Zarooq Motors

Zarooq Motors logo
Zarooq Motors logo

Zarooq Motors[1] is a United Arab Emirates car manufacturer of high-performance cars, based in Dubai. Zarooq Motors is the first to manufacture the chassis, the car body and to assemble a production series automobile in the UAE. It is also the first car manufacturer with Emirati Management, therefore at the forefront of emiratisation and Dubai diversification in Industry.

Zarooq Brands themselves as "Supercars Born In the Desert", probably alluding to their origins in the UAE, a country known for its love of luxury hypercars and its desert.

Their main focus is performance Supercars with distinct Off-Road capabilities (as the car architecture is similar to a rally raid racing car, despite the fact that it is road legal).

The name was inspired by the Schockari Sand Racer, the fastest snake in the desert, in Emirati: Zarooq (زاروق)

History

Zarooq Motors started hinting their project in 2015 with some sketches.[2]

View of Zarooq SandRacer

Later on they divulged the actual design of their car during a press conference [3] in November 2015.

zarooq show car
Zarooq show car

In April 2016, they revealed their first show car in front of the Sofitel The Palm, in Dubai[4]

Dubai Sand circuit
Dubai Sand circuit

In addition to the Sand Racer, Zarooq Motors also announced the creation of a Sand circuit[5] which will feature off-road races and allow public to experience the car ("arrive and drive").

The founders[6] all have a significant history in motor racing:

- Mohammed Al Qadi as a race organizer in Dubai Autodrome and Yas Marina Circuit

- Bruno Laffite as a driver in Formula Renault, Formula Ford and IndyCar

- Iannis Mardell as a strategy consultant in sports industry and with winfield racing school through Simon de Lautour and the Knight brothers

Models

The SandRacer 500 GT[7], their first model will weigh 1300 kg, powered by a 6.2 liter V8 and deliver 500 hp and 600 Nm while having 45 cm[8] of suspension travel.[9]

A renowned supercar designer took care of the car body design the car while the technical aspects were overseen by Zarooq Motors' European Technical Partner: Campos Racing. The luxury leather and carbon fiber was done by Mansory[10].

Production is exclusive (<50 per series), as usual for such premium supercars and price is $450.000[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Zarooq Motors - Home". www.zarooqmotors.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. ↑ "UAE's Zarooq Motors Previews Sand Racer Concept". Carscoops. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. ↑ MotoringMiddleEast (2015-11-24), 2016 Zarooq Motors Sand Racer - press conference on UAE-built car, retrieved 2016-06-01
  4. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: First pictures of Zarooq Sand Racer built in the UAE". sport360.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  5. ↑ "Dubai car firm launches UAE's first off-road race track". 7DAYS UAE. 2015-11-25. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  6. ↑ "Zarooq Motors - About Us". www.zarooqmotors.com. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  7. ↑ "Zarooq SandRacer 500 GT Unveiled As $450,000 Supercar Offroader". CarBuzz. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  8. ↑ "UAE's Zarooq Motors Previews Sand Racer Concept". Carscoops. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
  9. ↑ "Zarooq Motors - Sand Racer". www.zarooqmotors.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.
  10. ↑ "The Zarooq Sand Racer is a 518bhp supercar dune buggy". Top Gear. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
  11. ↑ Panait, Mircea (2017-07-10). "Zarooq Sand Racer 500GT Packs LT1 V8 Power, Priced At $450,000". autoevolution. Retrieved 2017-07-11.
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