Here the rocket car comes, as we all know, we have this car since 1999 which the world finds hard to believe, but that’s true, here is the new 2009 version of (صاروخ الجماهيرية ).
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The “Libyan Rocket”, as the prototype is called, is described as an “elegant sedan” 17 feet long, more than six feet wide, with a 3-liter, V-6 gasoline engine.
According to the BBC and Fox News, it also has airbags, an unspecified ‘electronic defense system’, and a collapsible bumper.
The car can go hundreds of miles on a flat tire, a feature that could come in handy while driving in the vast Libyan desert. Other safety features include a device to cut off the fuel supply to avoid a fire in case of accident.
Domenico Morali, CEO of Tesco TS SpA, an automotive design company based in Turin, Italy, said Qaddafi joined in discussions about the car’s styling and asked for an original car using Libyan materials including marble, leather and fabric.
The car was unveiled earlier this week in Tripoli at the end of an African Union summit.
According to the BBC, construction of a factory to produce the car will begin next month in Tripoli. (ANI)
September 9th, 2009 at 10:36 PM
It looks interesting…. the pointed ends would probably make parallel parking a bit difficult and it rides rather low to the ground. My choice for a vehicle in Libya would be something a bit higher to avoid the bumps in the roads and the floods during winter. Does this thing have 4-wheel drive? And what’s the sound system like… I hope it doesn’t have a cassette player! Does it have an ipod dock?
Where’s the dealer located? I want to take a test drive.
September 11th, 2009 at 6:36 PM
Strategic Industries: Not the niche for Libya, car manufacturing is not our thing, neither cement, glass, or other stuff. We should concentrate on things that enrich the country economically, and environmentally. Tourism, agriculture, small business for clothing and textile, and crafts utilizing clay, palm trees products.
Let the technology stay where it is, its not because we can’t handle technology, but it is not the choice for the Libyan market that has a lot to offer, other then being the “Hi-Tech Dump of other countries”.
September 14th, 2009 at 7:22 AM
hi it’s just another jacking for Libyan sicker
September 22nd, 2009 at 9:59 AM
amazing if only they bring it out for real , lets hope so
September 29th, 2009 at 8:30 PM
you would think they would start with something for everyday use and for your avrage person ……why am I not surprised
September 29th, 2009 at 8:30 PM
you would think they would start with something for everyday use and for your avrage person ……why am I not surprised
November 20th, 2009 at 9:09 PM
Hello
For myself, along with the idea of making this car for will be the beginning, not the end and I ask more progress in our beloved and from automakers.
to manufacture anything with the continuity and persistence and encouragement.
Go ahead, Libya.
November 20th, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Hello
For myself, along with the idea of making this car for will be the beginning, not the end and I ask more progress in our beloved and from automakers.
to manufacture anything with the continuity and persistence and encouragement.
Go ahead, Libya.
January 30th, 2010 at 7:25 AM
i always like reading articles here. thanks for providing useful tips
October 25th, 2010 at 12:35 PM
ohh what a car !!! but wait….. all cars ships to libya I have only one reccomendation to all car manufacturers " can you provide bodybags to all new cars" RTA are everywhere I can blood stained hiways . They drive more faster than the F1 drivers.