Vatican showcases a century of papal cars, all of them Mercedes

The Vatican is showcasing eight significant papal vehicles in a glass pavilion near the Pinacoteca, celebrating a century of papamobiles. Mercedes has been the official supplier since 1930, with models like the 1930 Mercedes Nürburg 460 and the 1965 Mercedes 600 Pullman-Landaulet featured. The exhibition highlights adaptations made for the Pope's mobility, including the introduction of SUVs like the Mercedes 230 G in 1980 and the ML 430 in 2002. Notably absent are the Toyota Corolla Cross used by Pope Francis in 2023 and the UMM jeep designed for his 1991 visit to Madeira.