The motorcade of the President of the United States is, at the same time, the safest and most dangerous convoy in the world. In fact, this is the White House on wheels: it includes special forces, “jammers”, “Cuckoo” with government communications, and even a special van for transporting the “nuclear button”. The Drive publication told what cars the motorcade of the head of the United States of America consists of.
The President's cortege is formed both from cars modified by the Secret Service and attached directly to it, and from cars specially rented for specific purposes. Typically, the motorcade includes limousines, SUVs and escort vans. All vehicles are delivered to their destination by military transport aircraft. Moreover, if the president needs to visit three cities in one day (this happens, for example, during an election campaign), then a separate plane with a separate escort is sent to each of them in advance.
The exact number of presidential limousines assigned to the Secret Service is unknown. Presumably, there are from 16 to 20 pieces.
In addition to cars, two more helicopters are usually brought to the city of residence of the president - VH-3D Sea King or VH-60N Black Hawk. Helicopters are delivered by heavy "transporters" of the US Air Force, even if they will not be used during the president's visit: they may be needed for evacuation in an emergency.
In front of the cortege are moving "Route car", "Pilot car", as well as "Cleaners". They appear a few seconds before the main part of the column, conducting a preliminary "reconnaissance". Usually these are police sedans and motorcycles, but it also happens that they are accompanied by Secret Service SUVs or military Hummers - such a scheme is used, for example, in "hot spots".
The Cleaners are followed by a Secret Service "Lead Car" that forms the column itself - often a Chevrolet Suburban SUV. In some cases, a rented car is added to it - this was the case, for example, during the US President's visit to the UK, when a BMW 7-Series was included in the column.
The President's super-armored limousine, which has the internal code designation "Stagecoach", is driving directly behind the "Leader". He is known to the rest of the world as "The Beast".
This car - built in 2009 according to a special Cadillac project, which has almost nothing to do with mass-produced cars, and is equipped with all sorts of ingenious systems - even has an air purification system in case of a gas attack. In addition, the limousine contains a supply of blood for transfusion, the group of which is identical to the presidential one, devices that release a smoke screen, and infrared vision devices.
The presidential limousine is so cool that it can leave behind oil stains - a "gift" for would-be pursuers.
"Stagecoach" on the left and right is accompanied by two of the same "spare" limousines. These are exact copies of the main car - the Secret Service even puts the same numbers on them. This is done so that the attackers cannot determine which of the cars the president is sitting in.
When for some reason the limousine is not being used, the President rides in an armored Chevrolet Suburban, which is slightly more modestly equipped. Usually on the same "Suburbans" the Secret Service carries vice presidents. And when it comes to traveling around the country, the head of state can use a large armored bus called X3-45 VIP 3.
Right behind the presidential car or bus, the president's personal security guard rides on a Chevrolet Suburban with red and blue flashing lights - this car, in football language, is called the "Havbek". Usually such a car moves with the rear windows open and the tailgate glass raised - for the fastest reaction in the event of an attack.
An off-road vehicle with bodyguards is followed by a “jammer” car, which is called the “Watchtower”. Usually this role is played by Chevrolet Suburban SUVs with many antennas on the roof. Jammers suppress all kinds of signals, are able to recognize laser guidance, and even “see” drones.
The car on the left is a "jammer" that accompanies the president. Similar antennas mounted on armored vehicles during the campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan saved more than one tank crew from land mines.
Behind the Watchtower, vans or SUVs are moving, which house the remaining personal guards, the president's personal doctor, as well as a "nuclear briefcase".
The next in the convoy are very dangerous guys, Secret Service Special Forces. They will be the first to engage in combat if attacked and will cover the president with fire until he is evacuated. Like bodyguards, these thugs drive around with their windows open. However, unlike the guards in business suits, the special forces are dressed and equipped accordingly - sniper rifles, machine guns, flash-bang grenades.
Immediately behind the special forces is the second reconnaissance vehicle. But if the “Cleaners” who open the convoy are monitoring the traffic situation, then these people are in constant contact with the local police and plainclothes officers posted along the route. They need to fix the problem before it even occurs.
In 2018, the next presidential elections will be held in Russia, and the head of state will be taken to the inauguration ceremony in a new domestically produced limousine. The current presidential limousine Mercedes-Maybach S-Class Pullman will be replaced by a car that bears the working title "Cortege". The new limousine will be as comfortable as possible, protected and equipped with all possible types of communication.
As the media found out, funding for the creation of the Cortege project has been saved, within which 3.7 billion rubles are allocated from the state budget alone. An assembly site for limousines for the first persons of the state is already located in Moscow.
