As a rule, heads of major world states travel in cars specially made to order for them. Usually these are armored models executive class, equipped with a special set of safety 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.

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It’s hard to say which head of state in the world has the “coolest” vehicle, since at first glance all the cars look good. But one thing is certain: leaders large countries, in which it is developed Automotive industry, travel on domestic models. For example, the President of Italy, popularizing local auto industry, drives a five-meter Lancia Thema sedan. The head of the Czech Republic received a gift from the Skoda automaker Superb new generations. For more than six decades, all French presidents have driven only their country's car.

The exception is Vladimir Putin. Today he travels in an armored Mercedes S600 Pullman. Taking a look at the cars of the current president of the Russian Federation, we can clearly conclude: 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 of rare value.

Pullman armor reliably protects against grenades and machine guns. The car is also equipped with a sealing system in case of a gas attack. The interior of this limousine is more like a mini-office: Russian President has the ability to solve government issues while directly in the car. Information about options and operating principle internal systems security is a secret. However, according to preliminary estimates, such a limousine would cost at least nine hundred thousand euros.

Previously, Russian leaders traveled in armored ZIL-41052 limousines. For a long time, United States intelligence could not find out their secret. And only after the collapse of the USSR, the Americans acquired 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 assembled around it. The President of the Russian Federation has long wanted to switch to domestic model car. And such an opportunity will present itself very soon. For this purpose, a completely new “Cortege” was created.

The car, the photo of which is presented below, will be able to be seen by 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 the structural unit of the FSO - Garage special purpose. The history of its existence dates back to 1921, when the Council of People's Commissars allocated several cars intended 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 it contained were inherited by the Bolshevik government after the revolution.

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

The president's extended executive limousine was made to special order. Its length is 6.2 meters. The assembly of this machine was carried out in strict secrecy. According to some reports, it weighs about three tons. This “weightiness” is explained primarily by 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 noticeable mass, current car The President 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, on his initiative, the “Cortege” project was launched.

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 published 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 emerging not from a special version, but from a domestically produced limousine. What are the cars of the “Cortege” project, photos of them, 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 limousines will be created for this amount. Russian production.

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

The 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, 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 planned to purchase for other representatives of government agencies. Upon prior request, they may be equipped with certain additional options.

Both domestic and world automotive experts already recognize today that “Cortege” cars will be very popular not only among government officials, but also among wealthy businessmen. However, you should not think that this will be a commercial project. After all, for the first time since Soviet times, Russia will have “its own” supercar, which will be driven by both the head of state and his escort. Cars of the “Cortege” project, as is known, include a limousine for the President of Russia, as well as support vehicles with the 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 head of state’s limousine will be equipped with an armored capsule, communication and special communications systems, multimedia devices, means to protect against eavesdropping or interception of information, evacuation, and electronic power defense options. Presidential cars The "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 the territory 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 “Cortege” cars are. It must be said that this is a fictitious name. IN FSUE NAMI - Scientific Research Automotive Institute- the project is called “Unified modular platform", briefly EMP. This simple name has many explanations. 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 one 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. We are talking about Bosch Engineering and Porsche Engineering. The last to be developed was one of the two engines that power the Russian-made Cortezh cars. According to media reports, this unit was created on the basis of already existing motor Porsche V8 with a volume of 4.6 liters, but in the domestic specification its cubic capacity is reduced to 4.4 liters. However, it must be said that engine performance will not suffer from this: it is expected that with the help of the existing two turbochargers, Cortege cars will have a power of up to 600 Horse power and torque 880 Nm.

Specifications

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

Design of "Cortege" models

A new photo of which can already be seen in the media is very often discussed by experts. Behind last years Several dozen variant sketches of all models in the series were published. It is already known that the main style of the supercar was developed by US in the Russian division automotive design" However final version model range will only be seen at the end of 2017. There are only schematic images presidential limousine. They were published in a bulletin issued by Rospatent in 2017.
A year earlier, the same Russian department declassified the design of the car's front panel. The photo shows the lavish leather and wood trim, giving the appearance an undeniably noble appearance.

As is 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 photographs published in the press, all of them will be equipped with digital dashboard, a fairly large screen and, of course, two “washers” that regulate the climate control inside the cars. They are provided for both the driver and front passenger. It is not difficult to guess that the presidential limousine will also have climate system for the rear passenger.

Dimensions

Today, the preliminary parameters of the “Cortege” series cars are already known. An executive limousine is 5800-6300 mm long, 2000-2200 mm wide with a wheelbase of 3400-3800, and 1600-1650 high.

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 millimeters, width - 2000-2100 with a wheelbase of 3200-3500 and height of 1900-2200.

Involvement of foreign companies

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

At the same time, the Brembo company was working on the brakes of the “Cortege” series - quite famous 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 production of windshield wipers and lighting systems.

