A concept car of a representative class for the top leadership of Russia, the ZIL-4112R car, has been created. It is assumed that the new ZiL will replace the armored Kremlin Mercedes, or at least share with the German Pullman limousines the task of moving the Russian president and other top officials country.
Continuity
The development of the ZIL-4112R was carried out at ZAO Depo-ZiL, the specialists of this company once took part in the creation of cars for Brezhnev, Gorbachev and Yeltsin. V technical characteristics of the updated Kremlin limousine, there is continuity, the exterior repeats the main lines of the previous models. New ZIL largely reflects the external data of its predecessor, the ZIL-41047 car, but at the same time the other characteristics of the ZIL-4112R differ radically from the 41047 model.
Salon
The salon has undergone radical changes, in a new version appeared additional devices that increase the level of comfort. The designers of "Depo-ZIL" tried to leave the general arrangement of the cabin as a Pullman, so as not to disturb the atmosphere familiar to passengers. But at the same time, the new ZIL-4112R has acquired many new products - retractable oncoming seats, retractable mini-bars. The refrigerator is installed in an ultra-modern configuration. in the salon it is programmed in the left zone one temperature can be maintained, in the right another. Climate adjustment can be controlled by both the driver and any passenger in the cabin using a simple button.
Tires
The new limousine ZIL-4112R received more spacious trunk after spare wheel moved from the luggage compartment to a special niche under the floor. After the decision was made to increase the diameter of the wheels from 16 inches to 18, the designers were faced with the problem of supplying tires of the right size. Tires for the Kremlin limousines of the Granite brand were produced in Russia by only one plant, the Moscow Tire Plant. The factory equipment was not designed for the parameters of the ZIL-4112R wheels. I had to look for a supplier. As a result, tires will be installed on the new limousine American production used on Dodge RAM jeeps.
Power point
The new ZIL (limousine) is equipped with a significant number of electrical appliances and electric drives. In this regard, the power consumption of the machine has increased dramatically. To achieve a balance, it was necessary to increase the power of the generator by one and a half times, from 100 amperes to 150. The battery was also changed in the direction of increasing power. Power point ZIL-4112R is a ZIL-4104 engine with injection injection a volume of 7.8 liters and a capacity of 400 liters. with. Automatic 5-speed was developed by the American company Allison specifically for the new Kremlin limousine. The new ZIL does not need to upgrade the chassis. The characteristics of ZIL-41047 suspensions, brakes, shock absorbers were fully satisfied with the engineers of Depo-ZIL. The concept car has been created, and there is only one issue left on the agenda - car booking. Work in this direction continues.
The Internet is replete with messages about the "Cortege" project, within the framework of which domestic car... But only the ZiL plant has a ready-made contender for victory in the competition. The President hadn’t seen the car yet, but AvtoVesti was able to study it thoroughly.
Employees of "Depo-ZiL" (one of the subsidiaries of ZiL, which is working on the presidential limousine project) greeted us very warmly. And not because we already came to the workshop for the assembly of the famous limousines exactly a year ago to give more details to the readers of AvtoVestey. By pride and knowledge of the matter with which he talks about new car each employee is immediately visible: in seven years presidential limousine became more than just a job for Zilovites. And this is not a slip of the tongue. Although they started talking about the project "Cortege" only a few months ago, the development of the ZIL-4112R car began in 2006 - it was then that the factory designers drew the first sketches.
Aggregates
However, limousines became the main "sketch" Soviet era... The current contender for the role of the presidential machine has retained their recognizable style - and structurally has a lot in common with them. However, one should not think that we are talking about the "restyling" of the car, which Brezhnev still drove. Rather, we have before us a cocktail of what has been kept unchanged, what has been thoroughly reworked, and what has been invented again.
The length of the car is 6,430 cm. For comparison, it's like two Oka cars or one and a half Lada Grants.
A good example is the motor. The cylinder block is the same as used on Soviet cars Oh, but many parts (for example, the head of the block) and systems (exhaust or cooling system) have been improved or modernized. "The same 7.7-liter engine is used on ZiL convertibles that take part in parades on Red Square," says Sergei Sokolov, general director of Depo-Zil. Euro-4 ". And yet later under the hood there will be a completely different engine. We have not yet decided where exactly we will order it, but we are talking about ordering from a third-party manufacturer. Now doing everything ourselves is a utopia. You can pay a reasonable amount and buy everything you need from companies that have been working in their field for many years. " The old Zilovsky engine (still a carburetor one!) Develops 315 hp. New engine, equipped with an injection system, should produce 360-380 hp.
