New Russian cars "Cortege": photo, characteristics

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

As a rule, the heads of major world states travel in cars specially made for them. Usually these are armored executive class models equipped with a special set of security features. Interestingly, 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's hard to say which of the heads of state in the world has the "coolest" transport, because at first glance, all cars look 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 Lancia Thema sedan. The head of the Czech Republic received a new generation Superb as a gift from the Skoda auto concern. For more than six decades, all French presidents have driven only their country's car.

The exception is VladimirPutin. 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 in his personal garage there are models of domestic brands of cars, some of which are rare.

Pullman armor 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.

Earlier, Russian leaders traveled in armored ZIL-41052 limousines. 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 "Tuple" was created.

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

General information

Ordinary citizens hardly know that everyonethe cars of the Russian head of state belong to a structural subdivision 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 were inherited by the Bolshevik government after the revolution.

Today, the main vehicle 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.

Extended executive limousine of the President made by 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 domestically produced equipment. Even the helicopters he flies are Russian Mi-8s. That is why the Cortege project was launched on his initiative.

New head of state cars

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 of the Mercedes Pulman, but from a domestically produced limousine. What are the cars of the Cortege project, their photos, technical 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. A whole family of Russian-made limousines will be created for this amount.

"Cortege" - the 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 to private individuals as well.

Lineup

Russian-made Cortege cars 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, "presidential" armor, special communications, etc. will be equipped with far fromall. Only the Cortege of the President of Russia will have a special assembly. The new car is supposed to be purchased for other representatives of the authorities. Upon prior request, certain additional options can be installed on them.

Both domestic and world automotive industry experts already today recognize that Cortege cars will be very popular not only among government officials, but also among we althy 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 escorts. Cars of the Cortege project, as you know, include a limousine for the President of Russia, as well as support vehicles with bodies of SUVs and minibuses 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 cars andterritory cleared by the FSO, which is impossible in reality, the 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. Not a single well-known car company in the world can do without them. The most famous representatives of the modular family in Russia are MQB, which combines Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda and SEAT models, as well as B0, which is used for Renault, Lada, Nissan, Dacia cars.

One 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 the Russian-made Cortege cars. 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 is reduced to4, 4 l. 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 horsepower and a torque of 880 Nm.

Specifications

The second engine that will be equipped with "Cortege" - a new Russian car - is 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 manufactured by the Russian company Katya. 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. The acceleration time of all models is seven seconds, and the maximum speed they can develop is 250 kilometers per hour.

Design of Tuple Models

The new Russian car, the 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 Russian Automobiledesign . However, the final version of the lineup can only be seen at the end of 2017. There are only sketchy images of the presidential limousine. They were published in a bulletin issued by Rospatent dated June 1, 2017. A year earlier, the design of the front panel of the car was declassified in the same department of Russia. The photo shows lavish leather and wood trim, giving the exterior an undeniably noble feel.

As in the case of a single platform, as well as engines and transmission, 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 fairly large screen of the multimedia system 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 hard 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- 5400-5800 mm, width - 2000-2100 with a wheelbase of 3200-3500 and a height of 1900-2200.

Engaging foreign companies

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

At the same time, Brembo, a fairly well-known manufacturer from Italy, whose products are often installed on sports and racing cars, worked on the brakes of the Cortege series. There is another company on the list of co-executors of the project - the famous French Valeo, which produces auto components. In Nizhny Novgorod, she 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.

Interesting information

Already in January 2014, in Novo-Ogaryovo, Russian President Putin was able to evaluate the prototype of a VIP limousine called "Cortege". He liked the carhe even got behind the wheel of the layout, 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.