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Simurgh
Overview
Manufacturer
  • Entop
Production2022 (Prototype)
Assembly
DesignerMohammad Raza Ahmadi[1]
Body and chassis
ClassSports car
Body style2-door coupé
LayoutTransverse mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Powertrain
EngineModified 1.8 L 1ZZ-FE I4

Simurgh (Persian: سیمرغ‎),[2] also reported by other names such as Mada 9, Black Swan, and Helmet,[3] is an economic sport car prototype engineered by Mohammad Raza Ahmadi and produced by the Entop in Afghanistan.[4][5] It was shown to the public at Kabul University in late 2022, with assistance from the Afghan IT Ministry and the Innovation Center of Afghanistan.[6] A year later it was displayed at the Geneva International Motor Show.[2] The Simurgh was reported to be running on a Modified 1ZZ-FE engine. The exotic car was developed in more than five years by Ahmadi and his team in the Naw avari (Innovation) Center of the Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute (ATVI),[7][8]

The prototype sports an F1-style pushrod suspension and a tube frame chassis composed of lightweight composite materials.[9][10][11][12] The team behind the project has not yet disclosed its production schedule.[9][13]

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References

  1. "Super car's rate, name will be surprise: Eng.Ahmadi". Pajhwok Afghan News (Afghanistan). 8 January 2023. https://pajhwok.com/2023/01/08/super-cars-rate-name-will-be-surprise-eng-ahmadi/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Afghanistan’s Viral Supercar Makes Global Debut at Doha Show". Bloomberg News. October 9, 2023. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-09/afghanistan-s-viral-supercar-makes-global-debut-at-doha-show. 
  3. "The first made in Afghanistan car was displayed in Kabul". Khaama Press (United States). 30 December 2022. https://www.khaama.com/the-first-made-in-afghanistan-car-was-displayed-in-kabul-76585/. 
  4. "The Taliban's new economic sport car runs like its beloved Toyotas". Quartz (United States). January 17, 2023. https://qz.com/talibans-new-supercar-runs-like-its-beloved-toyota-1849994541. 
  5. "All about First Ever Afghan-Made Sports Car". TOLOnews. 10 January 2023. https://tolonews.com/science-technology-181549. 
  6. "Hopes are high for local sports car to go on display at Geneva International Motor Show". Ariana News (Afghanistan). 18 November 2022. https://www.ariananews.af/hopes-are-high-for-local-sports-car-to-go-on-display-at-geneva-international-motor-show/. 
  7. "Taliban officials praise Afghanistan's first sports car. It has an engine from a 2000 Toyota Corolla.". Business Insider (United States). January 15, 2023. https://www.businessinsider.com/taliban-afghanistan-first-sports-car-mada-9-toyota-corolla-engine-2023-1. 
  8. "Talibans unveil their first 'indigenously built' supercar, the Mada 9". Times Now News (India). 12 January 2023. https://www.timesnownews.com/auto/car-news/talibans-unveil-their-first-indigenously-built-supercar-the-mada-9-article-96928606. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 Desk, Samaa Web (December 31, 2022). "WATCH: Afghanistan's home-grown supercar 'Mada 9' takes to roads in viral video". https://www.samaaenglish.tv/news/40024533. 
  10. https://www.rudaw.net/turkish/middleeast/02012023
  11. "First-ever Afghanistan-Made Supercar 'Mada-9' Goes Viral on Social Media". November 21, 2022. https://www.techjuice.pk/first-ever-afghanistan-made-supercar-mada-9-goes-viral-on-social-media/. 
  12. Moeed, Abdul (January 3, 2023). "Afghanistan Develops Supercar Model". https://greekreporter.com/2023/01/04/afghanistan-supercar/. 
  13. "Elon Musk, who? Taliban unveils Afghanistan's first indigenously developed 'supercar' named Mada 9". 11 January 2023. https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/taliban-unveils-afghanistans-first-indigenously-developed-supercar-named-mada-9-11967912.html. 

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