GM Defense's vehicle is a HD SUV solution called, the Suburban Shield, which features a unique body-on-frame chassis and suspension to support increased vehicle weight and performance.
The vehicle includes a high percentage of parts from General Motors' global supply chain, including the body, exterior, propulsion, interior, and brakes.
The company used advanced manufacturing tools and techniques to build the vehicle. GM Defense claims its has ensured the highest level of quality has gone into making the Suburban Shield whilst helping the production team stay on schedule.
"Our Suburban Shield significantly enhances the quality, performance, and safety that is essential to the Diplomatic Security Service and provides our nation's senior diplomats and their supporting teams a vehicle that enables their important mission for diplomacy and national security," said Steve duMont, GM Defense President.
"I had the opportunity to try out the prototype," Smith said. "It had good acceleration, handled better in the turns and the heavy-duty anti-lock braking system was far superior to our aftermarket vehicles. You could really feel the stability and performance in the redesigned chassis. The new HD SUV represents a new cost-effective era in the design and building of these badly needed vehicles to help us carry out our mission to ensure the safe and secure conduct of foreign policy in some of our most challenging and dangerous posts."
DSS is the law enforcement and security arm of the U.S. Department of State.
