Al Araba 1
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| Manufacturer | Al-Araba Company |
| Also called | DC Gaia |
| Production | 2003 |
| Assembly | Saudi Arabia |
| Class | Sport Luxury car |
| Body style(s) | 2-door Coupé |
| Layout | Front engine, four-wheel drive |
| Engine(s) | 1.5 L 1468 cc straight-4 Turbo (based on a Japanese Mitsubishi engine)[1][2] |
| Transmission(s) | 5-speed automatic |
| Length | 4,572 mm (180.0 in)[3] |
| Width | 2,032 mm (80.0 in)[3] |
| Height | 1,270 mm (50.0 in)[3] |
| Curb weight | 2,250 kg (4,960.4 lb)[3] |
| Related | Mitsubishi Lancer EV08 [4] |
| Designer | Fouzi Ayoub Sabri Dilip Chhabria |
Al Araba 1 ( Arabic: العربة ) is a 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 in the Geneva Motor Show. It was built by E. Fouzi Ayoub Sabri [5] and Dilip Chhabria[6] who based their project on the Mitsubishi Lancer. There were only 12 per year made to keep its rarity factor, and pricing is at 270,000 USD.[7]
This article about an automobile produced after 1975 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.[edit] Notes & References
- ^ Geneve-2003. motor.ru. Retrieved on 2008-01-08. (Russian)
- ^ Dilip Chhabria Gaia. madle.org. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ a b c d D C Design (Dilip Chhabria Design) au Salon de Genève 2003. automag.be. Retrieved on 2008-01-07. (French)
- ^ Dilip Chhabria's GAIA wows Geneva Motor Show. agencyfaqs.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ Motor Show Joint-Venture partner of Dilip Chhabria is Al-Araba, personalised by Engineer Fouzy Ayoub Sabri
- ^ dancewithshadows.com - Dilip Chhabria
- ^ Middle East Newspaper - 6/Mar 2003 (ar) (Arabic)