On the left is a Soviet-designed three-speed gearbox. On the right is a new six-speed "automatic" by the American company Allison
"We have a new transmission, automatic, six-speed. Old car at the three-stage it reached a speed of 200 km / h. There will be at least 250 km / h here. If you wish, I think you can accelerate the car to 300 kilometers per hour, but I don't see much sense in this, "Sokolov says. The unit was developed by the American company Allison by the order of the Depo-ZIL company. Many world famous car manufacturers place similar orders there. - after all, few of them produce gearboxes on their own. "We contacted two largest companies- ZF and Allison. The first creates transmissions for Europe, the second for America. But ZF specializes in gearboxes for passenger cars... And Allison makes boxes for both cars and trucks. Our car is far from being a passenger car, so it was more logical to contact an American company. Moreover, Ellison has a representative office in Russia, while ZF does not, "says Sokolov. According to him, the Americans created the turnkey box in two and a half years.
An impressive gap remains between the seats and the body wall. This is a stock for the installation of an armored capsule
Big Brother
The interior space of the car excites. As soon as the rear doors open, the gaze falls on the chic leather interior cream color. The seats of the presidential limousine are like the seats in the Airbus A380 business class. Wide, soft, comfortable. If desired, they can be pushed forward, recline the back - and sleep almost like in bed. In total, the car has six seats - four in the rear (two permanent and two folding) and two in the front (including the driver's).
The entire interior is designed in the same style - beige leather and dark brown wood. The interior of the car, by the way, was sheathed by Russian craftsmen. According to Sokolov, representatives of a number of companies, Japanese and German, who came to ZiL, "admitted that the salon was sewn perfectly here. Russian entrepreneurs sewed, Russian designers came up with it."
True, a number of details (for example, buttons) are borrowed from Mercedes, which the Zilovites do not hide. "It is possible to develop new ones, and we will definitely do this as soon as we receive a sign that the car is needed, the go-ahead. There is still a lot of work, and we are ready and want to do it," says the general director of Depo-ZIL. There is still a lot to be brought to mind in the car, and the head of "Depo-ZiL" is ready to speak freely about each of these moments, but in general, the plant has something to show to those who will choose the winner of the "Cortege" project. And if the head of state appreciates the proposal of the Likhachev plant, the car will be brought to mind so that the mosquito will not undermine the nose.
Now the cabin is equipped with a Sony touchscreen display, which allows passengers to control the multimedia system, as well as display images from external cameras on the partition, which is also a screen.
The car is already equipped with ABS and ESP systems, as well as airbags - front, front and side. The partition between the driver's compartment and the main space of the passenger compartment is at the same time a screen on which you can display the image from cameras (up to infrared night). "When the curtains are closed, passengers do not see anything around. So that there is no feeling of isolation, separation from the world, the camera turns on. It has a 180-degree viewing angle. If necessary, I turned on the speakerphone, talked to the driver, there is a special call button" Sergey Sokolov.
The chairs opposite the main seats fold down at the touch of a button and, together with the center console, turn into a kind of bar counter
You can already take out a laptop and work - there is a 220-volt outlet in the cabin. The general light can be turned off by leaving the spotlight lamp - just like on an airplane. There is also a small refrigerator inside - and the contents will remain cold regardless of whether the car is started. There is also a bar, which was originally conceived as a special compartment for the "nuclear suitcase".
"GON has certain requirements for the president's car. Firstly, special compartments. Secondly, protection from radio interference. Thirdly, it is protection from salt water. Of course, an armored capsule must be installed inside. And if you look closely, the seats are pushed back like this. so as to leave space for armor sheets. Inside it will be just as free, but the weight of the car will increase by one and a half to two tons, "- says Sokolov.
The bar was originally a secret compartment. There should be several such "secrets" in the car. Everyone, of course, was not shown to us
Dashboard The new Zilovsky limousine is not much different from the "tidy" of the old one - the general "layout" and individual details, such as fonts, have been preserved. They say that drivers have no complaints about the classic design. But time takes its toll - and a number of indications can be duplicated by a projection on the windshield.
