Project "Cortege". How a limousine for the president was created and what it became. The new presidential limousine brand Aurus made a lot of noise in the Russian online space.

All cars of the Cortege project, including the armored presidential limousine, are united under the Aurus brand (a combination of the words aurum (gold) and Russia (Russia). As the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said, the new models were named the Kremlin towers. The limousine and executive sedan are called " Senate", the minivan will be named "Arsenal", and the SUV - "Commandant".

The whole truth about the machines of the project "Cortege" - "Aurus"

Russian leader Vladimir Putin arrived in Belgrade and gave Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic a ride in his Aurus limousine.

According to RIA Novosti, Vučić met Putin at the airstairs, after which Russian President invited his colleague to the car, in which they went to the memorial to the soldiers-liberators of Belgrade.

"Cortege". Film about the country's most secret car

"Cortege" is a film about, perhaps, the most secret Russian car of our time - a limousine for the President of Russia. On May 7, 2018, for the first time, a black executive sedan delivered Vladimir Putin from the first building of the Kremlin to the Grand Kremlin Palace, where the inauguration ceremony took place.

Back in 2012, the government of the Russian Federation announced the start of the development of a series of cars for the first persons of the state. Including - and for the president. All details were kept in the strictest confidence. "Cortege", or the "Single Modular Platform" project, as it was called in engineering circles, is not only a presidential limousine. This is also a sedan, SUV and minivan. It was necessary to implement such a large-scale project from scratch, which has not yet been done in modern Russia. The developer of the project, FSUE NAMI, has become a leading Russian engineering center. Dozens of businesses across the country have received classified orders.

The filmmakers were among the first to see these cars, visit the factories where components are produced, talk with designers and engineers, shoot crash tests and sea trials at the test site.

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The United Arab Emirates is interested in buying and promoting Russian Aurus cars. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov.

“If you remember, we signed an agreement on entering the project with a company from the UAE. They are interested in both promotion and acquisition of cars,” RIA Novosti quotes the minister.

According to Manturov, about 120 Aurus cars will be produced in 2019.

“Given that we have to fulfill the volume for the main customer, which is more than 50 cars, taking into account more than a hundred applications that I think we can fulfill, the total volume next year for the entire range of the project will be no more than 120 cars,” - he said.

Named the release date of "Cortege" Putin

The motorbike of the Cortege project can enter the garage serving Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2019. This was told to RIA Novosti by a source in law enforcement agencies.

“The motorcycle is still in production and is not in the special garage. As soon as it is ready, they promised in 2019, and deliveries can be expected,” the source said.

The head of Rostec, Sergey Chemezov, told RBC that in the future they intend to put Kortezh motorcycles on free sale in Russia and deliver them abroad. The vehicle will enter the market under the Izh brand, owned by the concern"Kalashnikov". According to him, a motorcycle for general use may not completely repeat the tuple.

The Cortege project involves the creation of vehicles for the transportation of the first persons of the state. Vladimir Putin during his inauguration on May 7 for the first time used a limousine created under the project. It was called the Senate Limousine. Apart from presidential limousine, this line includes sedans called "Senate" and minibuses "Arsenal". The family of cars itself is called "Aurus".

Video: Putin showed Prince Al Nahyan his Cortege

Russian President Vladimir Putin, after talks in the Kremlin, showed the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed Al Nahyan his new Cortege series limousine.

Earlier in the Kremlin, Putin and his guest signed a declaration on strategic cooperation between the two countries. Before leaving for the next event - the awards ceremony large families- the head of state showed his limousine to the crown prince Russian production.

The footage was shown on the TV channel "Russia 24". Mohammed Al Nahyan inspected the car from the outside and then sat on back seat limousine.

Recall that for the first time Vladimir Putin tested the car on May 7 at the inauguration ceremony. The president liked the car and decided to use it, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov later said.

New limousine President, completely produced in Russia from domestic components, was called the Senate Limousine. In addition to the limousine, the family of cars of the Cortege project includes a sedan and a minivan. The cars will appear on open sale from the first quarter of 2019 under the Aurus brand, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported.

The development of the Aurus SUV will be completed in 2019

Today, May 23, the head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, said that the development of the Aurus SUV of the Cortege project will be completed in 2019.

The official said that this car will be the most massive in the presented line. The novelty will begin to be exported somewhere at the end of 2020. In addition, Aurus cars will be available for both purchase and long-term lease.

Denis Manturov noted that in the future it is possible that the cars of the Cortege project will become electric. As it turned out, the design of the car was formed in such a way that after some time it could be upgraded. So, the car after some time can be made completely electric.

Gerhard Hilgert, Managing Director of the Aurus brand, said that the brand's cars will be shown to the European public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show in 2019.

Recall that on May 7, during the inauguration ceremony of Russian President Vladimir Putin, the first car from the Cortege project was shown. According to the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin liked the car, and he plans to continue using it for business trips.