Thus, Denis Manturov, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, recently admitted that the budget financing "has not been frozen." “I don’t remember what name it goes under (a line in the budget), but we haven’t frozen anything - 3.7 billion rubles, as planned, it is. All plans remain not only in force, they are being implemented,” he said . Moreover, the prototype, which will not be shown to anyone to maintain intrigue and secrecy, will be ready in January 2016.
“We should ship the first pre-production batch to the FSO at the end of 2017, respectively, you will see it at the inauguration,” the minister shared, referring to the inauguration of the Russian president after the elections in 2018.
"Until now, it is not known exactly what working volume the engine will have - 6.0 liters or 6.6 liters. But the power of this engine will have to be within 800 horsepower," the press has already written. Journalists added that there are other cars in the project - "a sedan, an SUV and a minibus", which will receive turbo engines "with a smaller displacement."
By the way, the SUV and sedan from the Cortege project will be mass-produced - at least 5,000 units per year and will be sold even to private (of course, very wealthy) individuals. It is clear that private cars of the "Cortege" series will not be equipped with "presidential" armor and special communications (unless, of course, they are purchased at state auctions for the leadership of government bodies).
“In July 2013, the Russian government banned state and municipal purchases of foreign-made cars,” the publications said, explaining that we are not talking about Russian complete or “screwdriver” assemblies of foreign cars. True, for top managers, all machines, their components, assemblies and the smallest details are checked by the FSO and the FSB for "bookmarks" and vulnerabilities.
Experts, including world experts in the automotive industry, already recognize that the Cortege brand (or "a car like the president's") will be very popular with wealthy businessmen and government officials. However, this is not about a commercial project - after all, for the first time since the Soviet era, Russia will have its own supercar, which the head of state will drive - and his escort cars.
"As you know, the Cortege project includes the development of a limousine for the President of the Russian Federation, support vehicles in the bodies of SUVs and minibuses for accompanying persons," experts confirm.
"The styling of the Stalinist ZIS-115 limousine can be considered quite successful: on the one hand, its motives are unmistakably recognizable in the prototype of the Cortege project, on the other hand, they do not have a single exterior detail similar in shape," the media share, analyzing the leaked data about the project "Cortege".
“Naturally, in vehicles of this level there is an armored capsule, communications and special communications systems, multimedia systems, means of protection against listening and intercepting communications, evacuation systems, electronic and power defense, as well as all kinds of special “gadgets.” Tires that even after heavy shelling work , a system of disks on which a limousine can drive without tires, a special gas tank," says the person who had a hand in the creation of Soviet and post-Soviet limousines for the country's leadership.
He added that even without the territory cleared by the FSO and security vehicles, “which does not happen in reality,” those in the limousine “should be fully armed with the appearance of a hostile helicopter, drone, grenade and machine gunners.
Of course, he did not disclose the specifications of the Cortege project, as well as the details of booking the presidential limousine, special communications systems, and other subtleties.
“The exact information about the design of the “armored cars” is kept in the strictest confidence. Each car is assembled on special order, but it is known that special tires are installed on the car, allowing it to continue moving despite punctures,” experts write.
"A self-sealing fuel tank and an automatic fire extinguishing system. According to experts, the limousine has air tanks that will withstand a gas attack, hidden loopholes, compartments for storing a variety of weapons," they add.
Some experts even report that "the American president's car is good if you have a little trouble, but ours is ready for war." They explain that "car occupants can survive a small nuclear explosion, but at a certain distance."
“It will be power, grandeur, strength, technology and safety - probably, these words can describe the head limousine of the Cortege,” one of the participants in the development of the Cortege project shared with him, adding that any more detailed description is a violation of state secrets.
"The FSO and the GON should receive cars of the Cortege project in advance for their development, for training all drivers, security - each presidential limousine or minibus has its own dynamics, acceleration, weight, skidding, road behavior. Every moment must be taken into account for a comfortable and safe passage of routes, in case of emergency, and so on," he explained. "Of course, it is possible that someone will "merge" in the media the appearance of the project "Cortege" in 2016, this will appear in the media and will be discussed - but no one will know the "stuffing" for sure.
As a rule, the heads of major world states travel in cars specially made to order for them. Usually these are armored models of a representative class, equipped with a special set of security equipment. It is interesting that certain information about these cars is classified, so it is almost impossible to accurately name their cost and the full range of options available inside.
Review
It is difficult to say which of the heads of state in the world has the “coolest” transport, since at first glance all the cars are outwardly good. But one thing can be said for sure: the leaders of large countries in which the automotive industry is developed move around on domestic models. For example, the President of Italy, popularizing the local auto industry, drives a five-meter sedan of the Lancia Thema brand. The head of the Czech Republic received a new generation Superb as a gift from the Skoda auto concern. For more than six decades, all French presidents have been driving only the car of their country.
