Russian luxury automaker Aurus has announced a long-wheelbase, armored version of its SUV Komendant. The production will start next year at the company’s factory in Nizhny Novgorod.
Compared to the original, the LWB variant
shown in the first photo here has new doors, rear fenders and roof. The body
length gains around 500 mm for a total of 5,880 mm.
Armor pads all around will provide an unspecified level of ballistic
protection.
For the powertrain, the Komendant will
continue to rely on its 4.4-liter turbo V8 paired with an electric motor
integrated into its nine-speed AT. The car sends 598 PS to
all four wheels. The standard Komendant SUV, which you can see in the remainder
of the gallery and the video here, went into production in Yelabuga, Russia in
last November. The company reported in late 2022 that it was well on track to
producing at least 200 luxury SUVs by the end of the year.
