In Russia, an Aurus Senat was involved in an accident during testing. The Cortege project car suffered from a collision with a minibus.
Apparently, the minibus driver scraped the white limousine. According to eyewitnesses, the Aurus Senat received minor damage, and it was then quickly covered with a blanket. Aurus cars are created for the Russian political elite.
The extended version of the Aurus Senat is used by Vladimir Putin, though rarely – he usually rides the old Mercedes S600 Pullman Guard.
The Cortege project cars are developed with the participation of Porsche. They are equipped with a 600 hp hybrid powertrain, consisting of a 4.4-liter V8 twin-turbo and an electric motor.
By the way, this is not the first incident with Putin’s limousine. Previously, another car broke down during tests.
Recall that initially, the production of Aurus was supposed to begin in 2018, but the cars are still being tested and are already promised to be put into production at the end of 2020.