President Obama will inherit a lot of things when he takes the oath of office on Tuesday. So good, some… not so good. And while his new digs on Pennsylvania Avenue are the same as his predecessors, his ride has been thoroughly refreshed for the 21st century.

With fuzzy spy photos of the new presidential limo out in the open and Obama’s inauguration less than a week away, Cadillac has finally released official photos of the Command-In-Chief’s new ride. As expected, the new limo inherits Cadillac’s current front- and rear-end design cues, but the overused fender vents on civilian Caddies are notably — and thankfully — absent. The back compartment where our new CIC sits is equipped with all the communications gear needed to stay in touch, and while we’re picturing a few LCD screens, lots of buttons and a big red phone that silently rises from the center console, all we can do is imagine.

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