Samand
Encyclopedia
Samand is an Iranian car brand manufactured by Iran Khodro
(IKCO) using local manufacturers for its parts.
In Persian
, Samand
is the name for a breed of fast horse. Samand trade name is now registered at the World Intellectual Property Organization
. Its selling price starts at $14,500 in Turkey
.
The Samand production project began in 1996 and the first car was sold in 2000. The Samand inherits the title of Iran's national automobile from the Paykan
, which was sold by Iran Khodro
from 1967 to 2005.
platform, originally using the "XU7JP/L3" engine amongst others. The Peugeot 405 is also in production in Iran, along with a facelifted version, the Peugeot Pars
. Since, IKCO manufactures 80% of Samand's parts domestically including an Iranian designed engine.
For export markets(And also Iran market), IKCO is using Peugeot TU5JP4 engine for Samand. That's because TU5 is a low consumption & powerful engine the ease of finding its parts allover the Europe because the engine has been used for Peugeot 206
, Peugeot 307
and Peugeot 207
.
The TU5 version of Samand comes with three new options: Driver airbag, pretensioner seat-belts, Headlight height adjuster and active antenna.
Since early 2009, IKCO has used newly developed Iranian engines such as a dual-fuel national engine for its new models(EF7
).
In mid 2010, IKCO started to install only-petrol EF7 engines on Samand. The engine is not petrol-based version of EF7 but, the CNG parts of the engine are removed & so the ECU program. However, the petrol-based of the engine is currently under development.
announced that they will produce Samand with their new engine EFD in 2010; however, due to the required tests for the engine, readying the car for installing the engine on it and also lack of distribution the Euro IV diesel fuel in the country postponed the production time to 2011.
On November 30, 2010, IKCO
announced the major changes made in Samand compared to dual-fuel or single fuel Samands for making it compatible for installing the EFD engine on.
This main changes are: CHANGING the radiator
, installing the intercooler
, water and hydraulic hoses, engine housings, exhaust system gearbox and the engine compartment insulations.
Africa
Asia
Europe
South America
, Belarus
, by the Unison firm alongside Lublin
vans since September 2006. The Export Development Bank of Iran will finance the implementation of the project with a $36 million budget. By 2010, the plant's annual production capacity will reach 120,000 vehicles. Tehran would then be able to export additional production to Central Asia and European Union member states.
Star company assembles Samand sedan in Azerbaijan
under the local name AzSamand Aziz.
Venirauto company started assembling Samand sedan (badged Centauro) in Venezuela
from 2006.
Siamco launched in March 2007 the assembly line of Samand (Samand Shaam) in Syria
.
Iran Khodro also plans to assemble the Samand in Egypt
, China
and Senegal
in joint venture
s in the future.
Iran Khodro
Iran Khodro Company, also known as IKCO, is the leading Iranian automaker with headquarters in Tehran. The company's original name was Iran National. IKCO was founded in 1962 and it produced 688,000 passenger cars in 2009...
(IKCO) using local manufacturers for its parts.
In Persian
Persian language
Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
, Samand
Samand
Samand is an Iranian car brand manufactured by Iran Khodro using local manufacturers for its parts.In Persian, Samand is the name for a breed of fast horse. Samand trade name is now registered at the World Intellectual Property Organization. Its selling price starts at $14,500 in Turkey.The Samand...
is the name for a breed of fast horse. Samand trade name is now registered at the World Intellectual Property Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
. Its selling price starts at $14,500 in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
The Samand production project began in 1996 and the first car was sold in 2000. The Samand inherits the title of Iran's national automobile from the Paykan
Paykan
]The Paykan was an automobile produced by the Iranian company Iran Khodro Industrial Group. The car was very popular in Iran from the late 1960s to the late 1990s...
, which was sold by Iran Khodro
Iran Khodro
Iran Khodro Company, also known as IKCO, is the leading Iranian automaker with headquarters in Tehran. The company's original name was Iran National. IKCO was founded in 1962 and it produced 688,000 passenger cars in 2009...
from 1967 to 2005.
Engine and components
The Samand is built on the Peugeot 405Peugeot 405
The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under licence outside France. It used TU/XU petrol and XUD diesel engines....
platform, originally using the "XU7JP/L3" engine amongst others. The Peugeot 405 is also in production in Iran, along with a facelifted version, the Peugeot Pars
Peugeot pars
-Peugeot Pars 16V:Not as equipped as ELX, this model was simply an upgraded version of Pars in aspects of engine and rear brakes. The 16V employed a more powerful 16 valve engine, and rear disc brakes, but ABS was not available even as an option...
. Since, IKCO manufactures 80% of Samand's parts domestically including an Iranian designed engine.
For export markets(And also Iran market), IKCO is using Peugeot TU5JP4 engine for Samand. That's because TU5 is a low consumption & powerful engine the ease of finding its parts allover the Europe because the engine has been used for Peugeot 206
Peugeot 206
The Peugeot 206 is a supermini car, manufactured by the French automaker Peugeot from 1998 to 2010.Even though the 206 has finished production in most markets as of 2010, in Europe since 2009, it is available the 206+, with a back and especially a front design that resembles the Peugeot 207.-The...