The exception is Vladimir Putin. Today he is driving an armored Mercedes S600 Pullman. Glancing at the cars of the current president of the Russian Federation, we can unequivocally conclude that at work the head of our state prefers premium German cars, although in his personal garage there are models of domestic brands of cars, some of which are rare value.
Pullman armor reliably protects against grenades and machine guns. The car is also equipped with a pressurization system in case there is a gas attack. The salon of this limousine is more like a mini-office: the Russian president has the opportunity to resolve state issues while being directly in the car. Information about the options and how the internal security systems work is a secret. However, according to preliminary estimates, such a limousine cost at least nine hundred thousand euros.
Previously, Russian leaders traveled in ZIL-41052 armored limousines. The intelligence of the United States for a long time could not find out their secret. And only after the collapse of the USSR, the Americans purchased and dismantled the ZIL-41052. It turned out that the Russians had not reinforced its frame with armor. Our designers managed to create a special armored capsule, and a car was already assembled around it. The President of the Russian Federation has long wanted to transfer to a domestic car model. And such an opportunity will present itself very soon. To this end, a completely new "Cortege" was created.
The car, the photo of which is presented below, will be available to everyone at the beginning of 2018.
general information
Ordinary citizens are unlikely to know that all the cars of the Russian head of state belong to a structural unit of the FSO - the Special Purpose Garage. The history of its existence dates back to 1921, when the Council of People's Commissars allocated several cars designed to serve Lenin and his family. However, the date of birth of GON can be considered 1906, when the Imperial motorized garage was created at the court of Nicholas II. The cars that were in it, after the revolution, were inherited by the Bolshevik government.
Today, the main means of transportation of the head of the Russian state is an armored "Mercedes" class S, model Grand Pullman. It, depending on the goals, is sometimes changed to Mercedes Sprinter, VW Caravelle or BMW 5-Series.
The elongated executive limousine of the president was made on special order. Its length is 6.2 meters. The assembly of this machine was carried out in conditions of strict secrecy. According to some reports, it weighs about three tons. This "weight" is primarily due to the massive armor of the body, as well as the presence of special tires that can withstand not only shots, but also grenade explosions. However, despite such a tangible mass, the current president's car has quite decent dynamics, which is provided by a 400-horsepower engine with a displacement of six liters. However, it is known that Putin prefers domestically produced equipment. Even the helicopters he flies are Russian Mi-8s. That is why the Cortege project was launched on his initiative.
New cars of the head of state
It is already known that the elected President of Russia will arrive at the inauguration in 2018 in a new super limousine. Photos of this car have already been exposed in the media. It is known that the "Cortege" - the car of the President of Russia - will look much better than the "mega-Cadillac" of its American counterpart. From now on, the head of our state can be seen leaving not from a special version, but from a domestically produced limousine. What are the cars of the Cortege project, their photos, technical characteristics - all this will be presented in this article. About twelve billion rubles were planned for the creation of this ambitious program, according to the media, and only 3.61 billion rubles will be transferred directly from the budget. For this amount, a whole family of Russian-made limousines will be created.
"Cortege" - a car, the photo of which is presented below, will be produced not only for the first persons of our state. Several modifications are provided. SUVs, sedans - cars of the "Cortege" series - will be mass-produced. It is assumed that at least five thousand units will be produced per year, which will be sold, including to private individuals.
The lineup
Cars "Cortege" of Russian production will be presented in several versions. According to the program, a sedan, limousine, minivan and SUV produced under this program will soon appear. Of course, not everyone will be equipped with “presidential” armor, special communications, etc. Only the Cortege of the President of Russia will have a special assembly. The new car is supposed to be purchased for other representatives of the authorities. Upon prior request, certain additional options can be installed on them.
Both domestic and world automotive industry experts already today admit that Cortege cars will be very popular not only among government officials, but also among wealthy businessmen. However, do not think that this will be a commercial project. After all, since Soviet times, for the first time in Russia, “its own” supercar will appear, which will be driven by both the head of state and his escorts. Cars of the Cortege project, as you know, include a limousine for the President of Russia, as well as support vehicles with SUV and minibus bodies intended for accompanying persons.
Description
First of all, the Cortege is the car of the President of Russia. Therefore, for cars of this level, the limousine of the head of state will be provided with an armored capsule, communication and special communications systems, multimedia devices, means for protecting against listening or intercepting information, evacuation, radio-electronic options for power defense. Presidential cars "Cortege" will be equipped with tires that work even after heavy shelling. A disc system will be installed on them so that the limousine can, if necessary, drive even without tires. Another innovation will be a special gas tank. It is said that even without security vehicles and a territory cleared by the FSO, which is impossible in reality, people in this vehicle will be protected from an enemy helicopter, a drone, as well as from grenades and a machine gun.
