AURUS Komendant was first lit officially

30 April 2019

The price and the timing of production of the Russian premium SUV will be announced soon

On the official website of the Ministry of industry and trade of the Russian Federation on the social network Facebook was published today the first pictures of the prototype Russian crossover AURUS Komendant (industry index – EMP-4124).

Interestingly, the name Komendant was selected for the commandant's tower of the Kremlin. Economic development Minister Denis Manturov was familiar with the car personally.

However completely the appearance of "Commandant" is not yet declassified. It's like and name a price and other characteristics promised to do in may. Meanwhile, the public are only teasers, declassified last fall.




The interior of the SUV judging by the prototype images similar base sedan Aurus Senat S600. Identical powerplant with a 4.4-litre petrol 598-silnymi V8 biturbomotor with which the interlocked auxiliary electric motor and nine-storyed "machine" KATE and the high-voltage traction battery. Naturally, the SUV being developed in 2013 in the framework of the project "Cortege" (vehicles for the transportation and support of top officials) as well as the S600 sedan Senat, Senat L700 limousine and minivan Arsenal is equipped with all-wheel drive system (with coupling connections of the front wheels), because all models AURUS based on the same modular platform (EMP). Moreover, according to some EMP is most suitable for SUV, as it is assumed as the most popular models in the whole product line AURUS.

Hence, the overall height and fit riders the SUV is not much higher than the sedan S600 Senat (EMP-4123).

Earlier, on 10 April, the Russian manufacturer of premium cars AURUS announced that it would conduct localization to reduce the cost of cars, by replacing foreign components with domestic equivalents. However, just yesterday, April 29, it became known that retail sales of cars AURUS will start a year posse – no earlier than 2020, although previously they were expecting more by the end of this year. In light of this, the SUV Komendant is unlikely to be available before the end of 2020 or even 2021-m

PS Today, the Ministry of industry and trade lit and cabriolet AURUS Senat, the first three instances of kotoryh will participate in the may 9 Victory day Parade.

About them it was said that their suspension is due to the integrated electronic settings, has been specially adapted for "main course", and the body is reinforced in the sills and underbody.