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LISBON, Portugal — Portuguese media seem fascinated by President Barack Obama’s limousine, a sleek, armored car they have dubbed Cadillac One.
Newspapers and magazines have run photos and half-page graphics marveling at the vehicle, which is known in Washington as “The Beast” because of its extra-thick doors and huge tires.
Sabado magazine calculated that the gas-guzzling Cadillac cost more than three times the Portuguese president’s unarmored car.
Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, meanwhile, arrived at the NATO summit in an electric car after a short ride across the Atlantic port city from his office in the 19th-century Sao Bento palace. A major theme of Socrates’ government is the shift to renewable energy.
Denver Post wire services