Harman Connected is also on the list of creators of domestic presidential transport. It specializes in audio systems produced under the Bang&Olufsen and Harman/Kordon brands. They are installed on models premium brands auto industry giants such as BMW and Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, etc. In the “Cortege” project, Harman Connected was involved 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 top officials of our state.

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

Putin saw “prototype A,” which will be at the disposal of the Federal Security Service by the end of 2017. 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 “purely Russian product" This is the body, starting with its design and ending with the structure, the engine - 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 configuration of components and components from already well-known companies, electronics - engine, chassis and transmission control .

In the meantime, we have to throw up our hands with regret: yes, most of the leaders of the leading world powers travel in cars produced in their countries - the Chairman of the People's Republic of China, the presidents of the USA and France, the prime ministers of Great Britain, Japan and Italy, the Chancellor of Germany, although in favor Angela Merkel not a Mercedes, but an Audi.

Are there tanks, but is it difficult for cars?

Armored "ZIL 41052" Boris Yeltsin replaced by the German Mercedes in 1994. Developed in the late 70s, the ZIL, although it was updated, was morally outdated by 1990. His armored capsule unique design even withstands the explosion of a hand grenade placed, for example, on the roof. But in terms of engine power and speed with modern cars“ZIL” could no longer compete. They say that specialists from the Special Purpose Garage (GON) offered the first president of Russia several foreign cars to choose from; Yeltsin chose a Mercedes. But, by the way, this was not the first armored representative German auto industry in GON. Secretary General Leonid Brezhnev famous for his love for good cars, they were a frequent gift to the Soviet leadership (read - personally to Brezhnev from foreign colleagues). Some of them were also used to meet foreign delegations. For example, the armored 600th Mercedes in a modification that was produced from 1963 to 1981.

Meanwhile, almost until the end of the life of the foreign car domestic cars preferred and Joseph Stalin. Most of all he liked the American Packard. In GON in the 1930s-1950s there were several armored vehicles this brand. However, the Tsar also traveled in foreign cars in the absence of his own automobile industry. Nicholas II, and the first leader of the Soviet state, Vladimir Lenin. At first, using what was inherited from the tsar, later they began to purposefully purchase cars abroad. For example, at the beginning of 1937, the Special Purpose Garage included 9 Rolls-Royces, 6 Cadillacs (it’s funny that at that time their name was pronounced “Cadillac”), 10 Packards, 5 Lincolns, 1 Plymouth", 1 Dodge, 8 Fords. There are only three domestic trucks: 2 GAZ and 1 ZIS (produced by the Moscow plant named after Stalin, later - the plant named after Likhachev, ZIL).

First domestic car The representative class in the USSR was made on the ZIS in 1936 - “ZIS 101”. Some spare parts for it were purchased in the West. But in 1945, the result was, one might say, an almost entirely domestic limousine - the seven-seater ZIS 110. Stalin also rode in its armored version, the ZIS 115.

The armor of the ZIL was strong, but in the early 90s the car was no longer suitable for everyone modern requirements. Photo: AiF/ Valery Khristoforov

They knew how to make cars

A real breakthrough in domestic automotive industry became the ZIL 111 limousine, which went into production in 1958. Plus "GAZ 13" - "Chaika" for regional management. It is interesting that the still luxurious ZISs, as new cars arrived, began to be transferred to National economy and use as ambulances And minibus taxis. Some cars that had served their purpose in GON were transferred to other departments later. Then the cars were bought and restored by collectors. By the way, many vintage cars from the special garage today you can see at annual car exhibitions: Stalin’s armored ZIS 115, various ZILs and Chaikas, a green Mercedes SUV, in which B. Yeltsin was taken hunting, etc. One of the interesting exhibits is "ZIL 111G", which in 1969 came under fire at the Borovitsky Gate. The bullets were intended for Brezhnev, but the criminal dressed in a police uniform Victor Ilyin I didn’t know that Brezhnev’s car was not in the convoy. With two hands, using pistols, he shot at the car with the astronauts, whom they met that day. The driver of the car died, the motorcyclist of the honorary motorcade, who pointed his motorcycle at the terrorist, was wounded. Luckily, no one else was hurt. The damaged parts of the body of that ZIL were immediately replaced, but now it is clear that it was in vain: such a “wounded” car would have attracted special attention at exhibitions.

What's in the new tuple?

The decision that the country needed to make its own luxury car again was made in 2013. Actually, at the right time: the Kremlin is now taking a big risk with the Mercs. If Western sanctions become tougher, they may stop selling armored limousines to us under the guise of a ban on arms supplies. And unlike armored cars for the army, we do not make similar vehicles for civilian use ourselves.

