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Porsche Engineering Reportedly Developing 800HP V12 Engine for Putin’s Limo
Carscoops
by Dan Mihalascu
October 23, 2014

It’s no secret that Russia’s president (and sometimes prime minister) Vladimir Putin wants a bespoke limousine to be driven in, after ZIL failed to impress him with their ZIL-4112P prototype.

While the main goal of the “Motorcade” project is to develop the presidential limo by 2017, it also includes an SUV and a minibus for the president’s escort. All these models will be built on a modular platform with longitudinal engine and all-wheel drive and will later spawn more affordable sedans and sport-utility vehicles for sale to Russian customers.

The contract to build the engines for the Motorcade project has been awarded to Porsche Engineering Group (PEG), a subsidiary of Porsche AG, with the German company being preferred over AVL (Austria), Ricardo (Great Britain) and FEV (Germany). The first engine Porsche Engineering Group will build is a V12 turbo engine with a capacity from 6.0 to 6.6 liters, said to deliver approximately 800 horsepower.

 

[Ruperts Trooper]

I wonder if the V12 will be a pair of VW V6's coupled together - Porsche have history there, having built the 917 with a flat-12 made from two flat-6's coupled together.

Armoured limousines are a difficult design brief - the armouring makes them very heavy so a lot of power is needed for the swift getaways needed in emergency - snag is they then look so different to other limousines they become the target - sometimes better to use a more lightly armoured version of a premium car.

 

[dslay04]

Surprised the EU would even allow this.

 

[Ruperts Trooper]

Surprised the EU would even allow this.

Russia isn't in the EU !!!

Companies in the EU are permitted, even encouraged to trade with non-EU countries.

 

[mchicha]

How soon before russians are producing their own version

 

[dslay04]

Russia isn't in the EU !!!

Companies in the EU are permitted, even encouraged to trade with non-EU countries.

Clearly I know where Russia is. I was saying I because its going to export German Technology.

 

[Ruperts Trooper]

Clearly I know where Russia is. I was saying I because its going to export German Technology.

What sort of world really exists for you - international trade is a the heart of capitalism, always has been.

 

[dslay04]

What sort of world really exists for you - international trade is a the heart of capitalism, always has been.

And international trade with Russia is being sanctioned