Aurus Senat

The Aurus Senat (Russian: Aypyc Сенат) is a luxury full-size car by Russian automaker Aurus Motors and developed by NAMI in Moscow, Russia. It is the presidential state car of Russia. The Aurus Senat was inspired after the ZIS-110.

The Aurus Senat is part of the Kortezh series, which will eventually include a van and an SUV. The Senat was shown publicly for the first time at the Moscow International Automobile Salon in September 2018.

History

Cars of the Kortezh series (also known in Russian: Единая модульная платформа, ЕМП, lit. 'Unified Modular Platform') were expected to be available for export to the Middle East and China in late 2018. A civilian version of the Senat is manufactured by a joint venture between the NAMI and LiAZ firms. Expected retail prices were increased in 2018 to 10 million rubles ($US160,000), but in 2021, still before the first deliveries, became higher than 20 million rubles (~$US300,000).

On February 20, 2024, it was reported that Kim Jong-un received a Senat as a gift from President Vladimir Putin. In mid March 2024, North Korean television released footage appearing to show Kim Jong-un using the car to attend a military event.

On June 19, 2024, Putin gave Kim another Senat as a gift.

Design

Development of the Senat began in 2013 with production, in civilian S600 or official L700 versions, beginning in 2021 at the Sollers JSC factory in Yelabuga.

Porsche and Bosch made the engine.

Versions

The armoured limousine version is powered by a 4.4-litre V8 engine developed by NAMI, with a 6.6-litre V12 (634 kW [850 hp; 862 PS]) becoming available at a later date.

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References

External links

• Aurus Motors
• Spot-video by Aurus Russia: Aurus Senat (YouTube)