Putin instructed to establish mass production of machines of the project "Cortege"

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for the production of jeeps and sedans of the Cortege project and putting them into mass production. He announced this at a meeting with the head of the state corporation "Rostec" Sergei Chemezov.
“We need to establish a normal production of jeeps and sedans and put them into mass production,” RIA Novosti quotes the president.

He expressed the hope that people of any income would be able to afford such cars.

According to Putin, minibuses have also turned out to be successful in the Cortege line. As the head of state noted, they can be used for families with children.

Earlier, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Putin liked the new car of the Cortege project, in which he went to the inauguration.

Project "Cortege": everything that is known at the moment

In Russia, probably, there is no such motorist left who would not have heard about the Cortege project, or the Unified Modular Platform (SMP), as it is officially called. Within its framework, a family of vehicles unified in terms of aggregate base is being created. executive class, which will include a sedan, SUV, minibus and limousines - regular and armored. The executor of the project, the Scientific Automotive Institute (NAMI), has been working for several years and is trying to keep them a strict secret, but, as you know, the awl in the bag is hidden so-so, and portions of the details about the Cortege regularly leak into the public domain. We decided to collect all the known this moment information about the project in one material.

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How the project started

NAMI launched work on the Cortege at the end of 2012. The initiator and author of the idea is Maxim Nagaitsev, who in 2011-2015 served as director of the institute. Nagaitsev has a high authority in power circles and knows how to "punch through topics." Last but not least, this skill is explained by family ties with the head of the Rostec state corporation, Sergei Chemezov.

The need for the "Cortege" was argued by three main theses:

• First, by urging people to buy domestic products, the country's leadership must itself show an example of choosing in favor of native products.
• Second: Russia needs competencies to create modern cars and modular platforms, since in developed economies the automotive industry is one of the locomotives of technological progress.
• Third: an ambitious project to create luxury cars will breathe a second life into NAMI and will create a national center of automotive competence on the basis of the institute.

All these arguments in favor of the Cortege project sound very reasonable and rational. The country needs modern technologies, and no one will develop them without the financial and organizational participation of the state.

An amusing prelude to the Cortege project can be called an open letter from the editor-in-chief of Autoreview Mikhail Podorozhansky to Dmitry Medvedev, published in the spring of 2010. In it, the journalist urged the then president to transfer to ZIL. "Such a step in itself will give impetus to the development of the automotive industry," Podorozhansky argued.

To replace ZiL and Mercedes Pullman

Project "Cortege". How the limousine for the president was created and what it became

The inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin took place in the Kremlin. This event was the debut for a new domestic limousine of the Cortege project, created specifically for the first persons of the state. The car replaced the outdated ZiL and the "unpatriotic" Mercedes Pullman. Znak.com remembers the main stages of the formation of the "car number 1".

Choice of hundreds of body options

The idea of ​​a new premium car for the Russian political elite has been ripe for a long time. During Soviet times, members of the government drove ZILs and GAZs (in particular, Chaikas), which were obsolete, and many began to consider the used Mercedes Pullman unpatriotic. The problem was raised aloud in 2012.

When designing a limousine, high-precision casting was used (chassis components and automatic transmission control systems), aluminum forging (suspension guide vanes) and precision stamping of body elements, writes Forbes. In the future, cars of the Cortege family can turn into “clean” electric cars without the use of a gasoline power plant.

Premium car design

As for the design of the models of the Cortege project, the final official version has not yet been published. In the course of development, various spyware and quite official photos, and only on their basis it was possible to imagine how the cars would look outside and inside.

Thanks to today's inauguration, we can conclude that the new presidential limousine has common features with Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Chrysler and ZIS-110. Judging by the available images, a “horizontal” structure was chosen for the interior architecture, the decoration reminiscent of a modern living room.

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Inside, the car is trimmed with leather, wood, glass and plastic, while there are many large free surfaces. The steering wheel, instrument cluster with large numbers, multimedia units, seat structure, deflectors - everything is unified.

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As automotive publications wrote, through the driver's interface you can manage "music", climate control and seat settings, including massage, although the rear passenger remote control has priority. Models will receive a digital instrument panel, a large screen multimedia system. At the same time, the media note, the multimedia system will not have the integration of Apple CarPlay interfaces or Android Auto for security reasons.

As in the case of the platform, engines and transmissions, the interior design of the limousine, sedan, crossover and minibus will be the same.

Crash test results and limousine debut

In the summer of 2017, the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov said that Putin had tested a new limousine for the country's top officials. Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied this information. Putin himself later stated: “You yourself drive a car that is not yet ready? And then, when you ride, then I will see how it happens, and we will test it together with you ”(quote from TASS).

At the beginning of 2018, RIA Novosti, citing representatives of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise NAMI, reported that the first cars of the Cortege project arrived at a special-purpose garage, a structural unit of the FSO, which is responsible for transporting the president, prime minister and other politicians. It was indicated that the cars successfully passed crash tests in Russia and Germany, receiving five stars out of five possible. But later there was information that serious problems arose with their operation.

