American manufacturers, The Armored Group (TAG) have a new armoured 30-person Toyota Coaster Bus, described as a communal passenger transport vehicle. It is used by oil and gas company employees, private security companies, prisoner transport, and international sports teams.
The Toyota Coaster Bus was up-armored at The Armored Group’s facility United Arab Emirates. The process takes between four and six weeks. The chassis that The Armored Group used was based on 4.2L manual transmission diesel engine, since it is able to sustain and carry the heavy load of armouring. The vehicle features an upgraded suspension, upgraded tires, run flats in all tires, upgraded jack and radiator protection which are included as standard in the armored Coaster and comes armored to CEN B6.
The Toyota Coaster Bus has a tailored front bumper and grille, lamplights and indicator lights. Optional features include roof hatches and a PA system.
Robert Pazderka, owner of The Armored Group, said: “The Armored Group recently began receiving numerous requests for an armored communal vehicle for groups that need an elevated level of personal protection. We chose the Toyota Coaster Bus because of the number of people it could accommodate, its dependability and our ability to provide CEN B6 level protection without compromising the stylish exterior of the vehicle. The Armored Group will be announcing several new business alliances and products as we continue to provide the highest quality armored vehicles and products to meet our customers’ needs.”
About TAG
The US firm also has a non-armored specialty vehicle division. The company builds several types of vehicles used for serving warrants, conducting raids and transporting people. Their line of Rapid Deployment Vehicles (RDV) is NTOA tested and recommended. Other TAG vehicles are used for Hostage Negotiators, EOD, Command Centres, Crime Scene investigations, and others. Visit www.armoredcars.com