No secrets
The Zilovites do not hide the fact that they work in close contact with many foreign companies. "We are working with Bosch. Together with them we are making a brake system. In theory, now the car should go to the Bosh test site for testing. We are not giving it over yet, because the issue of showing the limousine to the president has not yet been resolved. They are asking for the car for six months to be adjusted. programs ABS work and ESP. A lot of time has passed since 2006, and they themselves offer us new solutions, new blocks, "the project manager clarifies.
The parameters selected by the driver are projected in the center of the windshield. It is curious that the trunk opening button is not at hand, but above the driver's head - on the ceiling
The most difficult moment in this car is the suspension. In fact, it was borrowed from those very Soviet cars. “The limousine was built by a small team, the times were unfavorable, there was not enough money, - explains Sokolov. - And it would not have been possible to develop all directions at once, we had to choose.
Therefore, the design of the suspension had to be borrowed from old car by modifying individual details - for example, hubs: only after that did it become possible to "fit" a more modern design into the design braking system... "This is a working sample, digestible. All the Kremlin ZILs were used on this suspension, it was recognized as quite reliable. It has its own shortcomings, which we could - we eliminated. rear axle, but for a heavy car, this is not bad. I would like to continue to work on changing it. We are waiting for funding, a signal from above, "Sokolov explains. new suspension- completely independent, with springs instead of springs. But the implementation of a project in metal takes time and money.
So far, the control unit is made in the image and likeness of analogous systems of "Mercedes". But at ZiL they say that they have their own developments - they will simply implement them later.
Block climate control for the car was created in Nizhny Novgorod... The task of dividing the rear compartment into zones with different temperatures was solved with the help of the so-called "chandelier", which creates an invisible but effective air curtain. The difference in temperature is up to six degrees. Zilovites are sure that there is no such thing in any other car. "Mercedes" and "Maybachs" are conventionally multi-zone, because the air is still mixed. And we even received a patent for this system, it is so unique, "says Sokolov with pride.
A patent was also issued for the "door assembly" design. If you pay attention to most limousines, it is easy to see that the front and rear doors are separated by a blank wall of decent length. Many manufacturers would not mind replacing it with another, middle door. Yes, so that the middle and back doors swing open in different directions. And so that there is no rack between them - only a wide, two-meter-wide doorway. But desires do not coincide with the possibilities: it is not possible to provide the necessary rigidity of the body. And the Zilovites did it: thanks to a clever system of locks, when closed, the middle door is built into power structure the bodywork essentially turns into a B-pillar. And by the way, some manufacturers have already asked ZiL to sell them this technology.
There are, of course, in this car and things that few people like. The Zilovites themselves know about them. "The first is the headlights. Then the wheels, their design. It's like good shoes. Looks like a lot of questions. New technologies lead to a change in the shape of the car. For example, carbon bumpers change the shape of the car. - explains Sergey Sokolov.
The headlights are a rough draft: in the final version, the layout of the elements will be preserved, and the lens block (by which the beauty of the headlights is judged) will receive a more sophisticated design
Employees of the ZiL plant, who have been working on a limousine project for the president for more than six years, give the impression of a group of patriotic like-minded people. Engineers are eagerly awaiting the assessment of their work from the head of state. Contrary to rumors, Vladimir Putin has not yet seen the car. But it depends on his decision whether it will replace domestic car ZIL-4112R is the current Mercedes.
In any case, as the creators of the new ZiL say themselves, you can already make good money on the project. For example, selling the entire project to a third-party customer. “Such proposals have come to us, for example, from Saudi Arabia. But here the question is different: everyone involved in the creation of this machine would like to see it through to the end. I don’t want to stop halfway. This project is an independent unit. further ", - says the director of" Depo-ZIL ". And it's scary to imagine what will become of ZiL if the fruits of his work are not needed by his own country.
After the Presidential limousine ZIL-4112P was presented, which according to rumors did not like V.V. Putin, the Marussia company decided to develop its own Presidential car.