Until today, it was not clear how things are with the readiness of the cars of the Cortege series. The scenario of the presidential inauguration was kept secret until the last moment, and there was no certainty that these cars would be shown to the general public. It was said on social networks and in the media that the presidential motorcade would be abandoned due to the fact that the new domestic limousine is not ready for operation and no one wants to take the risks for its breakdown at the inauguration. But the limousine was demonstrated today. True, the president rode it only on the territory of the Kremlin, and not along the streets of Moscow.

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It is expected that the general public will be able to see the president's limousine up close this August at the Moscow Motor Show.

The cost of serial cars - from 6 million rubles

According to Denis Manturov, 2018 will take trial operation machines, as well as their additional certification. By the end of the year, 70-80 vehicles should be produced and delivered. Members of the Russian government will be the first to receive them. After that, serial production of Cortege cars will begin - they plan to launch it closer to 2019.

Design of a government SUV from the project "Cortege" of FSUE "NAMI"

As noted in Forbes, the most unusual in Russian project- a commercial component, exclusive for cars of this class. Neither the Cadillac One, driven by the President of the United States, nor the Toyota Century Royal of the Japanese Imperial Court can be purchased on the open market.

The first batch of serial cars will be small - about 250-300 units, but in the future the scale of production will increase and the cars will go on free sale. The first to appear are sedans (both "heavy", armored, and "light") and minibuses.

Design of the government minivan of the project "Cortege"FSUE "NAMI"

According to Manturov, the cost of a serial premium car of the Cortege project will start from 6 million rubles. Buyers will have access to cars in both economical and luxury versions, including armored versions.

The brand name is still kept secret. According to one version, the cars will enter the market under the Aurus brand. The name is a combination of the words Aurum ("gold") and Russia ("Russia"). The Ministry of Industry and Trade has chosen China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East as target markets for Cortege.

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Manturov believes that the project has "good prospects for commercialization." However, some automotive experts they say that Russian factories It is unprofitable to produce such machines due to small volumes. Allegedly, Sollers has repeatedly stated that they see no point in investing in the manufacture of such vehicles and their individual components.

"Good car". Putin admitted that he liked the Cortege project limousine

The head of state also called for the development of other cars of this project, which ordinary Russians can use.

Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that he liked the Cortege project limousine, created for the head of state. He said this at a meeting in Sochi with Sergei Chemezov, director of the Rostec Corporation.

Good car, - said Vladimir Putin.

Sergei Chemezov noted that there are many calls "from rich people" who want to buy such a car.

And thank God, God bless them," the President said.

The names and prices of elite cars "Cortege" became known

The new presidential limousine brand Aurus made a lot of noise in the Russian online space. At the same time, the Ministry of Industry and Trade decided to reveal some details about the entire Cortege family. For example, it is already known that cars are named after the towers of the Moscow Kremlin.

All cars of the Cortege project, including the armored presidential limousine, are united under the Aurus brand (a combination of the words aurum (gold) and Russia (Russia). As the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said, the new models were named the Kremlin towers. The limousine and executive sedan are called " Senate", the minivan will be named "Arsenal", and the SUV - "Commandant".

The first public debut of the limousine has already taken place as part of the inauguration ceremony of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and other models of the Cortege project will be shown at the Moscow Motor Show in August 2018 (a luxury SUV is promised to be presented only by the end of 2019). Pre-orders for the sedan and limousine will begin in September, and open sales of "live" cars through the dealer network will start in the first quarter of 2019.


Interestingly, the price of elite cars "Cortege" managed to soar even before the new items went on sale. If earlier the authorities compared the Aurus with the top Mercedes and BMW and focused on starting 6-7 million rubles, now Denis Manturov classified them as the “most premium category” (Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Maybach) and named minimum price 10 million rubles. Not weak!

As for the technical part, the Aurus Senate presidential limousine is equipped with a 598 hp hybrid power plant common to the Corteges, created in cooperation with Porsche Engineering. It includes a 4.4-liter V8 petrol, an electric motor and a high-voltage battery, paired with a Russian-made 9-speed KATE automatic transmission. The limousine received an all-wheel drive transmission with a clutch for connecting the front axle. About the so-called "Tsar-motor" V12 with a capacity of 850 hp. NAMI development is most likely out of the question.

"Russian gold" of the project "Cortege": the designers revealed the secret of the president's limousine

On May 7, during the inauguration of the President of Russia, the country for the first time saw a new Russian car of the Cortege project, which was created on a single modular platform. About how the development of the design of the presidential limousine was going on, as well as about its technical characteristics, the leading employees of the State Research Institute of NAMI, who were designing the car, told the Iz.ru portal.

As Yury Chernenko, chief designer of the EMP project, notes, specialists have been working on the design of the new car since 2013. Initially, it was created by a team of 10 people, but in five years it has significantly expanded to 47 specialists.

“Initially, they focused on futuristic images, but then, as they say, they went down to earth. We studied the chronicles of the last century and took the ZIS-110 car, which appeared after the war, as a prototype. It has a lot of emotional components. This is the Victory Parade, and Gagarin's flight - heroes were everywhere in this car, ”- Mr. says Chernenko.