Additional Information
Today, many experts are interested in what the Cortege cars are. Needless to say, this is a fictitious name. In FSUE NAMI - the Automotive Research Institute - the project is called the "Unified Modular Platform", short for EMP. This uncomplicated name is explained by many. After all, we are talking not only about the presidential limousine, but also about several other models that have a single technical “stuffing”.
It must be said that modular platforms are widely used today in the automotive industry. Not a single well-known car company in the world can do without them. The most famous representatives of the modular family in Russia are MQB, which combines Audi, Volkswagen, Skoda and SEAT models, as well as B0, which is used for Renault, Lada, Nissan, Dacia cars.
"Single Modular Platform"
It was developed by US, but already at the initial stage, very serious German partners joined this project. These are Bosch Engineering and Porsche Engineering. The last to be developed was one of the two engines that power Russian-made Cortege vehicles. According to media reports, this unit was created on the basis of an existing Porsche V8 engine with a volume of 4.6 liters, however, in the domestic specification, its cubic capacity was reduced to 4.4 liters. However, it must be said that the performance of the engine will not suffer from this: it is expected that with the help of the existing two turbochargers, the Cortege cars will have a power of up to 600 horsepower and a torque of 880 Nm.
Specifications
The second engine that the Cortege will be equipped with - a new Russian car - is the V12. It is developed directly in NAMI. This engine was first demonstrated at the International Motor Show in Moscow in 2016. With a volume of 6.6 liters and the support of a pair of two-stage turbines, the engine will develop 860 hp. forces and 1000 Nm of torque. Traction is supplied to the wheels through a nine-speed automatic transmission manufactured by the Russian company Katya. According to some reports, an electric motor is built into the “automatic”, the working name of which is R932, instead of a torque converter. Thanks to this innovation, Cortege vehicles will have all the advantages of a hybrid drive. By the way, a similar transmission device is provided for both Mercedes-Benz and BMW. The acceleration time of all models is seven seconds, and the maximum speed they can develop is 250 kilometers per hour.
Design models "Cortege"
The new photo of which can already be seen in the media is very often discussed by experts. In recent years, several dozen versions of sketches of all models in the series have been published. It is already known that the main style of the supercar was developed at NAMI in the Russian Automotive Design division. However, the final version of the lineup can only be seen at the end of 2017. There are only sketchy images of the presidential limousine. They were published in the bulletin issued by Rospatent in 2017.
A year earlier, the design of the front panel of the car was declassified in the same department of Russia. The photo shows a generous leather and wood finish, giving the appearance an undeniably noble look.
As in the case of a single platform, as well as engines and transmission, the interior design of the entire model range - limousine, crossover, sedan and minibus - will be similar. Judging by the pictures published in the press, all of them will be equipped with a digital instrument panel, a fairly large screen and, of course, two “washers” that regulate the climate control inside the cars. They are provided for both the driver and the front passenger. It is not difficult to guess that the presidential limousine will also have a climate system for the rear passenger.
Dimensions
To date, the preliminary parameters of the cars of the Cortege series are already known. The executive limousine has a length of 5800-6300 mm, a width of 2000-2200 mm with a wheelbase of 3400-3800, and a height of 1600-1650.
SUV class escort vehicles have slightly different parameters. Their length is 5300-5700, width - 2000-2100, wheelbase - 3000-3300, and height - 1850-1950 millimeters.
The parameters of the minibus are also very impressive. Its length is 5400-5800 mm, width - 2000-2100 with a wheelbase of 3200-3500 and a height of 1900-2200.
Involvement of foreign companies
Perhaps one of the most famous foreign companies that took part in the project is the Swedish Haldex. Its all-wheel drive systems are well known to motorists. However, only one of his divisions, which produces air brakes, took part in the project. They are often used on executive limousines.
At the same time, Brembo, a fairly well-known manufacturer from Italy, whose products are often installed on sports and racing cars, worked on the brakes of the Cortege series. There is another company on the list of co-executors of the project - the famous French Valeo, which produces auto components. In Nizhny Novgorod, she has a production of windshield wipers and lighting systems.
The list of creators of domestic presidential transport also includes Harman Connected. It specializes in audio systems manufactured under the Bang&Olufsen and Harman/Kordon brands. They are installed on models of premium brands by such giants of the automotive industry as BMW and Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, etc. In the Cortege project, Harman Connected was engaged in software development. This company also has a representative office in Nizhny Novgorod. She developed software for multimedia systems for the president's car, as well as for the first persons of our state.
