Putin’s Limo Will Be Powered By A Porsche Engine

When the presidents of the United States, Italy and Germany have to get a new vehicle, they don’t have to look far, since their countries already build some amazing luxury vehicles: a Cadillac for Obama, a Maserati Quattroporte for Renzi and a Mercedes-Benz S-Class for Gauck… However, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin had a problem when the time came to modernize his fleet of vehicles: the Russian automotive industry is not exactly thriving, and most of their vehicles are actually rebadged international offerings.

To resolve this situation, the president sent a request for tender to every major Russian automaker: Russia needed three different vehicle types built in the Motherland (a limousine, a minivan and an SUV) that could transport the country’s officials. The designs have been officialized, but they still needed an engine.

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According to some rumours, it seems that Porsche engineering has been contracted to supply the engine for Putin’s own limo. The German manufacturer is supposedly working on a twin-turbo V12 mill with a displacement between 6 and 6.6 litres that should produce around 800 horsepower.

Even with all that power, don’t think that this limo will be capable of unbelievable performance: even though Cadillac One (the US president’s ride of choice) may have over 760 pound-feet of torque, it still takes it about 15 seconds to hit 100 km/h… and it won’t go any faster. This is caused by its massive weight, which comes from the fact it’s about as bulletproof as a bunker.