If you want Putin's car, it may be like now

Russian President Vladimir Putin first opened his brand new service car in May last year. The civilian versions of the Russian limousine developed from 12.9 billion rubles, or approximately 55 billion forints, can now be officially placed on orders.

The Senat Limousine L700, with its 6.62 meter long and 4.3 meters long wheelbase, and the Aurus Senat Sedan S600 with a 5.63 meter long and 3.3 meter wheelbase are available at Aurus's official Russian partners, Avilon and Panavtó. The Avilon cars are about to be seen in three Moscow locations in the first round, and it is an open secret that there is much more interest than the car can in practice produce.

This year, and next year, it is expected that only 150 Aurus will leave Moscow's production lines each year. It is expected that production will begin in 2021 in Jelabuga, followed by annual production capacity up to 5000 per year. And in this way, they will be able to handle not only domestic but also foreign orders.

The development of Aurus Senat began in 2013. The simplest version of the trolley is 2.7 tons, and all the ground-mounted and armored top models weigh no less than 6.2 tons. The basic engine of the nine-speed luxury car is a 4.4-liter biturbo V8 unit that releases 600 horsepower on wheels. This allows a 0-100 sprint within 6 seconds for the smaller model.

In the peak version, a 6.6-liter bit-turbocharged V12 engine delivers service to its modest 860 horsepower. Or with a torque of 1000 Nm, which of course should be the right way to move a car heavier than 6 tons.

(Source: hvg.hu / photo: pixabay.com)