The Aurus Senat (russian: Сенат) is a

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sedan by Russian automaker

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and developed by NAMI in

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, Russia. The armoured limousine is powered by a 4.4 litre

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developed by NAMI, with a 6.6 litre V12 (634 kW) becoming available at a later date. It is the

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of Russia. Development of the Senat started in 2013 with the car (in civilian S600 or official L700 versions) being put into production in 2021 at the

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factory in

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. The Aurus Senat was styled after the

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limousine, which obtains a legendary status in Russia. The Aurus Senat is part of the Kortezh series, which will eventually include a van and an

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. The Senat was shown publicly for the first time at the

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in September 2018. Cars of the Kortezh series (also known in russian: Единая модульная платформа, ЕМП, , Unified Modular Platform) were expected to be available for export to the Middle East and China in late 2018. A civilian version of the Senat is manufactured by a joint venture between the NAMI and LiAZ firms. Expected retail prices were increased in 2018 to 10 million rubles ($160k), but in 2021, still before the first deliveries, became higher than 20 million rubles (~$300k).

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and Bosch Engineering are reported to have been involved with the development of the engine. File: Aurus Senat Genf 2019 1Y7A5470.jpg, Front view File: Aurus Senat Genf 2019 1Y7A5474.jpg, Rear view File: Aurus Senat, GIMS 2019, Le Grand-Saconnex (GIMS1173).jpg, Aurus Senat limousine

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