A bulletproof car is fitted with reinforced metallic plates and composite materials so as to make it durable enough to withstand attacks. These armoured vehicles come with advanced security features that range from running even when the tires are flat to providing a negatively pressurized interior in case of a gas attack. These vehicles are made as reinforcements over the regular cars, and sometimes over the stock lines of some of the car manufacturers.

A bulletproof car is used for a number of purposes. They are the ideal choice of armored cars for high-profile individuals like heads of state, diplomats and rich businessmen, who always are under some threat of attack. Some of the celebrities also use armored vehicles as a status symbol because of the state of importance emphasized by these vehicles.

Most of the standard armoured vehicle's are used in war zones by military personnel. They are also used by state officials to be used as escorts so as to travel safely. The armoured cars made from stock vehicles are reinforced with armor materials including bulletproof windows. Most of the time the armoring is unnoticeable, and the vehicle seems to be a regular one. It is to be noted that an armoured car is heavier than an ordinary car, which requires you to install a more power engine so as to bear the weight.

Stock armored truck can have tinted windows, intercoms, remote starting keys, insulated and armored fuel tanks, alarms and other advanced security features that allow them to endure the worst attacks.

Some firms also provide retrofitting services in which the vehicles are retrofitted in order to turn them into bulletproof cars. Highly durable armored plates are inserted underneath the external skin of the vehicle that provides additional safety, keeping the overall looks of the vehicle similar to an ordinary model.