Iranian Cars thread!!

[shugs]

Yeh too true shayan...

The only thing the IRI isnt too hot on (and hasnt been since the days of the revoloution) is high powered motorbikes.... u need a special letter of concent to have one... Its cos back in the day lots of hit and run assasinations happened on them and thats why they were outlawed to the public, limit is 250cc i believe... tho in todays tehran u can outrun the cops in a 50cc vespa cos of the traffic


But serioisly coupés are legal in Iran today, ive seen lots with my own eyes and as i sed before Iran Khodro are going to tap into the market. (and i believe Kerman Khodro are planning to manufacture the Hyundai Coupé/Tuscani/Tiburon)... im not sure about convertables tho, ive never been to iran in summer so i guess i never got to see them with the roof down.

I saw an SLK 500AMG at the petrol station in Amir Abbad-e-shomali in December :P

[Shayan_m]

Originally Posted by shugs

Kerman Khodro are planning to manufacture the Hyundai Coupé/Tuscani/Tiburon)

Are u serious ? Man that'd be awesome !

[shugs]

Yeh man... It was an automotive convention at the international fair thingy they have in Tehran, i got tons of brochures lmao...

[shugs]

SOURCE: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetai...?NewsID=310773

Suzuki walks into nation’s SUV market

TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA) -– This 4WD SUV is being offered in limited numbers, 190 units, in the present to test the market and it is expected to be mass-produced in Iran in August 2006, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Tuesday.

According to the contract signed between Iran Khodro Company (IKCO) and Suzuki, the first batch, at 6,000, of Grand Vitara SUVs will be assembled in CKD (completely knocked down parts) form and full domestic production will go into effect gradually.

IKCO has been negotiating with Suzuki, Hyundai, and several other Japanese and Korean companies in the last two years to fill the void for an all-terrain and a price-competitive 4WD. “The Grand Vitara is going to stimulate competition in this field which would eventually benefit the public,” executive director of IKCO of Khorasan Siadat noted.

A V-6 model, at 180hp, is also part of the final agreement between the two car makers to hit the road in near future. The Grand Vitara is to be built in Khorasan and the estimated price tag may stand at 300 million rials.

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SOURCE: http://www.mehrnews.com/en/NewsDetai...?NewsID=312670

Mashhad, home to hi-tech Japanese SUV

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) -– Japan’s auto manufacturing technology finds its way into Iran’s auto industry. The news came on Saturday when the first Japanese SUV production line was inaugurated at Iran Khodro’s East Binalud Factory in Mashhad.

The production capacity of 5,000 Suzuki Grand Vitaras per annum is expected to offer a new course to the nation’s auto business and it is well capable of competing with French automobiles built domestically.

The first batch of Grand Vitara is to roll out from Binalud in July 2006, and the plan is in line with the 20-Year Outlook Plan, envisaged for the country’s auto industry, creating 264 direct jobs.

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Grand Vitara:

[persian]

cool

[shugs]

Iran Khodros' Peugeot 206 SD (Aryan)



PERFORMANCE

* Engine Type : TU5JP4
* Engine capacity : 1578
* Max. Power hp (rpm) : 110(5800)
* Max. Torque Nm (rpm) : 142(4000)
* Max. Speed (with Manual gearbox) : 193 Km/h
* Max. Speed (with automatic gearbox) : 189 Km/h
* Compression ratio : 5/10
* Fuel system : Injection
* Number of valve : 16
* Number of cylinder : 4 cylinder in line

BRAKES

* Front brake system : Disk, with cooling system
* Rear brake system : Disk
* ABS brake : 4 channel, 4 sensor

# Clutch : Hydraulic-Electronic

Its a 206 with an ass thats actually but ugly... tho its gonna make good money for IKCO as it apeals to the ME market (they like their cars with an ass... thats why the pride got redesigned to have an ass )

[shayan]

jup this is the car that will become populair in Central asia and Egypt and stuff.

[Shayan_m]

Originally Posted by shayan

jup this is the car that will become populair in Central asia and Egypt and stuff.

I don't think so !

To me it looks like crap !

[shugs]

it looks crap to me too... BUT it will apeal to the middle east and central asian market as ppl there dont find hatch backs that appealing

[UnitedPakistan]

Source, photo , anything? The mullahs in Iran don’t allow convertibles in Iran for Islamic reasons. Anyhow , I am going to Iran next week , if I see one I will take a photo , if I don’t see one then what I am saying is true.

