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By Mary Browning Jan 7, 2009

As Obama moves to the White House on January 20th, we'll not only have a new president, we'll have a new presidential limo too. Obama will use the limousine during the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue after his swearing in on the west side of the Capitol, reports CNN. The new ride is absolutely hideous but it shows amazingly well on video and just the strength of the autos massive doors in interesting.

Compare the Obama Limo Photos to This One

According to Edmunds the "current presidential limos (sort of like the one in the picture) are based on the Cadillac DTS, but Obama's ride won't carry any specific model designation, a first according to Cadillac spokesman David Caldwell."

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The report notes that instead, it will simply be called the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine, a vague designation that takes into account that it's basically a one-off vehicle that has little in common with anything in Cadillac's lineup.

CNN has plenty of video here on the new ugly but sturdy new presidential carriage and adds, "GM introduced its latest version of the presidential limousine in 2005 during Bush’s second inauguration, which replaced the 2001 Cadillac DeVille presidential limousine. GM builds the vehicles to “an exacting list” of government specifications.."

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