<P> The former East Germany manufactured the Trabant and Wartburg, both deemed unsuitable for state car usage . The leaders of the country used Russian - made cars and Swedish Volvo models, while the Communist Party General Secretary, Erich Honecker, used a fleet of stretched Citroen CX and Volvo 700 Series models . </P> <P> The presidential state car in Ecuador is an armored Lincoln Town Car purchased by president Lucio Gutierrez in 2005 . An armored Chevrolet Trooper is also used. . The president travels in one of several armored Nissan Patrol scholastic level 7 for several Ford Explorers, Chevrolet D - Max, Toyota Hilux . In 30 September 2010 Nissan Patrol withstood high caliber ammunition in the midst of shooting the Police hospital in the city of Quito . The Nissan Patrol fleet was changed for Toyota Land Cruiser 200s . </P> <P> The presidential state car in Egypt used by Hosni Mubarak until February 2011 was a black armored 1998 Mercedes - Benz S - Class . An earlier model of it helped save his life in Ethiopia in 1995 . The current vehicle used by Abdel Fattah el - Sisi is a black armored variant of the 2013 Mercedes Benz S - Class with a special black number plate with the presidential crest above an Arabic 1 . Ministers and highly placed government officials are sometimes seen driving black BMW 7 Series, or Audi A8s, all with special government number plates . Parliamentary vehicles are often Mercedes - Benz E-Class . </P> <P> The President of El Salvador, Mauricio Funes, uses an armored Mercedes - Benz W220 as its official state car . He also drives or is driven in a Lexus LX 570, a Hummer H3, a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT - 8, a Chevrolet Suburban and a 200 Series Toyota Land Cruiser . The President is generally escorted by six Toyota Land Cruiser Prados . </P>

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