The prototype of the presidential car, the ZIS-110, has characteristic elements: a vertical long grille extending from the hood to the bumper, as well as "mustache" diverging from it - chrome elements.

“In the original prototype, we literally reproduced these elements. In the future, they seriously transformed and acquired modern forms, ”- added the chief designer of the project.

In the future, according to the designer, the specialists had a goal to reflect in the appearance of the vehicle both soft power, and the Russian spirit, and history. At the same time, the appearance had to remain modern. This was achieved through a combination of smooth streamlined surfaces of the machine with sharp edges.

A small diamond-shaped nameplate is attached to the top of the radiator grill, this is the official name of the car - Aurus. It happened as a result of the addition of the words Aurum and Russia and means "Russian gold".

All design ideas were thoroughly worked out with the designers of the project.

“The main task that we faced was to create a unified family of cars for government agencies and for the open market. Cars must be competitive in their class cars luxury segment - the most comfortable and technically advanced",- said the designer.

According to the chief designer of the project Vadim Pereverzev, such Vehicle the Russian auto industry has not yet created. He believes that there are very few revolutionary models on the automotive market, and in general, experts took into account the main trends in the automotive industry.

When developing the engine, foreign engineering partners were involved as experts, but Vadim Pereverzev notes that this is a joint work, and not a standard purchase of a ready-made solution.

The new motor for the EIP project was created according to terms of reference and in accordance with the requirements of the design team. As a result, the engine does not have attachments that drive the belt. All mechanical drives are hidden in the motor itself, and some of the units are driven by electricity.

“Our car is hybrid, therefore, there is a high-voltage electrical system on board, and, for example, the air conditioning compressor is not driven by a belt, as on most engines, but from a high-voltage network. To ensure a high degree of boost, the engine has a twin turbocharger with two charge air coolers. added constructor.

All cars of the Cortege project, according to Pereverzev, are all-wheel drive. At the same time, experts promise an average acceleration of such vehicles to 100 km / h in 6 seconds. The clearance is also of interest: due to the road and climatic features of Russia, the height of limousines and sedans of the line is 200 mm, which is higher than that of potential competitors - Mercedes Maybach, Rolls-Royce and others.

The materials used for the interior of the Cortege cars are mainly Russian-made. The interior of the cars, according to Pereverzev, is “smart”: liquid crystal displays are built into the cabin in the dashboard, multimedia system which can be controlled with the joystick.

The car will be presented to the general public in the fall of 2018. This will happen as part of the Moscow Motor Show. After the premiere, it will be possible to place an order for the cars of the project, and already in 2019 they will appear on Russian roads.

Alas, but even in such a serious and thorough matter as the inauguration of the head Russian Federation, apparently, it’s impossible to do without a certain note “made on the knee”. No, the horses and shakos of the uniform of the Kremlin Regiment, five thousand invited to the action, ex-Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Schroeder, listening to the new President of Russia V.V. hand in hand with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and Patriarch Kirill - all this was real.

Some unreliability slipped in that moment of the video broadcast of the ceremony, when Vladimir was driven on the latest achievement of the Russian automobile industry - the "originally Russian limousine", which the press stubbornly calls the federal-sounding name "Cortege".

Although, in fact, last year the implementer of the Cortege project, the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Scientific Research Automobile Institute (NAMI), filed an application for the Aurus trademark, including the logo and combined emblem, for registration with Rospatent. In the description of this brand, it was said that "the verbal designation Aurus is formed by the initial syllables of the words Aurum (lat. - gold) and Russia (lat. - Russia)". So, perhaps, the whole country is not even aware that on May 7, 2018, he drove under the lenses of video cameras not on some kind of Cortege, but on a real Aurus limousine.

People who are not particularly close to automotive topics, and there are 99% of them in our country, the Russian Federation, sitting in the back seat of this car, is simply obliged to fill with pride for their country. But what about: finally, our first faces again, as in Soviet times, they drive a car made in Russia - like the now vintage and aesthetic government "Seagulls" and "ZiLs" of the last century.

However, their successor, the current limousine of the "Cortege" project, only falls short of the title of a primordially Russian car only in the mouths of professional ones from central television channels. Somehow in passing and crumpled at one time, information slipped through all the media that the engine of our "Cortege" - "Aurus" was developed by Porsche Engineering specialists, and the electronic filling - by Bosch Engineering.

It is understandable: this “passenger car”, whose curb weight due to armor and additional life support systems can easily approach the mark of 10 tons, must be carried by a serious power unit. For example, on the "Soviet" they put gasoline engines from the trucks of the same name. And Porsche, according to media reports, has developed an 800-horsepower gasoline monster for the Cortege.

And all because the Russian engine industry at the moment has fully mastered the production of engines only for cars of the LADA family. AND truck diesels"caliber" KamAZ. So I had to turn to. The use of a foreign engine under the hood of the "Cortege" - "Aurus" probably drew with it the use of a no less foreign gearbox and, most likely, other transmission units. And the Germans probably had a hand in the design of the suspension.

