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TIL that the heaviest production car in history was the ZIL-41047 limousine used in Russia. It weighed It weighed 7,846 lbs (3,550 kg), and used 75 mm. (3 in) armor-plated steel for protection in key areas. This was used by president Mikhail Gorbachev till 1991.

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