Al Araba 1
{{Infobox automobile
|image=|name=Al-Araba 1
|manufacturer=Al-Araba Company
|production=2003
|assembly=Saudi Arabia
|class=Sports luxury car
|body_style=2-door Coupé
|layout=Front engine, four-wheel drive
|transmission=5-speed automatic
|length= {{convert|4572|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://automag.be/breve.php3?id_breve=43|title=D C Design (Dilip Chhabria Design) au Salon de Genève 2003 |accessdate=2008-01-07|work=automag.be| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080124214914/http://automag.be/breve.php3?id_breve=43| archivedate= 24 January 2008 | url-status= live|language=fr}}
|width= {{convert|2032|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|height= {{convert|1270|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
|weight= {{convert|2250|kg|lb|1|abbr=on}}
|engine=1.5 L 1468 cc straight-4 Turbo (based on a Japanese Mitsubishi engine){{cite web|url=http://www.motor.ru/archive/number85/art2|title=Geneve-2003|accessdate=2008-01-08|work=motor.ru| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080109142917/http://www.motor.ru/archive/number85/art2| archivedate= 9 January 2008 | url-status= live|language=ru}}{{cite web|url=http://www.madle.org/edcgaia.htm|title=Dilip Chhabria Gaia |accessdate=2008-01-07|work=madle.org| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071229201819/http://www.madle.org/edcgaia.htm| archivedate= 29 December 2007 | url-status= live}}
|related=Mitsubishi Lancer EV08{{cite web|url=http://www.agencyfaqs.com/perl/news/company_briefs/index.html?id=388|title=Dilip Chhabria's GAIA wows Geneva Motor Show|accessdate=2008-01-07|work=agencyfaqs.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124144044/http://www.agencyfaqs.com/perl/news/company_briefs/index.html?id=388|archivedate=24 January 2008|url-status=dead}}
|designer=Fouzi Ayoub Sabri
Dilip Chhabria
}}
The Al Araba 1 ({{langx|ar|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[http://www.madle.org/edcgaia.htm Motor Show] Joint-Venture partner of Dilip Chhabria is Al-Araba, personalised by Engineer Fouzy Ayoub Sabri and Dilip Chhabria{{cite web |url=http://www.dancewithshadows.com/automobile_design.asp |title=Dilip Chhabria |publisher=dancewithshadows.com |date=2005-07-16 |accessdate=2011-04-24 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527082128/http://www.dancewithshadows.com/automobile_design.asp |archivedate=2011-05-27 |url-status=dead }} who based their project on the Mitsubishi Lancer. Few cars were made to keep its rarity and pricing at US$270,000.[http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=6&article=156260&issue=8864 Middle East Newspaper - 6/Mar 2003 (ar)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522000851/http://www.aawsat.com/details.asp?section=6&article=156260&issue=8864 |date=2011-05-22 }} {{in lang|ar}}
Notes and references
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External links
- [http://www.al-araba.com]
Category:All-wheel-drive vehicles
Category:Cars introduced in 2003
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