, Peugeot 307
Peugeot 307
The Peugeot 307 is a small family car produced by the French Peugeot manufacturer since 2001. It was awarded the European Car of the Year title for 2002, and continues to be offered in China and certain South American markets through 2009 despite the French launch of the 308 in September...
and Peugeot 207
Peugeot 207
The Peugeot 207 is a small family car produced by the French automaker Peugeot and unveiled in January 2006.-Launch:The 207 was launched in France, Spain and Italy during April 2006 and later on in other European, Israeli and Arabic markets....
.
The TU5 version of Samand comes with three new options: Driver airbag, pretensioner seat-belts, Headlight height adjuster and active antenna.
Since early 2009, IKCO has used newly developed Iranian engines such as a dual-fuel national engine for its new models(EF7
IKCO EF engines
IKCO EF engines are four cylinders engines. The EF7 series are designed jointly by Iran Khodro Powertrain Company and F.E.V GmbH of Germany. The other models will be designed by IPCO itself. IPCO is the powertrain designing & producing company of Iranian car manufacturer Iran Khodro...
).
In mid 2010, IKCO started to install only-petrol EF7 engines on Samand. The engine is not petrol-based version of EF7 but, the CNG parts of the engine are removed & so the ECU program. However, the petrol-based of the engine is currently under development.
Performance
| Engine | Fuel Consumption (Petrol) | Fuel Consumption (CNG) | 0 - 100 (Petrol) | 0 - 100 (CNG) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFD | TBD / 5.5 / TBD | - / - / - | TBD | TBD |
| EF7 | 9.2 / 7.3 / 5.0 | 9.0 / 5.4 / 4.0 | 11 s | 12 s |
| TU5JP4 | 9.2 / 7.2 / 4.9 | - / - / - | 11.3 s | - |
| XU7JP/L3 PSA XU engine The PSA XU is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citroën and Peugeot automobiles. This family is best known as the engine of the Peugeot 305.... |
11.3 / 8.5 / 6.1 | ? / ? / ? | 12 s | 12.6 s |
| XU7JP4/L4 PSA XU engine The PSA XU is a family of internal combustion engines used in Citroën and Peugeot automobiles. This family is best known as the engine of the Peugeot 305.... |
11.1 / 8.4 / 6 | - / - / - | 9.7s | ? |
- Fuel Consumption ( City / Combined / Highway(90 Km/h) Constant )
- CNGCompressed natural gasCompressed natural gas is a fossil fuel substitute for gasoline , diesel, or propane/LPG. Although its combustion does produce greenhouse gases, it is a more environmentally clean alternative to those fuels, and it is much safer than other fuels in the event of a spill...
Fuel Consumption numbers are measured in Kg
Diesel Samand
In 2009 IKCOIran Khodro
Iran Khodro Company, also known as IKCO, is the leading Iranian automaker with headquarters in Tehran. The company's original name was Iran National. IKCO was founded in 1962 and it produced 688,000 passenger cars in 2009...
announced that they will produce Samand with their new engine EFD in 2010; however, due to the required tests for the engine, readying the car for installing the engine on it and also lack of distribution the Euro IV diesel fuel in the country postponed the production time to 2011.
On November 30, 2010, IKCO
Iran Khodro
Iran Khodro Company, also known as IKCO, is the leading Iranian automaker with headquarters in Tehran. The company's original name was Iran National. IKCO was founded in 1962 and it produced 688,000 passenger cars in 2009...
announced the major changes made in Samand compared to dual-fuel or single fuel Samands for making it compatible for installing the EFD engine on.
This main changes are: CHANGING the radiator
Radiator
Radiators are heat exchangers used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in automobiles, buildings, and electronics...
, installing the intercooler
Intercooler
An intercooler , or charge air cooler, is an air-to-air or air-to-liquid heat exchange device used on turbocharged and supercharged internal combustion engines to improve their volumetric efficiency by increasing intake air charge density through nearly isobaric cooling, which removes...
, water and hydraulic hoses, engine housings, exhaust system gearbox and the engine compartment insulations.
Exports
Samand cars are exported to the following countries:Africa
- AlgeriaAlgeriaAlgeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
- EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
- GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
- MaliMaliMali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
- MoroccoMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
- SenegalSenegalSenegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
Asia
- AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
- ArmeniaArmeniaArmenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
- AzerbaijanAzerbaijanAzerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
- BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
- SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
- TajikistanTajikistanTajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
- TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
- VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
- IraqIraqIraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
Europe
- BelarusBelarusBelarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
- RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
- SwitzerlandSwitzerlandSwitzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
South America
- VenezuelaVenezuelaVenezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
production facilities
Samand has been also manufactured in MinskMinsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
, Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
, by the Unison firm alongside Lublin
Lublin van
FSC Lublin was a Polish manufacturer of vans and trucks produced in Lublin by FSC.The production of the Lublin van, which started in 1993, was intended to replace the aging Żuk. It did so in 1998....
vans since September 2006. The Export Development Bank of Iran will finance the implementation of the project with a $36 million budget. By 2010, the plant's annual production capacity will reach 120,000 vehicles. Tehran would then be able to export additional production to Central Asia and European Union member states.
Star company assembles Samand sedan in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...
under the local name AzSamand Aziz.
Venirauto company started assembling Samand sedan (badged Centauro) in Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
from 2006.
Siamco launched in March 2007 the assembly line of Samand (Samand Shaam) in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
.
Iran Khodro also plans to assemble the Samand in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
and Senegal
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
in joint venture
Joint venture
A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and consequently share revenues, expenses and assets...
s in the future.
