Aurus Senat

The Aurus Senat (Aypyc Сенат) is a luxury full-size car by Russian automaker Aurus Motors and developed by NAMI in Moscow, Russia. It is the presidential state car of Russia. The Aurus Senat was inspired after the ZIS-110, a Soviet limousine introduced in 1945.

The Senat was shown publicly for the first time at the Moscow International Automobile Salon in September 2018.

History
Cars of the Kortezh series (also known in Единая модульная платформа, ЕМП) were expected to be available for export to the Middle East and China in late 2018. A civilian version of the Senat is manufactured by a joint venture between the NAMI and LiAZ firms. Expected retail prices were increased in 2018 to 10 million rubles ($US160,000), but in 2021, still before the first deliveries, became higher than 20 million rubles (~$US300,000). The Aurus Senat is part of the Kortezh series, which will eventually include a van and an SUV.

On February 20, 2024, it was reported that Kim Jong-un received a Senat as a gift from President Vladimir Putin, which South Korea says is against UN sanctions on providing certain vehicles including luxury cars. In mid March 2024, North Korean television released footage appearing to show Kim Jong-un using the car to attend a military event. On June 19, 2024, Putin gave Kim another Senat as a gift.

Design
Development of the Senat began in 2013 with production, in civilian S600 or official L700 versions, beginning in 2021 at the Sollers JSC factory in Yelabuga. Porsche and Bosch produced the engine.

Versions
The armoured limousine version is powered by a 4.4-litre V8 engine developed by NAMI, with a 6.6-litre V12 (634 kW) becoming available at a later date.