Retail prices for Polaris Ranger XP models start at $20,999, according to Polaris’ website. Armor kits for Polaris Ranger XP vehicles come with a much steeper price tag.
The War Zone reported that the US General Services Administration’s website lists a Polaris XP 1000 Ranger UTV armor kit manufactured by Scaletta Armoring for $188,922.92 that appears similar to the one accompanying Trump.
A Polaris spokesperson told The War Zone that the vehicle was manufactured by Polaris, but customized elsewhere.
Representatives for Polaris and Scaletta Armoring did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.
Jim McGuffey, an expert witness and global security consultant certified by ASIS International, told BI that it’s safe to assume that the vehicle has some protective value, such as armor and bulletproof glass.
“It is armored, or it’s material that looks like it’s armored, and I would go with it’s armored,” he said. “To what level? I have no idea, nor do I think anybody else would by just looking at it.”
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