Well, the body design, most likely, did ours. No wonder it looks like a completely organic hybrid of Continental and Rolls Royce ghost. And they stuck a fashionable "fin" on the roof - how could it be without it!

Attentive viewers probably noticed that the brand new presidential limousine had real license plates on the bumpers - B776US region 77, which allow the car to drive on public roads. But we are almost sure that he only drove around the Kremlin. Firstly, as we remember, according to all the plans for the inauguration of the president in 2018, they did not have time to make a production car.

Last summer, Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, reported to RIA Novosti that the president-elect would arrive at the ceremony in a new limousine, stipulating that only a prototype model would be delivered in 2018, and its real production would begin only in 2019 . Secondly, judging by the frames of the online broadcast, Vladimir Vladimirovich plunged into a Russian limousine only on the territory of the Kremlin.

So it turns out that the president still arrived at his current inauguration in a foreign car. This version is also supported by the appearance on the Internet on the morning of May 7 of a video, the author of which claims to be filming "who is going to the Kremlin."

On the video you can see a person passing along the highway Mercedes S-class, which V.V. Putin usually rides, surrounded by several Mercedes E-class, couples Mercedes Gelandewagen and minivan VW Multivan. And "Aurus" is not yet able to replace the good old elongated Mercedes S600. Either the papers have not yet been completed, or not all the armor has been hung on him. Or maybe he even exists in a single fully complete copy. And since there is no substitute double in the event of a nuclear war or the machinations of terrorists, then it is not supposed to be planted in it.

Be that as it may, but the fact remains: the Cortege limousine, proudly demonstrated to the whole country at Putin's inauguration on May 7, is a car that does not actually exist. A sort of "funny" transport, capable of driving exclusively inside the Kremlin.

As a rule, the heads of major world states travel in cars specially made to order for them. Usually these are armored models of a representative class, equipped with a special set of security equipment. It is interesting that certain information about these cars is classified, so it is almost impossible to accurately name their cost and the full range of options available inside.

Overview

It is difficult to say which of the heads of state in the world has the “coolest” transport, since at first glance all the cars are outwardly good. But one thing can be said for sure: the leaders of large countries in which the automotive industry is developed move on domestic models. For example, the President of Italy, popularizing the local auto industry, drives a five-meter sedan of the Lancia Thema brand. The head of the Czech Republic received a gift from the Skoda auto concern superb new generations. For more than six decades, all French presidents have been driving only the car of their country.

The exception is Vladimir Putin. Today he is driving an armored Mercedes S600 Pullman. Glancing at the cars of the current president of the Russian Federation, we can unequivocally conclude that at work the head of our state prefers premium german cars, although there are models in his personal garage domestic brands cars, some of which are rare value.

Pullman armor reliably protects against grenades and machine guns. The car is also equipped with a pressurization system in case there is a gas attack. The salon of this limousine is more like a mini-office: the Russian president has the opportunity to resolve state issues while being directly in the car. Information about the options and how the internal security systems work is a secret. However, according to preliminary estimates, such a limousine cost at least nine hundred thousand euros.

Before Russian leaders traveled in armored limousines ZIL-41052. The intelligence of the United States for a long time could not find out their secret. And only after the collapse of the USSR, the Americans purchased and dismantled the ZIL-41052. It turned out that the Russians had not reinforced its frame with armor. Our designers managed to create a special armored capsule, and a car was already assembled around it. The President of the Russian Federation has long wanted to transfer to a domestic car model. And such an opportunity will present itself very soon. To this end, a completely new "Cortege" was created.

The car, the photo of which is presented below, will be available to everyone at the beginning of 2018.

general information

Ordinary citizens are unlikely to know that all the cars of the Russian head of state belong to a structural unit of the FSO - the Special Purpose Garage. The history of its existence dates back to 1921, when the Council of People's Commissars allocated several cars designed to serve Lenin and his family. However, the date of birth of GON can be considered 1906, when the Imperial motorized garage was created at the court of Nicholas II. The cars that were in it, after the revolution, were inherited by the Bolshevik government.

Today, the main means of transportation of the head of the Russian state is an armored "Mercedes" class S, model Grand Pullman. It, depending on the goals, is sometimes changed to Mercedes Sprinter, VW Caravelle or BMW 5-Series.

The elongated executive limousine of the president was made on special order. Its length is 6.2 meters. The assembly of this machine was carried out in conditions of strict secrecy. According to some reports, it weighs about three tons. This "weight" is primarily due to the massive armor of the body, as well as the presence of special tires that can withstand not only shots, but also grenade explosions. However, despite such a tangible mass, the current president's car has quite decent dynamics, which is provided by a 400-horsepower engine with a displacement of six liters. However, it is known that Putin prefers technology domestic production. Even the helicopters he flies are Russian Mi-8s. That is why the Cortege project was launched on his initiative.

