Iran is kinda like Italy of middle east! Both countries have great history and people are very alike as well. Now they have found another common ground! and it’s, weirdly, car design! And by that I don’t mean they gonna cause any trouble to Pinin Farina or Zagato, but honestly looking at some of these [...]

Middle east’s biggest auto maker, Iran Khodro (IKCO) has unveiled their second self-developed car which is the Iran’s third after IKCO’s Samand and Saipa’s Miniature. The car is an economy sedan called Runna and you get the impression that it’s another Chinese crap at first glance! But they say it’s 100% Iranian, yea right! Read [...]

The boss of SAIPA, Iran’s second biggest car maker claims that they’ve been contacted by some ‘ big automakers ‘ from America and they’ve invited them to participate in joint projects! according to an Iranian news agency. He wouldn’t say in which fields they gonna participate! Mehrdad Bazrpash adds that the economic downturn caused even [...]

In a joint project with Siemens, guys from American University of  Sharjah/UAE has made a solar car named SunChaser. It has 740 solar cells, develops 1.5 hp and can reach 100 kph. They say  it’s region’s first student-made solar car, but as far as we know it isn’t! Some eggheads from university of Tehran/Iran has [...]

You have probably heard of this only Iranian made car, the Samand, as it was on display at recently finished Geneva Motorshow. Now feast your eyes on the Golden Samand! Read More… Ordered by a Russian Millionaire for whatever reason he’d thought of (collection maybe!), this Samand has undergone some very expensive cosmetic surgery and [...]

I bet you didn’t know this! One of the world’s largest car manufacturer is probably the least least famous as well. Iran Khodro (IKCO) is a government-owned car maker in Iran which has facilities that can make up to 1 million cars per year easily! Read More… And when every single car maker is affected [...]

Iran Khodro, largest auto maker in middle east claims that they’ve made the world’s most powerful natural gas engine. The turbo-charged four cylinder runs on CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) and develops 150 hp, but no more details published! It is more powerful than the Japanese samples like the Civic GX but in early 2007 Mercedes [...]