In the meantime, the designers were given the task not to limit themselves to a limousine for the top officials of the state, but to create a platform on which it would be possible to place different power engines, and different bodies- executive class sedan, SUV and minibus. As I recently told Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, cars will arrive in open sale. .

The sedan and limousine are already being tested and crash tested. Soon it will be the turn of the minibus with the jeep. The design of the cars may still undergo minor changes, but general outline is already clear. “It’s clear that the car was a success,” a source in the Ministry of Industry and Trade told AiF. “In appearance, we managed to maintain continuity with the ZIL and give a reference to the aristocratic features of the Rolls-Royce, primarily due to the vertical radiator grille. Among other things, such a grille more effectively directs oncoming air flow to cool the engine radiator. The engine itself, like some other components, was developed with the help of German engineers. But everything will be produced in Russia. There is nothing wrong with this: at first, for the same ZIS vehicles, foreign ideas and entire units were also used...”

By the way, ground clearance The new limousine will be slightly larger than the current German one. Is it to avoid embarrassment, like with the limousine? Barack Obama in 2011? “The Beast” - this is the nickname for this car - then hung on the “belly” at the gates of the American embassy in Ireland, apparently having also broken the hydraulic hoses. The car, immobilized by the speed bump, was bashfully blocked from onlookers by a minibus, and the US President was forced to drive out through another gate in a second limousine... Now it’s clear why we have an empty motorcade driving along the route before the President’s visit. “An armored limousine is in any case larger than a regular passenger car and 3-4 times heavier,” explains a source in AiF. Federal service security - Therefore, you need to check everything to avoid unpleasant surprises in the form of some unevenness on the road or an unreliable hatch.” By the way, there is another comical story behind the “secret service” that protects the American president: in Israel, an American limousine stalled in the middle of the road - allegedly, instead of gasoline, it was filled with diesel fuel.

The Special Purpose Garage claims that in the entire 95-year history of GON they have never had anything like this. And they are preparing to “adopt” a new Russian limousine for the head of state

The project to create a limousine for Putin, codenamed “Cortege,” started in 2012. At the initiative of the president, it is planned to create several models of cars for the needs of the Russian government, namely a limousine, a sedan, a minibus and an SUV for the security service (FSO).

President Putin's armored limousine will weigh as much as six tons. The new car is planned to be equipped with a V8 engine with a power of 800 l/s. At first, engines will be purchased from Porsche, the engine capacity is 4.6 liters. The developers plan to produce domestic engines.

Car design

The appearance of the limousine for Putin from “Cortege” remains classified for now, but there are many photographs of the possible design of the car on the Internet. Journalists stated that the interior had already been demonstrated to potential buyers who were interested in purchasing the new product. These included not only civil servants, but also successful businessmen, as well as top managers large companies. Millionaires liked the interior of the new domestic limousine for Putin. After getting acquainted, the exhibition participants came to the consensus that the car was assembled with high quality, and the finishing made of expensive materials would appeal to connoisseurs of luxury. In addition, the design of the new vehicle modern and attractive.

First assembled cars have already passed crash tests abroad, as a result of which the prototypes earned maximum ratings for the safety of passengers and the driver inside.

Car developers

The development of a unique limousine for Putin was undertaken by Automobile and Automotive Institute"US". Separate developments are also being carried out at the Porsche plant, where it is planned to produce power units for Russian cars executive class.

Project cost and serial production date

A limousine for Putin cost taxpayers 3.6 billion rubles in 2015; in 2016, another 3.7 billion rubles were allocated from the budget.

The NAMI Institute plans to assemble 200 units of cars on its own already in the current 2017, then the UAZ and Ford factories will be engaged in production. All foreign manufacturers will produce parts for the limousine exclusively in our country. Not long ago, journalists learned that bus factory LiAZ, which is located in the town of Likino-Dulyovo near Moscow, will participate in the production of a limousine for Putin.

First production cars They promise to send 16 of them for testing to FSO employees at the end of 2017, and already in 2018 the new cars will take part in the inauguration ceremony of the newly elected President of Russia.

Sale of cars from “Cortege” to ordinary citizens

As stated by this moment holds the post of Minister of Industry and Trade, mass production Russian limousines for Putin are planned for 2018-2019. After 5 years, it is planned to set up production in such a way that Russian cars executive class in the amount of 1 thousand pieces annually. They will be intended for citizens who can afford to buy such expensive equipment.

Vladimir Putin tested a domestic limousine

The head of state was presented with a Russian-made presidential limousine. After the trip, Vladimir Putin was pleased. The president was not able to see the second prototype (an SUV), since its development was forced to be suspended due to lack of funds. The management decided to direct all efforts and cash flows into creating a limousine, minivan and sedan. Whether a jeep from the NAMI Institute will ever leave the factory assembly line remains a mystery.

