Vladimir Putin's Aurus Senat: All you need to know about Russian Presidential Limousine - IN PICS
To counter the Cadillac One, US President's presidential limousine, Russian President Vladimir Putin got himself a Russia-made Aurus Senat. Here's a look at the luxury sedan.
Following the footsteps of the United States' President who gets his personalized, highly secured Cadillac One for the road transport, Russia's Vladmir Putin also got his own presidential limousine in the form of Aurus Senat in 2018. Since then, Putin has been travelling in the Russia-made car, and spotted multiple times driving the vehicle himself, including the famous visit to the Sochi Autodrom, home of Russian F1 GP, where he drove around the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the track himself. The Aurus models were named after the Senate, Commandant, and Arsenal towers of the Kremlin in Moscow. Here's a picture gallery of Vladimir Putin's Aurus Senat presidential limousine.
Vladimir Putin's Aurus Senat Presidential Limousine
Vladimir Putin's Aurus Senat Presidential Limousine
To facilitate the President's call, Aurus Motors was founded in 2018 as a Russian luxury automobile company and made vehicles only for the Russian presidential state car and motorcade vehicles, including the Presidential Limousine - Aurus Senat. In 2021, the company launched its first civilian model, again the Aurus Senat.
Vladimir Putin's Aurus Senat Presidential Limousine
Vladimir Putin's Aurus Senat Presidential Limousine
Vladimir Putin's Aurus Senat Presidential Limousine
The Aurus Senat limousine is measured at 6,620 mm (260.6 in) in length, 2,020 mm (79.5 in) in width and 1,695 mm (66.7 in) in height. It has a wheelbase of 3,300 mm (129.9 in) and a Curb weight of 6,200 kg (13,669 lb), which is due to heavy armour, making it 2.5 times more heavier than regular version.