{"id":105187,"date":"2019-01-07T17:12:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T17:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/07\/when-you-absolutely-positively-must-have-an-up-armored-tesla\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T11:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:29:10","slug":"when-you-absolutely-positively-must-have-an-up-armored-tesla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/vics\/2019\/01\/07\/when-you-absolutely-positively-must-have-an-up-armored-tesla\/","title":{"rendered":"When you absolutely, positively must have an up-armored Tesla"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What do you get when you want a vehicle that can drive through a cartel hit on the mean streets of Mexico, but want to be carbon neutral and hip at all the Cabo clubs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You get this weirdly cool Tesla Model X, modified and up-armored by Centur Security<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based in a country known for kidnappings and targeted hits on elected officials and wealthy citizens who cross the wrong people, Centur Security has made a name for itself modifying SUVs for VIPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Typically, their portfolio<\/a> includes vehicles currently popular and well-regarded in the protection game, including Chevy Suburbans, GMC Yukons, and even more upscale rides from companies like BMW, Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now with a growing market for Tesla’s all-electric vehicles, Centur has positioned itself as the first company in Mexico to offer an up-armored version of Tesla’s Model X CUV (crossover utility vehicle).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a first glance, the modifications to the vehicle are almost completely unnoticeable, allowing the X to retain the same styling and design cues it rolled off its Californian factory floors with.<\/p>\n\n\n\t