New cars of the head of state

It is already known that the elected President of Russia will arrive at the inauguration in 2018 in a new super limousine. Photos of this car have already been exposed in the media. It is known that the "Cortege" - the car of the President of Russia - will look much better than the "mega-Cadillac" of its American counterpart. From now on, the head of our state can be seen leaving not from a special version, but from a domestically produced limousine. What are the cars of the Cortege project, their photos, specifications- all this will be presented in this article. According to the media, about twelve billion rubles were planned for the creation of this ambitious program, and only 3.61 billion rubles will be transferred directly from the budget. For this amount, a whole family of Russian-made limousines will be created.

"Cortege" - a car, the photo of which is presented below, will be produced not only for the first persons of our state. Several modifications are provided. SUVs, sedans - cars of the "Cortege" series - will be mass-produced. It is assumed that at least five thousand units will be produced per year, which will be sold, including to private individuals.

The lineup

Cars "Cortege" of Russian production will be presented in several versions. According to the program, a sedan, limousine, minivan and SUV produced under this program will soon appear. Of course, not everyone will be equipped with “presidential” armor, special communications, etc. Only the Cortege of the President of Russia will have a special assembly. New car it is supposed to purchase for other representatives of the authorities. Upon prior request, certain additional options can be installed on them.

Both domestic and world experts in the automotive industry today recognize that Cortege cars will be very popular not only among government officials, but also among wealthy businessmen. However, do not think that this will be a commercial project. After all, since Soviet times, for the first time in Russia, “its own” supercar will appear, which will be driven by both the head of state and his escort. Cars of the Cortege project, as you know, include a limousine for the President of Russia, as well as support vehicles with SUV and minibus bodies intended for accompanying persons.

Description

First of all, the Cortege is the car of the President of Russia. Therefore, for cars of this level, the limousine of the head of state will be provided with an armored capsule, communication and special communications systems, multimedia devices, means for protecting against listening or intercepting information, evacuation, radio-electronic options for power defense. Presidential cars "Cortege" will be equipped with tires that work even after heavy shelling. A disc system will be installed on them so that the limousine can, if necessary, drive even without tires. Another innovation will be a special gas tank. It is said that even without security vehicles and a territory cleared by the FSO, which is impossible in reality, people in this vehicle will be protected from an enemy helicopter, a drone, as well as from grenades and a machine gun.

Additional Information

Today, many experts are interested in what the Cortege cars are. Needless to say, this is a fictitious name. In FSUE NAMI - the Automotive Research Institute - the project is called the "Unified Modular Platform", short for EMP. This uncomplicated name is explained by many. After all, we are talking not only about the presidential limousine, but also about several other models that have a single technical “stuffing”.

It must be said that modular platforms are widely used today in the automotive industry. None known in the world car company can't do without them. The most famous representatives of the modular family in Russia are MQB, which combines Audi models, Volkswagen, Skoda and SEAT, as well as B0, which is used for Renault, Lada, Nissan, Dacia cars.

"Single Modular Platform"

It was developed by US, but already at the initial stage, very serious German partners joined this project. These are Bosch Engineering and Porsche Engineering. The last to be developed was one of the two engines that power Russian-made Cortege vehicles. According to media reports, this unit was created on the basis of an existing Porsche V8 engine with a volume of 4.6 liters, however, in the domestic specification, its cubic capacity was reduced to 4.4 liters. However, it must be said that the performance of the engine will not suffer from this: it is expected that with the help of the existing two turbochargers, the Cortege cars will have a power of up to 600 Horse power and a torque of 880 Nm.

Specifications

The second engine that the Cortege will be equipped with - a new Russian car - is the V12. It is developed directly in NAMI. This engine was first demonstrated at the International Motor Show in Moscow in 2016. With a volume of 6.6 liters and the support of a pair of two-stage turbines, the engine will develop 860 hp. forces and 1000 Nm of torque. Traction is supplied to the wheels through a nine-speed automatic transmission, produced by the Russian company "Kate". According to some reports, an electric motor is built into the “automatic”, the working name of which is R932, instead of a torque converter. Thanks to this innovation, Cortege vehicles will have all the advantages of a hybrid drive. By the way, a similar transmission device is provided for both Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Acceleration time for all models is seven seconds, and maximum speed, which they can develop - 250 kilometers per hour.

Design models "Cortege"

The new photo of which can already be seen in the media is very often discussed by experts. In recent years, several dozen versions of sketches of all models in the series have been published. It is already known that the main style of the supercar was developed at NAMI in the division "Russian automotive design". However, the final version model range can only be seen at the end of 2017. There are only sketchy images of the presidential limousine. They were published in the bulletin issued by Rospatent in 2017.
A year earlier, the design of the front panel of the car was declassified in the same department of Russia. The photo shows a generous leather and wood finish, giving appearance undeniably a noble sight.

As in the case with single platform, as well as engines and transmissions, the interior design of the entire model range - limousine, crossover, sedan and minibus - will be similar. Judging by the pictures published in the press, all of them will be equipped with a digital dashboard, a sufficiently large screen and, of course, two “washers” that regulate the climate control inside the cars. They are provided for both the driver and the front passenger. It is not difficult to guess that the presidential limousine will also have a climate system for the rear passenger.

