The Russian premium car brand Aurus on Thursday, September 29, introduced the Aurus Komendant luxury SUV.
The car is equipped with all-wheel drive with a power plant, a V8 Twin-turbo engine with a power of 598 hp. and a torque of 880 Nm and a volume of 4.4 liters. Aurus Komendant passed climatic tests at temperatures from -40 to +50 degrees. Tests were also carried out in conditions that required increased attention to safety.
The new model will be produced at the production site in Tatarstan. It is noted that the key elements of Aurus Komendant are produced in Russia. The overall level of production localization is about 70%.
It is reported that as part of the presentation of the SUV, a charity event was held. The guests of the event were able to send funds to the All for Victory Charitable Foundation for targeted assistance to residents of the territories of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, as well as internally displaced persons in their temporary accommodation centers.
The first production car Aurus Komendant will be sold at a charity auction.
Earlier, on September 7, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, said that the new Russian luxury SUV Aurus Komendant would be presented on September 29.
Rossiyskaya Gazeta reported on the preparation of Aurus Komendant for serial production on July 18. Then it was reported that the production of the car will start no earlier than the end of the summer of 2022.
On August 25, NAMI called false information about the cost of a prototype of the hydrogen version of the Aurus Senat car at several tens of millions of rubles, which was published by some media. So far, it is known that the sedan is equipped with a combined electrical installation, in which a traction electric drive and an electrochemical hydrogen generator are combined. The battery capacity is 100 kWh. The power reserve of the hydrogen Aurus is 600 km, the acceleration time to 100 km/h takes 4 seconds.
On July 4, NAMI presented the Aurus Merlon electric motorcycle as part of the Innoprom-2022 international industrial exhibition. The power reserve is declared in the region of 200 km. One of the advantages of the device is the ability to use the vehicle at low temperatures, up to minus 25 degrees Celsius.
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