Armored vehicle based on Lexus 500/600
- Ballistic protection level VPAM 7–9 / VPAM VR 10
- Explosion protection STANAG 4569
- Certified by iABG
- Qualified by Lloyd's Register
- Certified to standard ISO 9000
Armored Lexus 500/600 — VPAM VR10 Certified Protection
A full-size luxury SUV, the Lexus 500/600 can be armored by Aurum Security to VPAM 7–9 / VPAM VR10 protection levels.
Aurum Security’s Lexus 500/600 uses the same armoring design as the certified Lexus 570, which successfully passed testing.
Today, an armored Lexus is not just an SUV, but a true symbol of status, comfort, and luxury, while offering the highest certified ballistic protection for civilian vehicles.
The VR10 protection level is normally available only in military vehicles, yet our Lexus retains the comfort, luxury interior, and discreet appearance of a civilian SUV.
Please refer to our Ballistic Protection Charts and Blast Protection Charts for detailed specifications.
PROTECTION VPAM 10
- Opaque areas including the roof &provide protection according to VPAM APR 2006, level 10 / Stanag 3–. That includes all soft core bullets 5.56, 7.62, 9 and 12.7 mm and all wide-spread hard-core and armor-piercing bullets: 7.62×39 (BZ) Kalashnikov API, 7.62×51 (P80) AP, and 7.62×54 (B32) Dragunov API, from any angle (not only 45° or 90° as per BRV 1999)
- All transparent areas have thickness 80 mm and provide protection according to VPAM APR 2006, level 10 / Stanag 3–. That includes multiple shots of all soft core bullets 5.56, 7.62 and 9 mm and all wide-spread hard-core and armor-piercing bullets: 7.62×39 (Kalashnikov BZ), 7.62×51 (P80) AP, and 7.62×54 (B32) Dragunov API, from any angle (including 90°)
PROTECTION VPAM 7/9
- Opaque areas including the roof provide protection according to VPAM APR 2006, level 7. That includes most of the soft core bullets 5.56, 7.62 and 9 mm, from any angle (not only 45° or 90° as per BRV 1999)
- Transparent areas VPAM 9 (B7, bullet-proof glass 65 mm). All transparent areas have thickness 65 mm and provide protection according to VPAM APR 2006, level 9. That includes multiple shots of all soft core bullets 5.56, 7.62 and 9 mm and the armor-piercing bullets of Kalashnikov 7.62×39 (BZ) and 7.62×51 (P80), from any angle (including 90°).
- 15 kg TNT at 2 m distance from the side of the vehicle, elevation 1 m
- 3 × DM51 grenades under the floor
- 2 × DM51 grenades on the roof
- DM31 (anti-personnel mine) under the floor
- Anti-tank mine (6 kg TNT) under the wheel (Stanag 2a) [optionally]
- 2×DM51 grenades detonated under the floor
- 2×DM51 grenades detonated on the roof
PROTECTION VPAM 10
PROTECTION VPAM 7/9
“VR” means that complete vehicle has been tested and certified, and not only the materials used. So VPAM VR 10 means that complete vehicle was tested and certified to the level VPAM 10, this is the next level after B7.
VPAM is the latest European standard for ballistic protection, which is now used to replace the old commonly used classification levels from B1 to B7.
Core 4.1, Hardness 65
Core 4.6, Hardness 60
Core 5.3, Hardness 63
Our cars do not have ballistic gaps
The armor capsule protects 100% of the cabin. This increases the production time several times and requires a complete rework of the interior, but it is the only way to ensure reliable protection.
During the VR certification our vehicle was tested with 550 shots:
Our vehicles were able to pass VR certification due to the fact that they have an armored capsule – original car body is mounted on the armor and serves solely to preserve the original appearance. Most other companies do the opposite – they hang armor on the original car body. It is cheap and dirty solution but during an explosion the armor sheets will fly apart, becoming so-called secondary projectiles, and it is impossible to protect the entire cabin if all parts of the armor are not interconnected.
Over time even during regular usage cracks start appearing on the car body -it is made of steel only 0.8 mm thick, and it was not meant to hold the weight of 6.5 mm armor.
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