Russian-assembled limousine engine

In 2017, at the Moscow exhibition on the territory of NAMI, a 6.6-liter V12 engine was demonstrated, which is capable of developing power up to 860 hp. s., while the torque is 1300 Nm. To develop such power, 4 turbines were installed on it! Dimensions of this powerful engine impressive - 935 x 813 x 860 mm.

Note that the engine torque will subsequently be reduced to 1 thousand Nm, since the domestic one developed by NAMI engineers as part of the Cortege project automatic transmission gears will not withstand greater load.

At the inauguration of the Russian President, who will be elected in 2018, citizens will see the new super limousine of the head of state. It became known what it will look like and how it will be better than Obama’s MegaCadillac. Now the Russian leader will not drive a special version of the Mercedes “Pulman”, but a Russian-made limousine - the so-called “Cortege” project, maximally protected, armored, equipped with all types of communications.

3.7 billion rubles are allocated for the creation of the “Cortege” project. An assembly site for limousines for top government officials is already located in Moscow.


"Cortege" will be mass-produced - at least 5,000 units per year and will be sold even to private individuals.


Naturally, vehicles of this level contain an armored capsule, communication and special communications systems, multimedia systems, means of protection against eavesdropping and interception of communications, evacuation systems, electronic and power defense. Tires that operate even after heavy shelling, a disk system on which the limousine can drive without tires, a special gas tank.


Even without the territory cleared by the FSO and security vehicles, “which does not happen in reality,” those in the limousine “must meet fully armed the appearance of a hostile helicopter, drone, grenade and machine gunners.

“Cortege” is an unofficial designation for a specially designed executive VIP-class vehicle for the transportation of the country’s leaders. Officially, this project is called “Unified Modular Platform”. The development of the project began in 2012 by FSUE “NAMI” and consists of the design, creation and production of premium passenger cars for the country's top officials, as well as accompanying vehicles for a minivan, sedan, and SUV.

The release of Putin's first executive limousine is planned for 2018 for the presidential inauguration. In the future it is planned serial production VIP-class cars of this project. Currently, the project is being implemented in accordance with the approved schedule, although the construction of the SUV has been suspended.

WITH appearance presidential limousine can be found in detail in the application for approval of a patent for an industrial design registered by Rospatent. It is in the form of a classic three-volume limousine with quite long body for comfortable placement inside.

The high status of the car is emphasized by the classic limousine look with a long hood, the strongly protruding stamping lines of which turn into a large radiator grille, and the gilded coat of arms of the country mounted on the hood. The brutality of the car is emphasized by the rectangular design of the LED head optics, as well as the unusually located running lights, parallel to the side lines of the radiator grille.

From the side, the car stands out due to the smooth transition of the roof line to luggage compartment, a long light molding consisting of three horizontal guides and a chrome trim around the perimeter of all side windows. In the rear part, unique-looking combination lights stand out, having a narrowed shape and extending onto the wings. Massive bumper with wide chrome diffuser openings mounted at the bottom exhaust pipes, emphasizes the solid and powerful image of the car.

The interior of the limousine is distinguished by its exquisite design with a combination of high-quality finishing materials (polished aluminum, genuine leather, carbon fiber, noble wood species). The instrument panel resembles a similar panel from the BMW 7-Series, and the multifunctional cross-spoke steering wheel, as well as the adjustment units located on the front doors, are very similar in design to those used in the design Mercedes S-Class. The center console features two colored multifunction display allowing the driver and accompanying person to receive information about the status of a large number of systems with which the limousine will be equipped.

In the rear part of the cabin, four separate beige leather seats are mounted for passengers. These chairs are located opposite each other, while two of them have an extended shape, reminiscent of a sofa.

Technical equipment

As power unit The presidential limousine will be equipped with the most powerful engine in the “Cortege” line. This is a 12 cylinder petrol turbocharged engine power 850 hp With. All-wheel drive transmission This engine is equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission. This will allow a car weighing 6 tons to reach speeds of up to 250 km/h, while accelerating to 100 km in just 7.00 seconds.

According to technical specifications the limousine has the following overall dimensions(see Table 1):

Table 1

About equipping the limousine with equipment and special systems Little is known yet, but the following can already be noted:

• multisystem developed by Harman Connected Services;
• U-shin has developed a door locking device, door handles, LED lampshades for rooms, various switches.

In addition, all seats will have big choice electrically adjustable, and also equipped with heating, ventilation, and some with memory and a massage function.

More complete information, as far as possible, about the equipment of Putin’s presidential limousine will be known by the start of its production in 2018.

Production and sales

The first batch of 14 vehicles from the Cortege series will be transferred to the FSO at the end of this year. For 2019, it is planned that the production of VIP cars of this brand will be up to 1000 units per year. In this case, the price will start from 12 million rubles.

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