Aurus Senat Cabrio: Open Russian luxury liner

Aurus Senat Cabrio
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A urus The current pride of Russian automobile development is called the Senate. The 3.1 ton vehicle is located in the luxury class and its designers have unreservedly oriented themselves to the design of the Rolls-Royce model range. It is powered by a 4.4-liter V8 that Porsche Engineering helped to develop in combination with a Kalashnikov electric motor. The system output of the hybrid drive is 598 hp. One model variant is the extended state limousine of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which weighs seven tons due to its strong armor. Now the Russians are pushing another model variant with the convertible - Rolls-Royce would call it the Drophead Coupé.

RAI Novosti

From military camouflage to total TV presentation

The big celebration for Victory Day takes place on May 9th every year on Red Square in the middle of Moscow. On this day, Russia commemorates the victory over the German Empire in World War II and thus the end of the “Great Patriotic War” - among other things with a military parade that also leads across Red Square. During the preparations, two Aurus Senat convertibles could also be seen for the first time. At first, the vehicles were completely covered with camouflage cloths, black at the front and rear, and with classic military camouflage tarpaulin in the middle. Later, the luxury convertibles are shown completely uncovered on Russian state television and on the day of the parade they were then shown in full on the Russian television presented. This approach is a good form at Aurus, after all, the presidential limousine was already on the road with Vladimir Putin on official occasions before it was presented in detail. Putin is very dear to Aurus - the brand was founded on his initiative.

When it comes to drive, the convertible version differsnot from the closed limousine. The interventions in the body with a retractable roof and two-door configuration, on the other hand, are profound. The vehicle height has been reduced by 20 millimeters and the two doors are elongated. There is no visible B-pillar. The side windows are fully retractable. The bench in the rear offers two seats. The belts for the front passengers arise from massive aluminum covers over the capped B-pillars.

Huge fabric hood

Currently there are allegedly only three prototypes of the Aurus Senat Cabrio that are specifically designed for the parade were made. In order for the generals promoted to be able to pose in a representative pose, a passenger seat was dispensed with. There is an additional handle on the driver's seat that the general can hold on to. In front of it, microphone holders are attached to the dashboard. If necessary, a large fabric hood with a glass rear window can be stretched over the passenger compartment, electro-hydraulically controlled, and when it is open it disappears completely under a fixed cover However, models and allusions to a model family in advance clearly point to an upcoming Aurus Senat convertible.

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