Work on the creation of cars for the highest officials of the state has been going on for several years. Vladimir Vladimirovich wished the new executive government car to be designed and built from scratch Russian company... For this, he asked, having given appropriate wishes, that all Russian automakers send their developments. Those wishing to develop models and prototypes of cars for the transportation of important persons were invited to send their presentations in order to decide in the future which automaker will officially produce cars in Russia for the Government of the Russian Federation and the President of Russia.
In case of approval and adoption of a decision by the head of state on the use of new representative cars Russian production for the transportation of top officials of the Government and the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, new cars will replace the fleet of high-class cars of Mercedes and BMW brands.
Recall that the ZIL Company, which in the Soviet years produced representative cars for the highest ranks of the state, last year presented its developments of the new ZIL-4112P (7.7 liter engine with six-speed gearbox), which, in their opinion, is perfect for transporting the President and other important persons of the country.
Citing a source in the Kremlin, the Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that Vladimir Putin remained not pleased with the presented car ZIL. Although after this information in the press, the acting general director of the ZIL plant Sergei Sokolov denied this information, saying that the President had not yet seen this car and, accordingly, could not express his opinion about the new product.
Nevertheless, there are several other automakers in Russia that, trying to get a long-term contract for the production and supply of cars for the highest officials of the state, are conducting their own innovative developments. These are GAZ and Marussia Motors.
According to some reports, GAZ is developing a luxury model based on the Volkswagen Phaeton and Audi A8, which will be ready by 2014.
Marussia is taking a different path. The company has announced a worldwide competition for best design and the best presidential car project. Acceptance of works has already been completed. Selected works that were sent by everyone who was interested in participating in the competition, some of which reached the final. The winner and best presented car design for the President will be announced on May 1, 2013. Best Job will be approved for the creation of the first prototype.
We invite you to familiarize yourself with the best options design works of a new Russian car for the highest ranks of power, which were selected by the company Marussia Motors, in order to select the best design in the final on May 1, 2013 to start developing a car for the President of Russia.
Limousine MARUSSIA concept
The project "Cortege" (a domestic car for the President of Russia) just blew up the Internet community and gave rise to many guesses and rumors. While Marussia Motors offers sketches future car, ZIL-4112R is not even a prototype, but a full-fledged modern car... Employees of "Depo-ZIL" told the whole truth about the presidential limousine. Report from our colleagues from AvtoVesti.
Although they started talking about the project "Cortege" a couple of months ago, Russian plant started developing a limousine for the head of state back in 2006. The exterior turned out to be in the classic style, which Brezhnev still drove, but the interior is in the best traditions of Rolls-Royce. There are, of course, in this car and things that few people like. The Zilovites themselves know about them. " The first is the headlights. Then - the wheels, their design. It's like good shoes. There are many questions in appearance. New technologies are changing the shape of the machine. For example, carbon fiber bumpers change the shape of a car. It took us a lot of effort to pull it up to the classic style.", - explains Sergey Sokolov.
The engine is still old, carbureted, develops 315 hp, but if the car goes into small-scale production, then it will be ordered from a third-party manufacturer. But the gearbox is new, automatic, six-speed, easily withstands 250 km / h. It was developed by the American company Allison by the order of the Depo-ZIL company (in the photo below, on the left, the old one, on the right, the new one).
General manager"Depo-Zil" Sergei Sokolov: " We contacted the two largest companies - ZF and Allison. The first creates transmissions for Europe, the second for America. But ZF specializes in transmissions for passenger cars. And Allison makes boxes for both cars and trucks. Our car is far from being a passenger car, so it was more logical to contact an American company. Moreover, Allison has a representative office in Russia, while ZF does not».
Don't say that interior decoration does not disturb, means to say nothing. The ZIL-4112R has six seats - four in the rear (two permanent and two folding) and two in the front (including the driver's seat). The rear seats of the presidential limousine are no worse than the seats in the Airbus A380 business class - just as comfortable, wide and soft. Naturally, as in the Maybach, you can sleep here by pulling the seat forward and reclining the back. Everything around is sheathed in beige leather and dark brown wood.
To be honest, a number of details (for example, buttons) are borrowed from Mercedes: “ It is possible to develop new ones, and we will definitely do this as soon as we receive a sign that a car is needed, a go-ahead. There is still a lot of work, and we are ready and want to do it, but in general - the plant has something to show to those who will choose the winner of the "Cortege" project».
