Riding an armoured vehicle doesn't necessarily mean that you have to get on a vehicle that looks like something that will intimidate other road users or will look like an MRAP lacking some sexiness and finesse. If you have the money and the taste to ride in style whilst protected inside from anyone who wish something bad on you, then the Jaguar Land Rover's Range Rover Sentinel is the vehicle for you.

The new Range Rover Sentinel is the first luxury armoured vehicle to be fully engineered by Land Rover's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO). Hand-built from their Oxford Facility, this vehicle was designed to withstand attacks. If you are a very important person with a protection detail, your head of security would highly recommend this vehicle to make their task of protecting you easier.

To protect the VIP, super high strength steel was used to bild a six-piece armoured passenger cell. As for the glass windows, multi-laminated armour privacy glass was put into place where it provides a clear view for the occupants of the vehicle while providing protection from bullets.

Such protection would enable the Sentinel to withstand attacks from 7.62mm bullets and armour-piercing rounds. It can also withstand explosions caused by 15kg of TNT and grenades lobbed on the roof or under the floor. Also part of keeping the vehicle ready to go are  the self-sealing fuel tanks, tamper-proof exhaust, auxiliary back-up battery, and a split charging system.

To get out of Dodge, flat run inserts fitted into the special 20-inch split rim alloy wheels help the vehicle escape the ambush area even with deflated tires. But the most important thing to really survive a determined attack is to have an engine that will give all the power to get through obstacles and terrain which a Range Rover is well-known for.  That's where the 340PS 3.0-litre V6 supercharged petrol engine comes in and combined with the specially-calibrated ZF 8-speed automatic transmission, it will reall work hard to get you out fast. With the Command Driving Position which is standard in Range Rovers, the driver gets a good and unobstructed view which is important when leaving the scene of attack.

There are a lot of extras designed for optimum protection and survival of the occupants in the Sentinel. In case the vehicle gets disabled and unable to be driven off, there is an escape system beneath the rear seats. To avoid frequent opening of doors, there is a 100mm opening at the driver's window to pass documents or identification.

To be on display at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI 2015) expo in London from the 15th to the 18th of September, the Sentinel has a guide price of €400,000 and comes with a three-year, 50,000-mile warranty. No idea yet if the vehicle package also includes some extra offensive or defensive capabilities that would make James Bond ditch his Aston Martin DB10 in favour of this.