See inside ‘The Beast,’ Trump’s $1.5 million bulletproof presidential limousine

• US presidents are driven in a heavily armored limousine nicknamed “The Beast.” 
• It features a secure communications system and a fridge stocked with the president’s blood type.
• Military cargo aircraft transport the presidential limousine for use abroad.

When abroad, the presidential limousine flies the American flag and the flag of the host country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin rode in “The Beast” with Trump in August 2025.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump took a ceremonial lap in “The Beast,” accompanied by the presidential motorcade, before the race began.

Trump told Fox Sports that IndyCar owner Roger Penske had been trying to host a race in DC for 20 years, and that the event “turned out to be much bigger than we ever even thought possible.“

Accompanied by the presidential motorcade, “The Beast” remains an instantly recognizable symbol of the power of the presidency.

The latest presidential limousine succeeded a custom DTS Cadillac that was unveiled at former President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration.

“It is safe to say that this car’s security and coded communications systems make it the most technologically advanced protection vehicle in the world,” the assistant director for the US Secret Service’s Office of Protective Operations said in a 2009 statement on the organization’s official website.