When it comes to the national leader's car, most countries will choose their own brands, such as cadillac in the United States, Mercedes-Benz in Germany, Jaguar in the United Kingdom, DS in France, Hongqi in China and Aurus in Russia. Compared with the former, the Chinese people may not know much about the Aurus brand, but it is also one of the most representative car brands in Russia.
For a long time, the brand was mainly used as a government model in Russia, and later gradually sold to citizens, but the brand was only sold in Russia. At present, the brand has a total of three models, namely the luxury sedan Senat series, the luxury MPV Arsenal series and the luxury SUV Komendant series, all three models originating from the same platform.
It is worth noting that these three models are named after the Kremlin's parliament tower, the garrison commander's tower and the ordnance tower, which is evident in their status.
Presidential cars have always been dominated by cars, so the Senat sedan naturally became the car of The Russian leader, and the entry-level model of the car was priced at 18 million rubles (about 1.567 million yuan).
However, the brand also offered two versions of the model, the larger L700 model is only for the use of state officials, and the standard version of the S600 is for the average customer model.
In terms of appearance, the car obviously follows the design methods of the main luxury brands in the global market, such as Rolls-Royce, Bentley and other models, which can be said to be high-end texture pinched to death.
Not only in terms of appearance, as a model that focuses on the luxury series, the interior of the car can also give the feeling of the top luxury model, and the interior uses a variety of upgraded designs and materials.
In terms of power, the car is equipped with a 4.4-liter twin-turbo hybrid V8 engine developed in cooperation with Porsche, with a maximum output of 434 kW and a maximum torque of 880 Nm, mated to a 9AT gearbox, and supports a four-wheel drive system.
The Arsenal series, which is also mainly a Russian government model, has always appeared in the form of a "guard army", after all, it can be seen from many occasions that this "MPV" is mainly located in front of and behind the chief president's car in the formation, and is in the core escort position of the team.
Given that this model has very limited information, it is speculated that this is a model that exists only as a government model for the time being.
In terms of appearance, the car basically continues the Aurus family design, but as an MPV model, it has a larger body shape, and from the styling point of view, the car is also an extended version of the model.
In terms of power, it is expected that this model will also be equipped with a powertrain that is consistent with the Senat series, that is, a 4.4-liter twin-turbo V8 engine.
In view of the fact that many domestic escort models are SUV models, the brand has also created the first SUV - Komendant.
Originally, the official also planned to use this model as a "guard", but due to the relatively late appearance of this model, it has been in a state of espionage road test. Until this year, the official announcement of the launch, the expected production time is 2022.
In view of the fact that the car is from the same platform as the above series of models, the car also directly copied the front face of the family, by the straight waterfall grille with the square light group design on both sides, the overall feeling is calm and solemn.
The relatively straight style of the sides and tail can be seen to basically continue the design elements of some luxury brands, and because the car is a high-end SUV, the size is expanded as much as possible to highlight the flagship atmosphere of the new car.
From the interior spy photos that have flowed out, it can be seen that the new car still continues the design of the Senat series, but it is replaced by an all-black design.
In terms of power, there is still less information about Komendant, but it is expected to use the same combination of power as Senat, after all, there are very few resources available.
Compared with many independent brands, the Aurus brand was born relatively late, for example, the first model Senat series was also unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show. However, President Vladimir Putin has been sitting on this model since 2017 to achieve brand promotion.
Undoubtedly, the reason why leaders of various countries choose their own brands as their cars is not only to show the product strength of national brands, but also to achieve the promotion of famous brands in the global market. According to foreign media reports, Aurus has exported several Senats to the Middle East.
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