Gazal 1

I’ll tell you something about the first Saudi car it’s Gazal 1 .

 Gazal 1 it’s the first appeared as concept at the Geneva motor show in march and will soon become Saudi Arabia’s first home-built car . the concept was designed by students in king Saud university’s automotive engineering program and built  around a Mercedes-Benz G-class . the students worked with  Magna Steyr  and studio Torino .

The car has been green lighted for production by king Abdullah . however there are few things that still stand in the way , such as financing  . According to estimates , the project needs a $500 million investment in order to get going. If the team finds the necessary investment , it hopes to have the car in production with two to three years . Production of the Gazal-1 is planned to be around 20,000 units per year.

Details about the car are rather scarce, but we know that it’s based on Mercedes’ G-Wagen and designed for the climate of Saudi Arabia and its Gulf neighbors. Detail about the powertrain are wholly unknown, but it’s likely an engine from the Mercedes lineup made it under the hood, possibly even the 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 from the G55 AMG. We’ll know more about the car as its production date comes closer.


by:  Shuroq Taju