a lot of airbags. They need to stop bombs and bullets. They need armor.  For these Mercedes-Maybach owners, Canada's INKAS Armored Vehicles has come up with a Maybach that can offer some "extra protection." "It shows what happens when the best innovations in security, performance and technology merge to make a top-notch vehicle," said ret. Major-General David Fraser, INKAS's Armored Vehicle Manufacturing COO, in a statement. "Based on the Mercedes-Maybach S600, it caters to customers who desire prestigious, high-class vehicles without compromising safety." The cost? Just half million US dollars.   SEE ALSO: The Volvo S90 luxury sedan is ready to compete with Audi and Mercedes In 2002, needing a car to compete against Rolls-Royce's upcoming Phantom and ... ... Bentley's stalwart Arnage T ... ... Mercedes revived the long-dormant Maybach brand. See the rest of the story at Business Insider   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011