At the push of a button, the chairs opposite fold and, together with the center console, turn into a kind of bar counter.
Also, there is a 220 volt outlet in the cabin, so you can easily work on a laptop. There is also a small refrigerator inside - and the contents will remain cold regardless of whether the car is started. There is also a bar, which was originally conceived as a special compartment for the "nuclear suitcase".
Sergey Sokolov: “ GON has specific requirements for the president's car. These are, firstly, special compartments. Secondly, protection against radio interference. Thirdly, it is protection against salt water. Of course, an armored capsule must be installed inside. And if you look closely, the seats have been pushed back to leave room for the armor plates. Inside it will be just as free, but the weight of the car will increase by one and a half to two tons».
The Sony infotainment system allows passengers to control media content and display images from outdoor cameras on the partition.
It is worth noting the air conditioner unit, they even received a patent for it. The task of dividing the rear compartment into zones with different temperatures was solved with the help of the so-called "chandelier", which creates an invisible but effective air curtain. The difference in temperature is up to six degrees. Zilovites are sure that there is no such thing in any other car. "Mercedes" and "Maybachs" are conventionally multi-zone, because the air is still mixed.
The dashboard is made in a classic style, but a number of data can be duplicated by the projection on the windshield.
The "door assembly" design is also patented. The fact is that on most limousines, the front and rear doors are separated by a blank wall of decent length. It is necessary for the rigidity of the body. And the Zilovites managed to do without a rack: thanks to a clever system of locks, when closed, the middle door is built into the power structure of the body, in fact it turns into a middle pillar.
The car is already equipped with ABS and ESP systems, as well as airbags - front, front and side. Sergey Sokolov: “We work with Bosch. Together with them we make a brake system. In theory, now the car would have to go to the Bosh test site for testing. They ask for a car for six months to set up the ABS and ESP work programs. A lot of time has passed since 2006, and they themselves offer us new solutions, new blocks. "
Contrary to rumors, Vladimir Putin has not yet seen the car. But it depends on his decision whether the domestic ZIL-4112R will replace the current Mercedes. In any case, as the creators of the new ZiL say themselves, you can already make good money on the project. For example, selling the entire project to a third-party customer: " We have received such proposals, for example, from Saudi Arabia. But here the question is different: everyone involved in the creation of this machine would like to see it through to the end. I don't want to stop halfway. This project is an independent unit. He must move on".
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During one of the last visits of the American president to Israel, one of the people involved in the maintenance of the government limousine mistakenly filled the tank diesel fuel instead of gasoline. Of course, after that, the car did not go far, could this happen to the car of the Russian President and even more so the head of the USSR? It is simply impossible to believe in this, but it is a shame that the American leader, as befits a leader of a country with a developed scientific industrial industry, drives a car created in the United States, and Russian leaders from the time of 
Yeltsin, they drive executive Mercedes.
Thanks to the efforts of the subsidiary ZIL-ovsky enterprise "Depo ZIL", the top Russian leadership in the future can change to a domestic limousine, as it was in Soviet times. Work on the "Monolith" project began in 2004, but the active construction of the machine has been carried out since 2006 for 6 years. In 2012, the car was similar to the show. Before the project"Monolith" organization "Depo ZIL "was engaged in the restoration and repair of old cars, 
therefore, these specialists have a lot of experience in the automotive business. At its core, ZIL 4112R is deep modernization the last Soviet limousine ZIL41047, but the car has enough new solutions that are not available on imported counterparts. The state project envisaged an investment of 1 billion euros in the development of a government limousine, but the specialists of "Depot ZIL" performed the work 10 times cheaper. After the car was shown to the press, rumors appeared on the network that the Russian president did not like the car, but according to the representatives of "Depo ZIL", Vladimir Vladimirovich himself is in the car and these are just rumors. Also, according to representatives of the subsidiary ZIL enterprise, very rich people from the Middle East are interested in their car, but is it possible that ZIL, which used to be one of the symbols of the power of our homeland, will be sold abroad for money? How some Rolls-Royce? Surely the people working on the Monolith project thought not only about the salary. People who create such a car make a huge contribution to the growth of the prestige of the state and I would like their efforts to be rewarded.
This review will devote not yet serial, but promising car- ZIL 4112R. The letter "R" in the name of the car indicates the surname of the founder of the company "Depo ZIL"- Sergey Rozhkov.
