Newsweek: "luxury limousine Putin's anti-trump"

14 May 2018

Whose "air force one" cooler?

The presentation of the new the presidential limousine drew attention not only in Russia but also abroad. American newspaper Newsweek I decided to compare an armored car EMP-41231SB with its transatlantic counterpart — a Cadillac limousine Donald trump.

What Newsweek says about Aurus

Newsweek journalists did not carry out a thorough investigation and, in General, presented a ready-made compilation of the views of relatively new make of car Aurus. They stressed once again the visual similarity of the product with a Rolls-Royce Phantom and Rolls Royce Ghost. Hardly a comparison with British cars of luxury can be considered a bad thing.

Also, the authors of the article said that the design of a Single Modular Platform was engaged FGUP "NAMI" (Scientific research automobile and automotive engines Institute). The Russian specialists helped the engineers at Porsche and Bosch.

"Tuple" vs "the Beast"

The car of the President of the United States long ago earned the nickname "the Beast" (The Beast). In fact, this limo for many years: its operation began in 2009, i.e. almost the entire two terms of his presidency have ridden Barack Obama.

So there is good in this Cadillac? In fact, it's no Cadillac. Yes, the body is provided by the logos of American brand, and stylistically limousine made in the spirit of the company. However, it should be understood that "air force one" has no analogues among production Cadillac models. As EMP-41231SB, he developed from scratch.

But there is one very important difference. If the Russian limo is built on a Unified Modular Platform (EMP) that will be used in a series of machines, the "Beast" — a single product. In this aspect, it should be emphasized that the costs of developing the EMP can be partially recapture by retail car sales Aurus.

"Limo Putin is more powerful and easier"

In Newsweek, praised the Russian machine for the powerful engine. The publication States that the EMP-41231SB equipped with a motor V12, which once again confirms the assumption that the American journalists did not want to deepen the topic: in fact the first model got a V8 volume of 4.4 liters. However, even this engine produces 598 horsepower.

Plus, the "Tuple" easier his overseas opponent: 6 tons vs the 7.5. This may indicate that the Russian machine has sharper dynamics. However, the exact specifications were not disclosed. Besides, it is hardly possible to speak about high speeds: given the enormous weight of the "Beast" is able to move with a maximum speed of only about 100 km/h. in addition, the dispersal of "hundreds" the car spends about 15 seconds, which is slow even compared to the budget cars.

Additional features limousine trump

Despite the fact that the "Beast" is not a race car, he's still able to surprise. Its body is made of steel, aluminum, titanium, ceramics and fiberglass. In some places the armor thickness up to 20 cm. it uses 12-inch glass. Needless to say, if the passenger door of the limo weighs as much as the door of the Boeing 757. In the manufacture of tires used Kevlar, so that the wheels of "the Beast" not afraid of not only nails, but also bullets. No wonder in 2015 Obama called "the Beast" "Cadillac, created on the basis of the tank".

And American limousine has a surprising abundance of high-tech gadgets. For example, there is a night vision device, the Autonomous fire extinguishing system, satellite navigation system and satellite phone. When closed, the cabin becomes completely sealed, so that passengers are not terrible, even a chemical attack. But somewhere behind the front bumper hides a small grenade launcher, capable of launching tear gas grenades.

will Soon be updated "the Beast"

Periodically in the American press there were rumors about the next-generation presidential limousine. Photos of camouflaged prototypes were published a few years ago. Apparently, the next model will not be radically different from the current one. But it probably will be new bells and whistles that you'd expect to see more on the car of James bond than in the car of the chief persons of the country.

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