Gazal-I

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15 years ago

JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Monday unveiled Saudi Arabias first car, which was manufactured by engineers at King Saud University (KSU) in Riyadh. The car is named Ghazal 1.

King Abdullah watched pictures of the various phases of the cars manufacturing before pressing an electronic button to mark its inauguration. He congratulated all those who worked to make the project a reality.

The car is designed to match the climate of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.

See pic of car here:

http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article66337.ece

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mirfarali Contributor

140POSTS

15 years ago

Is it just me or is that car one ugly piece of mechanical engineering?

Though one should appreciate their research effort.

shahab.ali ViP

1079POSTS

15 years ago

wat do u mean is it u-ugly piece of mechanical engineering?

well, i think its a nice effort of saudis...this is just a start...i m sure many good designs will be there once this is a success

Nelson17 Contributor

127POSTS

15 years ago

I want one

http://blog.xnepali.com/first-saudi-car-ghazal-1/

musicman ViP

3180POSTS

15 years ago

beauty is in the eye of the beholder....

Alliecat ViP

8790POSTS

15 years ago

ummm... I've heard that beauty is in the eye of the BEERholder

Salman Omrani VIP Member

1389POSTS

15 years ago

mirfarali wrote:
Is it just me or is that car one ugly piece of mechanical engineering?

Though one should appreciate their research effort.

naah, its just you

when I see the link nelson posted, I think its a great begining. I was afraid it would look like something from the 4o's

Salman

musicman ViP

3180POSTS

15 years ago

It looks great, no doubt.

Allie,

The BeerHolders only see the beauty of the bottom

MisterStretch ViP

805POSTS

15 years ago

I think it's a terrible idea for the Saudis to begin an auto manufacturing sector. They don't have enough of a population to support one, and unless their engineering and marketing are spot on (both things they seem to have to hire foreigners for) they are going to waste a lot of money.

Malaysia tried this some years ago and it has been more of a burden than a blessing for them. They created cars that were "affordable" but didn't have a highway infrastructure to support a car-owning populace.

I think this is a terrible, terrible idea. I also didn't think the SUV shown looked all that hot, to be honest.

musicman ViP

3180POSTS

15 years ago

#10

It is still not very clear that this will be the beginning of a massive "booming" auto industry in KSA. As has been seen before they do like some hype and publcity in venturing into this type of R&D that shows the world that they do have some grey matter upstairs unlike the joke thats floating around in social circles about the most expensive brain on earth.

Lets give them some credit for the endeavor and achievemnt and move on. I don think I will be buying a Gazal-I for myself. I will still prefer the grand old "Colonial" Landrover Discovery, anytime, anyplace.

Salman Omrani VIP Member

1389POSTS

15 years ago

#11

musicman wrote:
Lets give them some credit for the endeavor and achievemnt and move on. I don think I will be buying a Gazal-I for myself. I will still prefer the grand old "Colonial" Landrover Discovery, anytime, anyplace.

Agreed,

I'll go for the Hummer 1st G though.

Alliecat ViP

8790POSTS

15 years ago

#12

they do like some hype and publcity

Yes, I've noticed this, even where I work. Some big project, big plans, lots of hype ... and a few months later, you say, 'Whatever happened to ...' and nobody knows.