The 2009–2018 presidential state car went into service on January 20, 2009 and drove President Obama the down Pennsylvania Avenue from his inauguration to the inaugural parade. A Cadillac, the presidential state car was not based on any single model of car, though it had the "dual-textured grille and the dinner plate-sized Cadillac coat-of-arms badge" emblematic of the Cadillac CTS and the Cadillac Escalade. The headlights and taillights were identical to those used on other Cadillac production models. Anton Goodwin of CNET's "Road/Show" blog noted that speculation was that the presidential state car was based on the GMC Topkick platform. If that is to be the case, then Goodwin assumed the car would feature either a gasoline-powered V8 General Motors Vortec engine or a diesel-powered Duramax turbo V8 engine. "Autoweek" magazine asserted that the car ran on a gasoline-fueled engine. This presidential state car was speculated to be much heavier than its predecessor as it is equipped with Goodyear Regional RHS tires that are usually reserved for medium- and heavy-duty trucks; speculated weights range from . Due to the weight of the car, it could only reach about , and only achieved . The limousine was reported to cost between and (equivalent to about $– in ). The presidential state car was maintained by the United States Secret Service.