Jim Farley, Ford‘s CEO presented Pope Leo XIV with a customized Explorer Platinum SUV with several “personal touches.”
The Pope’s birthplace, Chicago, USA, commemorated the occasion by placing city flag tags on the seats and embroidering the city skyline silhouette on the center console.
This vehicle is equipped with a 3.3-liter V6 hybrid powertrain and a 10-speed hybrid transmission, and is located in Chicago. Ford Produced in an assembly plant. also “YES POPE“and “LEO XIVIt is also equipped with a customized license plate that reads,
The vehicle was reportedly handed over to the American pope in a private ceremony on February 28. The New York Postreported. FordAccording to , Pope Leo plans to use this vehicle when moving around inside the Vatican.
“He was very pleased with the personal factors. We even took a short test drive, and I could see that His Holiness enjoys driving the SUV,” Farley said.
“But most of all, what I remember is the gratitude and joy we felt at meeting him and being able to share this small gift with him in Chicago. Ford “It is a small expression of the team’s pride and sincerity.”
Among the gifts the team sent to Pope Leo were the Chicago Ford A special commemorative coin was produced at the assembly plant and one of the Pope’s favorite restaurants in his hometown. Aurelio’s PizzaA pizza box was also included.
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