Helmet (supercar)
| Simurgh | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | |
| Production | 2022 (Prototype) |
| Assembly | |
| Designer | Mohammad Raza Ahmadi[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Transverse mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | Modified 1.8 L 1ZZ-FE I4 |
Simurgh (Persian: سیمرغ),[2] also reported by other names such as Mada 9, Black Swan, and Helmet,[3] is an economic sport car prototype engineered by Mohammad Raza Ahmadi and produced by the Entop in Afghanistan.[4][5] 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.[6] A year later it was displayed at the Geneva International Motor Show.[2] 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]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Super car's rate, name will be surprise: Eng.Ahmadi". Pajhwok Afghan News. Afghanistan. 8 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Afghanistan's Viral Supercar Makes Global Debut at Doha Show". Bloomberg News. October 9, 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "The first made in Afghanistan car was displayed in Kabul". Khaama Press. United States. 30 December 2022.
- ^ "The Taliban's new economic sport car runs like its beloved Toyotas". Quartz. United States. January 17, 2023.
- ^ "All about First Ever Afghan-Made Sports Car". TOLOnews. 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Hopes are high for local sports car to go on display at Geneva International Motor Show". Ariana News. Afghanistan. 18 November 2022.
- ^ "Taliban officials praise Afghanistan's first sports car. It has an engine from a 2000 Toyota Corolla". Business Insider. United States. January 15, 2023.
- ^ "Talibans unveil their first 'indigenously built' supercar, the Mada 9". Times Now News. India. 12 January 2023.
- ^ a b Desk, Samaa Web (December 31, 2022). "WATCH: Afghanistan's home-grown supercar 'Mada 9' takes to roads in viral video". Samaa.
- ^ https://www.rudaw.net/turkish/middleeast/02012023
- ^ "First-ever Afghanistan-Made Supercar 'Mada-9' Goes Viral on Social Media". November 21, 2022.
- ^ Moeed, Abdul (January 3, 2023). "Afghanistan Develops Supercar Model".
- ^ "Elon Musk, who? Taliban unveils Afghanistan's first indigenously developed 'supercar' named Mada 9". 11 January 2023.
External links[edit]
- It is an Afghan Supercar with Le Mans Dreams and a 2004 Corolla Engine. New Entop Simurgh SuperCar on YouTube (Oct. 11, 2023)
- Simurgh's legacy: Afghanistan's supercar marvel (Oct. 10, 2023)
- Afghan engineers make sports car from 'scraps of war' on YouTube (Al Jazeera English, Jan 23, 2023)
- Sozha - The Price of Afghanistan Very First Sports Car/ سوژه - قیمت اولین موتر سپورتی ساخت افغانستان on YouTube (Ariana News, Jan. 18, 2023)
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