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Vladimir Putin will arrive in New Delhi for his two-day India visit in the Aurus Senat, Russia’s official presidential state car.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a 2-day state visit to India and will be travelling with his Aurus Senat limousine
Aurus Senat: Russia’s Rolling Fortress
The Aurus Senat Limousine is the official presidential state car for Russia, built on a scalable Unified Modular Platform Putin’s Aurus Senat is a stretched-out, heavily armoured version of the limousine developed by Aurus Motors in Moscow. Inspired by the Soviet-era ZIS-110, the Senat carries an old-school limousine stance with modern-day levels of fortification that can probably survive a meteor shower. Driven by a 4.4-litre V8 engine under the hood, it makes up to 598 bhp and 880 Nm of torque, while an 850-bhp V12 is available from the manufacturer for days when global politics requires more horsepower.
The India Connection
The Senat Limousine comes with leather-lined interiors, ambient lighting and a premium wooden trim with fire extinguishing and air filtering systems This is not the first time we see the Senat in an Indian context. At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin, PM Narendra Modi and Putin reportedly spent over an hour inside the car, possibly discussing geopolitics.
But the limo has appeared in the public eye multiple times prior, and not for the best of reasons. Putin gifted two different models to Kim Jong Un in 2024, a gesture that raised eyebrows globally as it goes against UN sanctions on North Korea.
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What is Aurus Motors?
The Senat Limousine rides on 20-inch bulletproof wheels and offers high-level ballistic protection Aurus Motors itself is a relatively young company that was founded in 2018 as a state limousine manufacturer before opening to the public in 2021. Today, its ultra-luxury models are owned by a handful of world leaders, including Turkmenistan’s Serdar and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.
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The 2-day agenda
During the visit, Putin and Prime Minister Modi are set to hold wide-ranging talks as part of the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. But for automobile enthusiasts, the big headline may be the rare chance to see the Aurus Senat cruising on Indian roads, a limousine so serious, it makes most luxury cars look like eager interns.
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