It almost looks like something out of MTV’s "Pimp My Ride."

President-elect Barack Obama’s presidential limo, code-named "Stagecoach," looks nothing like a stagecoach, but rather part car, part truck and — if it holds up under bullet fire, which it should — part tank. And we wouldn’t call it pretty. In fact, with the looks of something pieced together from scrap metal, it’s quite ugly.

Described as the "Mother of All Hybrids" and a "rolling tank with windows," Obama will pull up to the Inauguration in Washington in his new ride on January 20. The president-elect will also ride down Pennsylvania Avenue in it as he greets the hundreds of thousands of people expected to show up for his swearing-in.

General Motors made the car, which is actually a souped-up Cadillac, and delivered it to the U.S. Secret Service to replace the 2006 model Cadillac DTS presidential limousine that President George W. Bush has used. The new model is dubbed the 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine. The Detroit News says GM is building no more than 25 for government use.

Although the Secret Service is keeping mum about what, exactly, this vehicle is made of – although it’s got to be heavy duty to carry the president – The Detroit News has some details:

Another company provides heavy armor that is reportedly at least five inches thick for the vehicle. The limousine also has run-flat tires, bulletproof glass and a completely sealed interior to ward off a chemical attack, among many other high-tech security features. It also has electronic communications equipment. Secret Service agents are training with the new limousine at a facility near Washington.

CNN says one news agency, noting its eight-inch-thick doors, said the limo can withstand a "direct hit from an asteroid."

"And it will fix you a latte if you ask," joked GM spokeswoman Joanne Krell.

But in all seriousness, she told CNN (which has pictures of past presidential limos here and in the video, below): "The presidential vehicle is built to precise and special specifications, undergoes extreme testing and development and also incorporates many of the top aspects of Cadillac’s ‘regular’ cars — such as signature design, hand-cut-and-sewn interiors, etc …"

But how is it on gas? There were reports in November that the Obamamobile was expected to be anti-Green, which was a bit of a surprise given that Obama had recently ditched his own personal car for a hybrid. Oh, well. Guess one car can’t be everything a man could want …