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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin test drove the new Russian Yo-mobile on Friday. Two Yo-mobile models were showcased at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow... 01.04.2011, Sputnik International

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin test drove the new Russian Yo-mobile on Friday. Two Yo-mobile models were showcased at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow – a microvan and a cross-coupe.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Nikolsky / Go to the mediabankPrime Minister Vladimir Putin test drove the new Russian Yo-mobile on Friday. Two Yo-mobile models were showcased at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow – a microvan and a cross-coupe.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin test drove the new Russian Yo-mobile on Friday. Two Yo-mobile models were showcased at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow – a microvan and a cross-coupe.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin opted for the sporty cross-coupe. He decided to drive the new Yo-mobile to President Dmitry Medvedev’s residence.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Druzhinin / Go to the mediabankPrime Minister Vladimir Putin has quite an impressive test-drive record. He took a Lada Kalina on a four-day spin across Russia’s Far East in August 2010.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has quite an impressive test-drive record. He took a Lada Kalina on a four-day spin across Russia’s Far East in August 2010.

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Putin drove the Lada Kalina from Khabarovsk to Chita.

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In November 2010, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin got behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car in the Leningrad region.

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Putin spent several hours racing around a special track at speeds of up to 240 km/h.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Nikolsky / Go to the mediabankOn March 30, 2009, Vladimir Putin studied an Avtovaz model line-up and experimental cars showcased at the manufacturer’s research and design center.

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On March 30, 2009, Vladimir Putin studied an Avtovaz model line-up and experimental cars showcased at the manufacturer’s research and design center.

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In June 2009, the Russian Prime Minister drove the first Nissan Teana off the production line at the Nissan plant in St. Petersburg.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Danichev / Go to the mediabankTogether with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended the official opening ceremony of the group’s automobile plant in Russia – Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus.

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Together with Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Mong-koo, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attended the official opening ceremony of the group’s automobile plant in Russia – Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus.

© RIA Novosti . Alexey Nikolsky / Go to the mediabankPrime Minister Vladimir Putin holds many top-level meetings related to the automobile industry. He drove his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi around Sochi in May 2009.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds many top-level meetings related to the automobile industry. He drove his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi around Sochi in May 2009.

© RIA Novosti . Dmitry Astakhov / Go to the mediabankPrince Albert II of Monaco and then-President Vladimir Putin took a drive around Lake Tere-Khol in Russia’s South Siberian Republic of Tuva in August 2007, where the ruins of the Por-Bazhyn fortress are located.

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Prince Albert II of Monaco and then-President Vladimir Putin took a drive around Lake Tere-Khol in Russia’s South Siberian Republic of Tuva in August 2007, where the ruins of the Por-Bazhyn fortress are located.