Dimensions

To date, the preliminary parameters of the cars of the Cortege series are already known. The executive limousine has a length of 5800-6300 mm, a width of 2000-2200 mm with a wheelbase of 3400-3800, and a height of 1600-1650.

SUV class escort vehicles have slightly different parameters. Their length is 5300-5700, width - 2000-2100, wheelbase- 3000-3300, and height - 1850-1950 millimeters.

The parameters of the minibus are also very impressive. Its length is 5400-5800 mm, width - 2000-2100 with a wheelbase of 3200-3500 and a height of 1900-2200.

Involvement of foreign companies

Perhaps one of the most famous foreign companies that took part in the project is the Swedish Haldex. Its all-wheel drive systems are well known to motorists. However, only one of its divisions took part in the project, which produces pneumatic brakes. They are often used on executive limousines.

At the same time, Brembo was working on the brakes of the Cortege series - enough well-known manufacturer from Italy, whose products are often installed on sports and racing cars. There is another company on the list of co-executors of the project - the famous French Valeo, which produces auto components. IN Nizhny Novgorod it has a production of windshield wipers and lighting systems.

The list of creators of domestic presidential transport also includes Harman Connected. It specializes in audio systems manufactured under the Bang&Olufsen and Harman/Kordon brands. They are installed on models of premium brands by such giants of the automotive industry as BMW and Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, etc. In the Cortege project, Harman Connected was engaged in software development. This company also has a representative office in Nizhny Novgorod. She developed software for multimedia systems for the president's car, as well as for the first persons of our state.

Already in January 2014, in Novo-Ogarevo, Russian President Putin was able to evaluate the prototype of a VIP limousine called "Cortege". He liked the car, he even got behind the wheel of a model, but then it was impossible to talk about full-fledged testing.

Putin saw "prototype A", which by the end of 2017 will be at the disposal of the Federal Security Service. The developers initially warned that they would not be able to quickly design the entire car from scratch. However, they identified several key components that are characterized as a "purely Russian product." This is the body, starting from its design and ending with the structure, the engine is a sign of the brand, the transmission, since for the first time in the world a presidential limousine is all-wheel drive, the chassis, including the tuning of components and components from already well-known companies, electronics - engine management, chassis and transmission .

Vladimir Putin arrived at the inauguration of the President of Russia on May 7 in a new car - Russian limousine"Cortege". The car was assembled at the facilities of FSUE "NAMI" with the involvement of Russian and foreign partners. Limousine length - 6620 mm, width - 2000 mm, height - 1695 mm, ground clearance- 200 mm, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

In terms of dimensions, the new limousine exceeds all Rolls-Royce models, says an employee of the car dealership of this brand. The largest is the long-wheelbase Rolls-Royce Phantom EWB (from 51 million rubles). Its length is 6092 mm, width - 1990 mm, height - 1640 mm. The model is equipped with a V12 engine with a capacity of 453 hp. from.

At the limousine "Cortege" four-wheel drive, hybrid power point – gasoline engine V8 with a volume of 4.4 liters and a capacity of 598 liters. with., combined with electric motors, as well as an automatic 9-speed gearbox. The motor was developed jointly with Porsche Engineering, the gearbox was developed by the Russian company KATE, Autoreview reported.

What is this car

The Cortege project has been implemented since 2012 and cost the state more than 12 billion rubles. In addition to the limousine, NAMI has developed and organized the production of other models: sedan, minivan and crossover (will be produced in premium and budget options). The cars will be produced under the Aurus brand.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade does not disclose the technical characteristics of the models. According to Autoreview, the same automatic transmissions will be used for the entire line, and the V8 engine will be common for sedans, SUVs and minivans. The limousine will also be equipped with a V12 engine with a capacity of 860 hp. from. Rolls-Royce and Bentley became benchmarks for luxury cars, a person close to the project told Vedomosti. Rolls-Royce in Russia costs from 20 million rubles, Bentley - from 10 million rubles.

Acceptance of orders for cars "Cortege" will begin from the end of August - the beginning of September 2018, and said. O. Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. “We will take the first orders for different versions cars - sedans and limousines, ”Interfax reported his words. Sales will start in the first quarter of 2019, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said. Machines are also expected to be exported. “By the end of 2018, we must produce and deliver 70 vehicles,” Manturov said in an interview with Vedomosti.

Prices have not yet been confirmed. They will be named closer to the start of orders, says a person with knowledge of the details of the project. Manturov only said that prices for a sedan will start at approximately 10 million rubles. “It will definitely be at least 20% cheaper than Rolls-Royce and Bentley,” he said. O. minister. - But it will be more expensive than the most base Mercedes S-class".

How to develop a project

The presentation of the new family will take place at the Moscow Motor Show in August, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said. For promotion, sales and after-sales service Aurus vehicles NAMI created a joint venture with Sollers. “Our joint company has started operations and we are preparing to present a market entry plan in the near future,” a Sollers spokesman said, without disclosing details.