Alright, this was hillarious!

When you kick them out you can also tell them we kicked you out for islamic reasons.

[Shayan_m]

Man , this guy is blabbering . let him say whatever he likes ,lol !

[Halawala]

Does Mercedes produce cars in Iran? If so, which models?

[Pish-REZ-pash]

Originally Posted by Halawala

Does Mercedes produce cars in Iran? If so, which models?

Mercedes were planning to produce the E-Class in Tehran but that was dumped for several reaons unknown

but perosnally you gotta hand it to the iranians. I have yet to see a GCC country with its own assembly line (with the exception of Bahrain which has RUF and another company in 2007)

If Bahrain would learn auto assembly techniques from the Iranians we would have a good chance of building better quality cars

[shugs]

Originally Posted by Halawala

Does Mercedes produce cars in Iran? If so, which models?

Yep... I haven't found much info on it but on the Iran Khodro site they have a tiny snippet of info on it:

SOURCE: http://www.ikco.com/


Mercedes-Benz authorized dealership will open in Iran soon
Top Khodro Co. will be in charge of producing Mercedes passenger cars in Iran

[Gilgamesh]

Ssangyong's Rexton model to be in Iran soon

LONDON, May 8 (IranMania) - The Korean car maker Ssangyong will soon begin production of its Rexton model in Iran, the Persian service of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) said.

The four wheel drive SUV (Sport Utility Vehicle) slated to be manufactured and marketed in the Asian state by the domestic carmaker Morattab Industrial Manufacturing Co. will be offered at a price a little higher than Musso, another product from the car company already produced in Iran.

Being a small auto manufacturer in Korea, the Chinese-owned Ssangyong is searching new ways to survive. In the mid 90s, the company established a joint venture with Germany’s Mercedes Benz to design and produce its products based on the Mercedes platform. Mercedes later ceased its cooperation with the Korean automaker, however.

Iran says suspended Renault car deal to go ahead

TEHRAN, May 6 - (AFP) A suspended deal between Iran and French car giant Renault to make a new mass-market vehicle aimed at Iranian consumers will go ahead after the two sides resolved an export dispute, the industry ministry has said.

The landmark deal has been suspended since April when Iran insisted the plan would only go ahead if it could export some of the Iranian-made cars to the French automobile manufacturer's traditional markets.

Renault had previously only proposed that Iran export some car parts, but the Iranian industry ministry said Renault now agreed Tehran could export 20 percent of the Logan L-90 cars that would be made in Iran.

"Renault has accepted Iran's terms for exports of 20 percent of the L-90 Logan model and its contract will be modified and finalised within two weeks", the deputy industry minister was quoted as saying on Saturday.

L-90 production is scheduled to start later this year.

[Shayan_m]

Rexton is fine , bring them on !

L-90 is a crap car , wouldn't have cared if the deal hadn't gone trough !

[shayan]

ow Rexton is very nice! That IRan has the technology to produce these cars!

[gole_hayahou]

Gazelle, Iranian-built solar car is to go international

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) -–“Iranian Gazelle”, the first solar automobile in its kind being built in the Middle East region is on its way to Isfahan, a city in the central Iran.

The car, powered by solar energy is designed and produced by some of the students from the University of Tehran. The car left Tehran for the historic city of Isfahan yesterday, the Persian service of Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) said here, on Sunday.



On its way to Isfahan, the single-passenger car is expected to by Sunday evening arrive in Kashan, another historic city located on the borders of the nation’s central desert and is scheduled to start its journey on Monday early morning and arrive in Isfahan at noon the same day, the report also explained.



The team accompanying Gazelle is due to return to Tehran on May 20.



The designers have been invited to join 20 best research teams of the world in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to cooperate in building future solar cars.


RA/MA
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MNA
(www.mehrnews.com)

[persian]

cool

[Gilgamesh]

Saipa Designs a New Model of Pride


TEHRAN, May 15 (ISNA) - Iran plans to manufacture 400 thousands Pride in 2006.

"SAIPA Co. plans to manufacture 450 thousand vehicles this year; of this number 400 thousand is to be Pride's share of this year's production," announced an informed official.

This official also announced that a new model was to be designed on Pride's platform, called the S81 SAIPA National Car.

Currently Pride, due to Peykan's production freeze and the absence of L90 has mastered Iran's low-priced vehicles market. Pride last year broke Iran's annual vehicle manufacture record with a figure of 340 thousand.