Al Araba 1

The Al Araba 1 (Arabic: العربة) is a sports luxury car created by a joint venture between Saudi Arabian automobile maker Al-Araba Company (officially a vehicle armoring company) and Indian vehicle customising and modification company DC Design . This car was the first Saudi Arabian made civilian vehicle. The project was completed in 2003 and was shown at the Geneva Motor Show. It was built by Fouzi Ayoub Sabri^[5] and Dilip Chhabria^[6] who based their project on the Mitsubishi Lancer. Few cars were made to keep its rarity and pricing at US$270,000.^[7]

Al-Araba 1
Overview
Manufacturer	Al-Araba Company
Production	2003
Assembly	Saudi Arabia
Designer	Fouzi Ayoub Sabri Dilip Chhabria
Body and chassis
Class	Sports luxury car
Body style	2-door Coupé
Layout	Front engine, four-wheel drive
Related	Mitsubishi Lancer EV08[1]
Powertrain
Engine	1.5 L 1468 cc straight-4 Turbo (based on a Japanese Mitsubishi engine)[2][3]
Transmission	5-speed automatic
Dimensions
Length	4,572 mm (180.0 in)[4]
Width	2,032 mm (80.0 in)[4]
Height	1,270 mm (50.0 in)[4]
Curb weight	2,250 kg (4,960.4 lb)[4]