Already in January 2014, in Novo-Ogarevo, Russian President Putin was able to evaluate the prototype of a VIP limousine called "Cortege". He liked the car, he even got behind the wheel of a model, but then it was impossible to talk about full-fledged testing.
Putin saw "prototype A", which by the end of 2017 will be at the disposal of the Federal Security Service. The developers initially warned that they would not be able to quickly design the entire car from scratch. However, they identified several key components that are characterized as a "purely Russian product." This is the body, starting from its design and ending with the structure, the engine is a sign of the brand, the transmission, since for the first time in the world a presidential limousine is all-wheel drive, the chassis, including the tuning of components and components from already well-known companies, electronics - engine management, chassis and transmission .
the passage of the motorcade of the President of Russia during a recent visit to Vienna. It turned out that for the sake of the presidential cavalcade, the city authorities did not even begin to block traffic - the Austrian police on motorcycles only asked drivers passing at that time in the same direction to pull over to the right.
The cortege itself, which consisted of 27 cars and 10 motorcycles, mostly consisted of Austrian police cars, which covered the president in front and behind. At the same time, the VIP convoy ignores the red traffic light, without stopping along the way.
Among all the cars in the motorcade, you can see three cars with Moscow numbers: in addition to the presidential limousine, this is another Mercedes and a minibus of the same brand with a special signal - they follow almost closely behind the car of the head of state.
Apparently, blocking traffic for the sake of the Russian president's passage is a feature of security measures in Russia and the CIS countries. On video recordings of visits to Kyiv And Yerevan traffic along its route was completely closed.
But during a trip to Paris, as in Vienna, no special security measures were taken for Putin's sake.
In addition to the absence of any overlaps, the car of Vladimir Putin with license plate number r512rn97 also attracts attention. This is still the same armored Mercedes S600 Pullman Guard, but by no means the one on which the president travels around Moscow.
According to a Gazeta.Ru source familiar with the driver training program for the Federal Security Service (FSO), there are several cars in Putin's cortege that duplicate each other in case of a breakdown.
“When working in Moscow, the number of cars that will take part in the trip of the cortege is determined by the FSO.
Which of the cars the president will sit in is decided at the last moment, sometimes he just rides in an escort car,
- said the source of the publication. - First, several "cleaner cars" drive, then several identical cars. In addition, the motorcade is almost always followed by an ambulance, which does not differ in appearance from other vehicles.
“The presidential garage contains several armored vehicles, and almost all of them are different,” Dmitry Galinovich, coordinator of the site o001oo.ru (collects information about privileged cars), confirmed to Gazeta.Ru. - So, Putin has several armored "Pulman" "Mercedes" in the old 220th body and several cars in the new 221st body. In the list of Putin's cars there is also a Soviet car "ZiL" - most likely, there is also more than one. There are also Mercedes-Benz minibuses. Thus, the president has a fairly large fleet of vehicles.”
If a trip abroad is organized, the presidential car and cars from his cortege, together with the operational group, are delivered to the place in advance.
“Cars are delivered by train, or more often, for reasons of safety and efficiency, by cargo plane,” Galinovich explained. - It turns out that not one Putin is flying, but several aircraft, including transport ones. It is noteworthy that mainly older cars fly abroad. So, the president arrived in China with a car from the same series that Yeltsin used. Putin arrived in the UK with a Soviet ZIL.
According to the expert, the license plates with which the president's car travels can be different. For example, when a delegation arrives in China, signs of the local diplomatic mission are hung on the car.
When the president travels around Russia, the license plate is not placed in front.
“This tradition has been entrenched since the time of Joseph Stalin,” Galinovich explains. - This was done for security reasons and to protect against terrorists. When several identical cars are driving, it is difficult for a person standing in the direction of travel to orient themselves. The back number was left so that the guards could understand which car was which. Formally, this is considered a violation of traffic rules. Currently, on foreign trips in countries where traffic rules are more stringent, both numbers are hung. Or they may not hang any numbers at all: it all depends on how the host is configured.
According to the expert, license plates are not assigned to specific cars in the motorcade and can change even every day.
“As a rule, cars are registered with completely different numbers, but travel under different sets - they are called “substitutions”. They have two or three sets of license plates in the trunk,” Galinovich said.
When organizing a trip abroad, the task force arrives first. She communicates with the host and finds a compromise on the organization of the event.
The press service of the FSO refused to comment to Gazeta.Ru on the peculiarities of the movement of the presidential cortege.
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