KSU Gazal-1
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Non-roadworthy concept vehicle of the Gazal-1 at the Geneva Motor Show. |
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| Gazal-1 غزال ١ |
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| Presentation year: | 2010 |
| Vehicle fair: | Geneva Motor Show |
| Class : | Off-road vehicle |
| Body shape : | Station wagon |
| Engine: |
Otto engines : 5.5 liters (285 kW) |
| Length: | 4811 mm |
| Width: | 1896 mm |
| Height: | 1919 mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2850 mm |
| Empty weight: | 2380-3200 kg |
| Production model: | none |
The KSU Gazal-1 is an off-road vehicle developed on the basis of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class by students at King Saud University . The vehicle was presented to the world public for the first time in March 2010 at the Geneva Motor Show . The prospective engineers received support in the development of the vehicle from the Austrian automobile manufacturer Magna Steyr and the Italian design studio Studiotorino . The model was scheduled for mass production of 20,000 units per year. The countries of the Middle East should be the predominant sales market . The Gazal-1 is also considered to be the first automobile to be developed and produced in Saudi Arabia .
The first production vehicle of the model rolled off the assembly line on June 15, 2010. King Abdullah ibn Abd al-Aziz , who led part of the presentation, also took part in the celebrations to mark the start of production in the MAN Nutzfahrzeuge assembly plant in Jeddah . The public presentation finally took place a few hours later in the Jeddah Palace and then another in the university.
The Gazal-1 was specially developed for use in road traffic as well as for use in dunes and desert regions . The Mercedes-Benz G 500 was chosen as the basis , as the G-Class is very popular in the Middle East. So far, only a gasoline engine with a displacement of 5461 cm³ and an output of 285 kW (388 hp) with a torque of 530 Nm has been offered as a drive . The consumption of the heavy vehicle is t 2.4 km from the unit for a distance of 100 with 14.7 l of Super - fuel indicated. The design-related maximum speed should be 210 km / h. Technically, the model corresponds completely to the original, only the body has been redesigned.
The model name used "Gazal" ( غزال) comes from the Arabic language and means gazelle . According to the manufacturer, the name was derived from the desert gazelle , one of the fastest and most resilient creatures in this area. However, this species is currently threatened with extinction.
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- Article "Saudi Arabia builds its own desert car" from June 19, 2010 on auto-motor-und-sport.de (Author: Uli Baumann)
- Article "From Saudi Arabia: Gazal-1" from March 17th, 2010 on auto.de.msn.com
- Article "Gazal-1: KSU's Saudi Arabian G-Class goes into series production" on autozeitung.de
- Article "King Abdullah reveals Saudi SUV" from June 17, 2010 on autobild.de
- Article "Arabian G-Class" from March 15, 2010 on N24.de
- Article "Saudi Arabia's Gazal1 Goes Into Production" from June 16, 2010 on motorward.com (Author: Arman Barari)
- Article: Saudis get into car production with Magna help "from June 21, 2010 onwirtschaftsblatt.at (Author: Manfred Mader) ( Memento from November 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- Article "Students design a desert car" from June 16, 2010 on 4wheelfun.de (Author: Uli Baumann)
- Article "King Abdullah unveils King Saud University's Gazal-1, the first Saudi Car" from June 15, 2010 on enews.ksu.edu.sa