How do you test an armored Mercedes? Shoot it with an AK-47, of course! - Digital Trends
It’s important to stand behind your product, but if said product is an armored car, that can mean going to some extraordinary lengths. Texas Armoring Corporation CEO Trent Kimball recently decided to prove his vehicles’ mettle by jumping behind the wheel of an armored Mercedes-Benz GL-Class , and then getting shot at by an AK-47-wielding employee from 20 yards away. Related: Mercedes-Benz S600 Guard details. In fact, he emerges from the Mercedes to deliver a quick line to the camera cool as a cucumber. The impacts may have done nothing but throw up puffs of glass shards, but the shooter made sure not to hit the same spot twice, something even heavily-reinforced glass can’t always withstand. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
