Helmet (supercar) explained
Simurgh (Persian: سیمرغ), also reported by other names such as Mada 9, Black Swan, and Helmet,[2] is an economic sport car prototype engineered by Mohammad Raza Ahmadi and produced by the Entop in Afghanistan.[3] [4] It was shown to the public at Kabul University in late 2022, with assistance from the Afghan IT Ministry and the Innovation Center of Afghanistan.[5] A year later it was displayed at the Geneva International Motor Show.[6] The Simurgh was reported to be running on a Modified 1ZZ-FE engine. The exotic car was developed in more than five years by Ahmadi and his team in the Naw avari (Innovation) Center of the Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute (ATVI),[7] [8]
The prototype sports an F1-style pushrod suspension and a tube frame chassis composed of lightweight composite materials.[9] [10] [11] [12] The team behind the project has not yet disclosed its production schedule.[9] [13]
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References
- News: Super car's rate, name will be surprise: Eng.Ahmadi . Pajhwok Afghan News . 8 January 2023 . Afghanistan.
- News: The first made in Afghanistan car was displayed in Kabul . Khaama Press . 30 December 2022 . United States.
- News: The Taliban's new economic sport car runs like its beloved Toyotas . . January 17, 2023 . United States.
- News: All about First Ever Afghan-Made Sports Car . TOLOnews . 10 January 2023.
- News: Hopes are high for local sports car to go on display at Geneva International Motor Show . . 18 November 2022 . Afghanistan.
- News: Afghanistan's Viral Supercar Makes Global Debut at Doha Show . Bloomberg News . October 9, 2023 . 2023-10-09.
- News: Taliban officials praise Afghanistan's first sports car. It has an engine from a 2000 Toyota Corolla. . Business Insider . January 15, 2023 . United States.
- News: Talibans unveil their first 'indigenously built' supercar, the Mada 9 . Times Now News . 12 January 2023 . India.
- Web site: WATCH: Afghanistan's home-grown supercar 'Mada 9' takes to roads in viral video. Samaa Web. Desk. December 31, 2022. Samaa.
- https://www.rudaw.net/turkish/middleeast/02012023
- Web site: First-ever Afghanistan-Made Supercar 'Mada-9' Goes Viral on Social Media. November 21, 2022.
- Web site: Afghanistan Develops Supercar Model. Abdul. Moeed. January 3, 2023.
- Web site: Elon Musk, who? Taliban unveils Afghanistan's first indigenously developed 'supercar' named Mada 9 . 11 January 2023 .
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