Presidential state car (Republic of China)
{{Short description|Official car of the president of the Republic of China}}
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| name = Presidential State Car
中華民國總統座車
| image = Taiwan motorcade pic.jpg
| caption = The presidential motorcade for President Ma Ying-jeou
| manufacturer = Audi
| aka = Audi A8L
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The presidential state car of the Republic of China ({{zh|t=中華民國總統座車|s=中华民国总统座车|first=t|p=Zhōnghuá Mínguó Zǒngtǒng Zuòchē}}) is the official car used by the president for official duty.
History
Since the second presidential term of Chen Shui-bian in 2004, the president had been using the BMW 740Li brand. In 2016, it was switched to Audi A8L which was delivered in April 2016 ahead of the first presidential term of Tsai Ing-wen.{{cite web|last=Lo|first=Tien-pin|date=1 February 2016|url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/02/01/2003638567|title=Audi A8L to be used as presidential car|work=Taipei Times|access-date=28 February 2022}}
Specifications
The cars were modified with armor plates to be bulletproof.
Cost
The 2016 president's car cost approximately NT$24.9 million.{{Cite web |title=「和梅克爾座車同等級」小英全防彈總統座車10月抵台 |url=https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/2034723 |website=Liberty Times Net}}
Nine accompanying cars procured by the National Security Bureau cost about NT$31.09 million, on an open tender won by VW Taiwan which outbid Pan German Motors, the official agent of BMW in Taiwan, by NT$3.82 million.{{cite web|date=2 February 2016|url=https://chinapost.nownews.com/20160202-21032|title=Audi A8 to replace BMW as presidential car|work=The China Post|access-date=28 February 2022}}
See also
References
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