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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.
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.