Al Araba 1
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Al Araba 1 is a luxury car created by a joint venture between Saudi Arabia
n automobile maker Al-Araba Company
(officially a vehicle armoring company) and India
n vehicle customising and modification company DC Design
. This car was the first Saudi Arabia
n 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
and Dilip Chhabria
who based their project on the Mitsubishi Lancer
. There were only few cars made to keep its rarity, and pricing at 270,000 USD
.
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n automobile maker Al-Araba Company
Al-Araba Company
' is a Saudi Arabian automaker and Vehicle armour company, was found in the year 1980 by Eng. Fouzi Ayoub Sabri and originally specialized in general contracting, automotive customizing and car trading...
(officially a vehicle armoring company) and India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n vehicle customising and modification company DC Design
DC Design
DC Design is an Indian design firm from Mumbai which is noted for their concept cars and prototypes. The firm, founded in 1993, is headed by designer Dilip Chhabria, and under a contract with Ford Motor Company built the first Aston Martin AMV8 Vantage prototype featured at the 2003 Detroit Auto...
. This car was the first Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
n made civilian vehicle, the project was completed in 2003 and was shown in the Geneva Motor Show
Salon International de l'Auto
The International Geneva Motor Show is an annual auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. The show is hosted at the Geneva Palexpo, a convention centre located next to the Geneva Cointrin International Airport...
. It was built by E. Fouzi Ayoub Sabri
Fouzi Ayoub Sabri
Fouzi Ayoub Sabri is a Saudi Arabian Businessman, Engineer and Car designer who found and owns Al-Araba Company for Vehicle costumizing and Vehicle armouring.. also creator of the first Saudi car "Al Araba 1"- References :...
and Dilip Chhabria
Dilip Chhabria
Dilip Chhabria is an Indian automobile designer. He is the founder of DC Design.-Biography:He is qualified in Transportation Design from the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, U.S. and worked with General Motors USA in their Design Centre...
who based their project on the Mitsubishi Lancer
Mitsubishi Lancer
The Mitsubishi Lancer is a family car built by Mitsubishi Motors. It has been known as the Colt Lancer, Dodge/Plymouth Colt, Chrysler Valiant Lancer, Chrysler Lancer, Eagle Summit, Hindustan Lancer, Soueast Lioncel, Mitsubishi Carisma, and Mitsubishi Mirage in various countries at different times,...
. There were only few cars made to keep its rarity, and pricing at 270,000 USD
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
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