Al Araba 1 Explained

Al-Araba 1
Manufacturer:Al-Araba Company
Production:2003
Assembly:Saudi Arabia
Class:Sports luxury car
Body Style:2-door Coupé
Layout:Front engine, four-wheel drive
Transmission:5-speed automatic
Length:45721NaN1[1]
Width:20321NaN1
Height:12701NaN1
Weight:22501NaN1
Engine:1.5 L 1468 cc straight-4 Turbo (based on a Japanese Mitsubishi engine)[2] [3]
Related:Mitsubishi Lancer EV08[4]
Designer:Fouzi Ayoub Sabri
Dilip Chhabria

The Al Araba 1 (Arabic: العربة) is a sports luxury car created by a joint venture between Saudi Arabian automobile maker Al-Araba Company (officially a vehicle armoring company) and Indian vehicle customising and modification company DC Design . This car was the first Saudi Arabian made civilian vehicle. The project was completed in 2003 and was shown at the Geneva Motor Show. It was built by Fouzi Ayoub Sabri[5] and Dilip Chhabria[6] who based their project on the Mitsubishi Lancer. Few cars were made to keep its rarity and pricing at US$270,000.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: D C Design (Dilip Chhabria Design) au Salon de Genève 2003 . 2008-01-07. automag.be. https://web.archive.org/web/20080124214914/http://automag.be/breve.php3?id_breve=43. 24 January 2008 . live. fr.
  2. Web site: Geneve-2003. 2008-01-08. motor.ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20080109142917/http://www.motor.ru/archive/number85/art2. 9 January 2008 . live. ru.
  3. Web site: Dilip Chhabria Gaia . 2008-01-07. madle.org. https://web.archive.org/web/20071229201819/http://www.madle.org/edcgaia.htm. 29 December 2007 . live.
  4. Web site: Dilip Chhabria's GAIA wows Geneva Motor Show. 2008-01-07. agencyfaqs.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20080124144044/http://www.agencyfaqs.com/perl/news/company_briefs/index.html?id=388. 24 January 2008. dead.
  5. http://www.madle.org/edcgaia.htm Motor Show
  6. Web site: Dilip Chhabria . dancewithshadows.com . 2005-07-16 . 2011-04-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527082128/http://www.dancewithshadows.com/automobile_design.asp . 2011-05-27 . dead .
  7. http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=6&article=156260&issue=8864 Middle East Newspaper - 6/Mar 2003 (ar)