At the first stage, Aurus is planned to be produced at the facilities of NAMI. In the future, a production partner will be involved. Manturov called production at the facilities of Sollers the main option (he owns the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant). The Sollers representative does not comment on this.

In 2018, the next presidential elections will be held in Russia, and the head of state will be taken to the inauguration ceremony in a new domestically produced limousine. The current presidential limousine Mercedes-Maybach S-Class Pullman will be replaced by a car that bears the working title "Cortege". The new limousine will be as comfortable as possible, protected and equipped with all possible types of communication.

As the media found out, funding for the creation of the Cortege project has been saved, within which 3.7 billion rubles are allocated from the state budget alone. An assembly site for limousines for the first persons of the state is already located in Moscow.

Thus, Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, recently admitted that the budget financing "has not been frozen." “I don’t remember what name it goes under (a line in the budget), but we haven’t frozen anything - 3.7 billion rubles, as planned, it is. All plans remain not just in force, they are being implemented,” he said . Moreover, the prototype, which will not be shown to anyone to maintain intrigue and secrecy, will be ready in January 2016.

“We should ship the first pre-production batch to the FSO at the end of 2017, respectively, you will see it at the inauguration,” the minister shared, referring to the inauguration of the Russian president after the elections in 2018.

"Until now, it is not known exactly what working volume the engine will have - 6.0 liters or 6.6 liters. But the power of this engine will have to be within 800 horsepower," the press has already written. Journalists added that there are other cars in the project - "a sedan, an SUV and a minibus", which will receive turbo engines "with a smaller displacement."

By the way, the SUV and sedan from the Cortege project will be mass-produced - at least 5,000 units per year and will be sold even to private (of course, very wealthy) individuals. It is clear that private cars of the "Cortege" series will not be equipped with "presidential" armor and special communications (unless, of course, they are purchased at state auctions for the leadership of government bodies).

“In July 2013, the Russian government banned state and municipal purchases of foreign-made cars,” the publications said, explaining that we are not talking about Russian complete or “screwdriver” assemblies of foreign cars. True, for top managers, all machines, their components, assemblies and the smallest details are checked by the FSO and the FSB for "bookmarks" and vulnerabilities.

Experts, including world experts in the automotive industry, already recognize that the Cortege brand (or "a car like the president's") will be very popular with wealthy businessmen and government officials. However, this is not about a commercial project - after all, for the first time since the Soviet era, Russia will have its own supercar, which the head of state will drive - and his escort cars.

"As you know, the Cortege project includes the development of a limousine for the President of the Russian Federation, support vehicles in the bodies of SUVs and minibuses for accompanying persons," experts confirm.

"The styling of the Stalinist ZIS-115 limousine can be considered quite successful: on the one hand, its motives are unmistakably recognizable in the prototype of the Cortege project, on the other hand, they do not have a single exterior detail similar in shape," the media share, analyzing the leaked data about the project "Cortege".

"Naturally, in vehicles of this level - an armored capsule, communications and special communications systems, multimedia systems, means of protection against listening and intercepting communications, evacuation systems, electronic and power defense, as well as all kinds of special "gadgets." Tires that even after heavy shelling work , a system of disks on which a limousine can drive without tires, a special gas tank," says the person who had a hand in the creation of Soviet and post-Soviet limousines for the country's leadership.

He added that even without the territory cleared by the FSO and security vehicles, “which does not happen in reality,” those in the limousine “should be fully armed with the appearance of a hostile helicopter, drone, grenade and machine gunners.

Of course, he did not disclose the specifications of the Cortege project, as well as the details of booking the presidential limousine, special communications systems, and other subtleties.

“The exact information about the design of the “armored cars” is kept in the strictest confidence. Each car is assembled on special order, but it is known that special tires are installed on the car, allowing it to continue moving despite punctures,” experts write.

"Self-sealing fuel tank and an automatic fire extinguishing system. According to experts, the limousine has cylinders with a supply of air, which will withstand a gas attack, hidden loopholes, and compartments for storing a variety of weapons," they add.

Some experts even report that " american car president is good if you're in a little trouble, but ours is ready for war." They explain that "car occupants can survive a small nuclear explosion, but at a certain distance."

"It will be power, grandeur, strength, technology and safety - probably, these words can describe the head limousine of the Cortege," one of the participants in the development of the Cortege project shared with one of the participants in the development of the Cortege project, adding - any more detailed description is a violation of state secrets.

"The FSO and the GON should receive cars of the Cortege project in advance for their development, for training all drivers, security - each presidential limousine or minibus has its own dynamics, acceleration, weight, skid, behavior on the road. Every moment must be taken into account for a comfortable and safe passage of routes, in case of emergency, and so on," he explained. "Of course, it is possible that someone will "merge" in the media the appearance of the project "Cortege" in 2016, this will appear in the media and will be discussed - but no one will know the "stuffing" for sure.