An electric motorcycle has appeared in the Aurus line of cars, which is also called the motorcade of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The prototype was presented at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vedomosti newspaper reports.
It is equipped with an electric motor with a capacity of 190 horsepower, from zero to one hundred kilometers per hour, it can accelerate in 3.7 seconds. Serial production and sales of Aurus motorcycles will begin in 2022-2023.
“The motorcycle was created taking into account the requirements of the specialists of the special purpose garage of the Federal Security Service of Russia and not only meets their requirements in terms of the functional qualities required for motorcycles of this class, but we have created a really spectacular motorcycle”, – commented the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manutrov. p>
Aurus is a family of executive and luxury cars. In addition to the sedan, the lineup includes the Senate Limousine, the Arsenal minivan and the unnamed convertible. Special versions of such machines are available in the FSO special purpose garage.
Now the brand’s lineup includes five models: sedan, limousine, SUV, minivan and motorcycle. So far, the models are being assembled by NAMI, but in the future they plan to establish large-scale production at the Sollers plant in Yelabuga.