You would hardly associate Afghanistan or the Taliban with innovations – but the radical Islamic terror group recently presented its latest motorized achievement. It is a super sports car that will initially only be sold in the country. However, the question is how many people in the war-torn country can afford the speedster “Mada 9” at all…
For five years, 30 engineers in Afghanistan worked on the sports car and now the prototype is proudly presented on social media for the first time. It was developed by Entop and the Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute in Kabul. However, many technical details have not yet been revealed – it was only revealed that the vehicle has a converted engine from a Toyota Corolla. This would make it clearly superior to other supercars, such as the current Ferrari 296 GTB. The Italian car has about 890 hp under the hood – the Japanese engine, however, reaches a maximum of 300 hp.
Presumably drivable on bad roads
However, Entop boss Mohammad Riza Ahmadi assured that the engine was powerful enough for the vehicle. However, the intention is that the Mada 9 will be equipped with an electric motor in the future. The design of the sports car suggests that it can also drive off the beaten track or on poorly maintained paths. Since Afghanistan is not known for its excellent transportation infrastructure, this property would probably come in very handy.
The sale will initially only take place in Afghanistan and later possibly in other countries – but the company has not yet given exact dates for this. The price was also not published. The company also remained silent about the production location and capabilities.
Development of the car began several years before the Taliban seized power. According to the media, it will be presented this year at the Expo in Doha (Qatar).
Source: Krone
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