State Wheels: Vladimir Putin and the Cars He Rode

During his visit to the Mria hotel complex in Yalta, Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin surveyed the premises while riding in an electric car.

What do an all-terrain vehicle, an electric car, an armored limousine and a Formula 1 race car have in common? They were all used by Vladimir Putin.

The following gallery features a few examples of various vehicles that Putin used for transportation during his tenures as president and prime minister of Russia.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ride in a presidential Aurus Senat car at the Sochi Autodrom.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin rides in an electric car while visiting the Mria hotel complex in Yalta. November 23, 2018.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during his vacation in Tuva. August 26, 2018.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin rides an ATV during his visit to the Franz Josef Land archipelago. March 29, 2017.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel seen at the Hannover Messe trade show. April 8, 2013.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Krasnaya Polyana skiing resort in Sochi. January 3, 2013.

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Vladimir Putin tries out a Formula 1 race car.

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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a Mercedes while personally inspecting the Saint Petersburg Ring Road. August 12, 2011.

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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspects a new Lada-Garant car model based on Lada-Kalina design.

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Vladimir Putin arrives at Polyana.1389 hotel complex on his Lada Vesta car to take part in the 12th session of the Valdai Discussion Club.

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during an informal meeting with Russia's Security Council members. December 31, 2009.

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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspects new and experimental cars manufactured by AvtoVAZ. March 30, 2009.

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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stops at a gas station while driving to Nizhne-Bureyskaya Hydroelectric Power Plant construction site. August 27, 2010.

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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin inspects a new Lada-Garant car model based on Lada-Kalina design. May 11, 2011.

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Then-Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during his vacation in Tuva. August 3, 2009.