The Hongqi N701 is equipped with a six-liter 12-cylinder petrol engine, while its ‘colleague’, the 10-ton Cadillac One, nicknamed Beast, runs on diesel. The exact performance characteristics of the American’s power unit are not disclosed, but judging by the other characteristics of the limousine, under the hood there is a sharpener that is not at all suppressed by the environment.
Vladimir Putin can afford any car in any configuration, but the presidential Aurus Senat Limousine is equipped with a 4.4-liter V-shaped eight-cylinder gasoline turbo engine. By the way, there is talk of upcoming changes: the current engine will be replaced by a new, more powerful one. Do you think it’s electric? Disappointing: 6.6 liter V12 with four turbos, good for 830 hp. I’m sure Jeremy Clarkson would have liked this powerplant, not Greta Thunberg.
And what should we think in this regard? Either those in power know more about electric trains than mere mortals, or the current trend is just a well-advertised and well-produced temporary campaign that will soon be forgotten. This, as they say, is for today, not forever. Otherwise, the guys described above would have been the first to receive the “electric trains”. But “Red Banner”, “Beast” and “Aurus” are equipped with combustion engines, not electric motors. And you can completely rely on this, unlike the sweet words of marketers.