Iranian Soren sedan enters Turkish market

The Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO), a leading automobile manufacturer in Iran, has increased its presence in the Turkish auto market by introducing its latest model, the Soren sedan.

IKCO entered the Turkish market in 2007 by first bringing Samand LX passenger cars into the country and then the Samand’s EL model. Speaking to the Anatolia news agency yesterday, Yiğit Seskır, general director of MYS Automotive, the Turkey distributor for IKCO, said both of the Samand models were well received by Turkish customers and that this high demand led them to also import the Soren.

Both the Soren EL and LX models were introduced in Turkey in the first week of the year, he said. The EL, which is outfitted with an airbag, ABS and air-conditioning, sells for TL 20,990, while the LX model is equipped with double airbags, steel rims, fog lights and parking sensors in addition to the features offered on the EL. It is priced at TL 23,990.

“We entered the Turkish market with the motto ‘Good-quality low-priced automobiles’ and saw the anticipated demand for Samand. In line with this, we are introducing another car of very high quality at an affordable price,” Seskır said.

Another IKCO automobile, the Runna, will also be imported to Turkey, Seskır stated.

Onuk Sazan - Turkish supercar

It seems like the world of one off super cars has just received a new member hoping for a production vehicle future.

We have already seen the Spanish Spano GTA and the latest true American super car, the Devon Motorworks GTX->http://www.topspeed.com/cars/devon-motorworks/index668.html]. However this new Turkish speed machine does away with the three letter moniker and instead caries the nickname of its creator’s late offspring, much like Enzo Ferrari did with the Dino. The Onuk Sazan is in every aspect a bona fide super car, the body is made from intricately worked composite materials, each pony only has to lug around about four pounds and the asking price is a cool €200,000.

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Onuk Sazan, Mobil Sport Asal Turki Dibanderol Rp 2,7 Miliar

Di penghujung 2009, sebuah perusahaan pembuat perahu di Turki yaitu Yonca Onuk mengumumkan akan memproduksi varian sedan sport yang diberi nama Onuk Sazan. Meski belum disebutkan kapan persisnya mobil ini akan diproduksi, namun prototipe mobil ini telah ditampilkan.

Adalah doktor Ekber Onuk - pemilik Yonca Onuk - yang merancang mobil tersebut. Seperti disebut motorauthority, Ekber merancang mobil itu untuk dipersembahkan kepada almarhum putranya, Kaan 'Sazan' Onuk yang meninggal dunia karena kecelakaan lalu lintas pada 1996 lalu.

Prototipe yang ditampilkan Ekber itu menggunakan mesin Corvette LS7 yang mampu menghasilkan tenaga hingga 512 daya kuda dengan torsi 635 Newton meter (Nm). Mobil sport yang menggunakan sistem transmisi manual dengan lima tingkat percepatan itu diklaim mampu melesat hingga 300 kilometer per jam.

Namun, ada kemungkinan untuk memproduksi tipe lain yang menggunakan mesin milik salah satu varian Nissan yang berkapasitas 3.500 V6 turbocharged VQ34DE. Mesin tersebut diakui dapat menghasilkan tenaga hingga 485 daya kuda dengan torsi 588 Nm. Tipe itu dibekali sistem transmisi enam percepatan gearbox XTRAC 6.012.

Ekber Onuk mengaku mobil yang akan diproduksi hanya lima unit saban tahunnya itu, memiliki bobot yang ringan karena menggunakan sasis dari serat karbon. Para insinyur di Yonca Onuk mengklaim berat mobil bisa ditekan hingga hanya berbobot bersih 1.000 kilogram (kg) saja.

Tetapi Ekber Onuk menyebut, dirinya optimistis berat mobil yang akan dibanderol 200 ribu euro atau sekitar Rp 2,7 miliar itu bisa ditekan sehingga bobot bersihnya hanya 920 kg.

Dong Feng to invest $250m in new Turkish car plant

China's third-largest carmaker Dong Feng Motor is to invest $250 million in a planned Turkish plant with an annual capacity of 52,000 units, Turkey's government investment agency said on Wednesday.

Feasibility studies for the location are being carried out and construction should begin in the first quarter of 2010, the government investment agency said in a statement.








It also said Korean steel manufacturer Posco would make an initial greenfield investment in Turkey of $24 million to produce annually 170,000 million tonnes of flat steel, to be used primarily for the automotive sector.

Hyundai Assan, a joint enterprise between carmaker Hyundai and Turkey's Kibar Holding, announced on Wednesday it had chosen Turkey as the site for production of its new i20 series.

Tofaş Şahin: Car Made in Turkey

The Tofaş Şahin, Dogan and Kartal are Turkish versions of the old Fiat 131 automobile made in Turk Otomobil Fabrikasi A.S. facilities in Bursa, Turkey.

OTOKAR ANNOUNCES DORUK 160LE HIBRA BUS WITH HYBRID DRIVE

Turkish bus manufacturer Otokar, part of the Koç Group, has completed the first prototype of a Doruk midibus fitted with a hybrid drive. This first vehicle is used now by Otokar for their own extensive testing. A second prototype vehicle is scheduled for construction later this year