External review of ZIL 4112R
In comparison with, the new limousine has become 10cm shorter, but its wheelbase increased by as much as 200mm. If the model 41047 stood on wheels with a diameter of 16 inches, then the new limousine, due to the increased speed, received discs of the 18th diameter. 
Above appearance the government limousine ZIL worked by the designer Gera Kalitkin. The master was faced with the task of providing the new car with obvious continuity with previous model and looking at the photo of ZIL 2112R, we can say that he did it. The developers are proud of the 6 doors of the domestic limousine. If in imported cars of this class, a body side panel is installed between the front and rear doors, then in the case of ZIL, this is a door that opens in reverse side... Such a scheme is very effective for a safe exit from armored vehicle... After all, if one door covers a person only on one side and it is open on the other, then two armored doors opening in opposite directions provide a certain corridor. If the limousine drives up close to the entrance to the building, the doors will open and all that remains is to go through this corridor into the shelter. It is also worth mentioning that due to the increased wheelbase, the rear overhang no longer looks as long as it did on the 41047 model.
Overview of ZIL 4112R in the cabin
Pay attention to the photo of ZIL 4112R in the cabin, isn't it gorgeous? 
According to representatives of the Japanese and German guests, who also produce cars in their homeland, the interior of the Russian limousine is perfectly tailored. In addition to the fact that the car is equipped with a four-zone climate control, the temperature difference between the zones can be 6 degrees. Of course, in such a car, not only chairs, but also curtains are equipped with electric drives. I want to note right away that ZIL 4112P built as Pullman, that is, opposite the two rear seats, two more seats can be folded out at the push of a button. It turns out that four rear passengers will sit opposite each other. 
... The partition that separates the passenger compartment from the driver's compartment can work as a TV, or show what is happening in front of the car, for this a special camera with a viewing angle of 180 degrees, equipped with a night vision function, is provided. Refrigerator installed between rear seats works even with the engine off. On opening rear doors in the cabin, the backlight comes on, but after starting off, with a set of speed, it fades out smoothly.
The top plane of the front panel resembles a panel from Mercedes W124. To the right of the machine selector there are two cupholders - this indicates some looking back at luxury cars American-made, for example Lincoln. But here it is worth mentioning that Lincoln - this is no match for this exclusive car like ZIL. 
Travel speed and other data can be displayed on windshield, which makes it easier to read the information. Today, Mercedes buttons are used in the cabin, in particular, seat adjustment buttons, but factory representatives say that if there is a signal from above, the domestic Limousine will be equipped to the maximum with domestic components, because there is no point in setting up the production of such parts as buttons yet. The trunk of the Russian limousine has two climate control systems.
Specifications ZIL 4112R
While the Russian limousine is equipped with the same engine that was installed on model 41047, - V8 volume of 7.7 liters, but it has been significantly upgraded. Instead of a carburetor, a system is installed direct injection fuel, the engine received a new "release" and cylinder head. The cooling system has also been improved, the engine of the Russian car is cooled by two electric fans. All these measures made it possible to raise the engine power from 315 to 340 hp and get a torque of 640 N. m.
Commissioned by the Russians, an American company Alisson made a five-speed automatic machine for the Russian limousine. Choice for the company Alisson fell because she makes a checkpoint not only for cars, but also for trucks, and a car with a curb weight of 3.5 tons can be called a passenger one, as the language does not turn.
In the future, if the car receives the Good, it is planned to install a new motor and a new chassis. If installed in front today torsion bar suspension, and the rear spring, then in the future it is planned to equip the car with a spring suspension, possibly with pneumatic elements.
Price ZIL 4112R
It will be possible to buy ZIL 4112R, if it goes on free sale, for 300,000 euros. The price of the ZIL 4112R is not yet final, because the future of the car has not yet been determined. It is not yet known exactly what modifications, changes and improvements will be made on the domestic executive limousine.
I would like to believe that this car has a future. Why does such a great country not have its own government car and even though he was before. In recent years, massive Russian cars please with the increased quality and characteristics, it's time to take up premium brands and bring them back to life, because for the most big country in the world, one manufacturer is not enough. A high-quality Moskvich, as before, will be able to be exported abroad and bring profit to the country.
