Russia's Rolls-Royce Replica Is Ready To Roll

A Rolls-Royce is an inimitable thing, dripping with class and luxury like no other manufacturer. Cars like therecently revealed Boat Tailand even the 'regular' Phantom are just spectacular, but even if they are impossible to replicate, many have tried. Most of these copies havecome from China- although we have seen somehomegrown copies too- but the latest one hails from Russia, and President Putin even rode in oneduring his last inauguration. Called the Aurus Senat, it's been a working concept since 2018 and plans for the vehicle have existed since at least 2013, but now it's heading to production.

Details on the vehicle are unsurprisingly scant, but according to Russian newspaperVedomosti,Industry Minister Denis Manturov says that between 200 and 300 examples will be produced this year. There's no word on what features the vehicle will offer, but the most basic version is expected to cost buyers 18 million rubles (around $245,000). Compared to the $450,000+ starting price of aRolls-Royce Phantom, that's a relative bargain, but with no details on performance or luxury specs, it's hard to guess how alike the brilliant Rolls is to the unknown Aurus Senat. Still, we're sure that the differences will be obvious, even if the styling is a close copy.