OP's Puzzle #1569 - Aryana 792

Otto Puzzell · March 13, 2010, 03:03:04 AM

Know what it is?

Please, respond below and share your knowledge of what this is, and who built it.
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gilescooperuk · March 13, 2010, 01:03:07 PM

I don't think that car likes me - it looks like it is permanently scowling...

Otto Puzzell · March 14, 2010, 02:34:22 PM

I'm sure it's just having a bad day.

Paul Jaray · March 14, 2010, 07:12:09 PM

It thinks it's a superior race...

Otto Puzzell · March 21, 2010, 04:16:27 AM

Well, somebody seemed intent on handing this one to you Rookies, with a big bow.

Experts?

guido66 · March 30, 2010, 05:42:33 PM

from southern Europe?

Otto Puzzell · March 31, 2010, 05:31:25 AM

No.

DeAutogids.nl · April 01, 2010, 07:01:30 AM

Aryana 792, Belgium?

Otto Puzzell · April 01, 2010, 10:48:07 AM

Right car; not from Belgium. But I wasn't asking for the country. :)

DeAutogids.nl · April 01, 2010, 11:16:59 AM

okay, the company seems to be from Belgium and the car is featured in a video on TT-circuit Assen

pnegyesi · June 22, 2017, 02:47:28 AM

Please ID brand, model and year for a point

pnegyesi · July 02, 2017, 12:38:13 AM

Experts?

el_monty · July 02, 2017, 02:26:29 PM

Is it Russian?

pnegyesi · July 03, 2017, 01:25:48 AM

no

el_monty · July 03, 2017, 05:06:15 AM

Asian?

pnegyesi · July 03, 2017, 06:02:44 AM

Well, geographical location will be difficult. The designer is Asian, his company has moved around.

el_monty · July 03, 2017, 07:13:47 AM

Has this designer made other cars?

pnegyesi · July 03, 2017, 07:52:22 AM

yes

el_monty · July 04, 2017, 05:40:03 AM

Found it! Its the iEV Ariana 792 by Iranian designer Jamshid Arian. He used to be based in Australia and now he's in Germany. I knew I had seen this microcar before but couldn't place it; I have located it now because it turns out I had the iEV2, a more recent creation of Arian, in the pipeline as my next puzzle.

pnegyesi · July 04, 2017, 07:37:16 AM

Spot on!

gte4289 · June 08, 2023, 04:55:18 PM

Additional photos:

gte4289 · June 08, 2023, 05:08:17 PM

Quote from: DeAutogids.nl on April 01, 2010, 11:16:59 AM
okay, the company seems to be from Belgium and the car is featured in a video on TT-circuit Assen

The company (iEV Motors) has moved to Denmark as of 2019, but it seems this particular vehicle was built in Iran circa 2001-02. From the company's website:

gte4289 · June 08, 2023, 05:12:43 PM

This vehicle appeared in a previous puzzle back in 2010. A search probably failed due to the difference in spelling, the correct spelling being "Aryana" with a Y.

pnegyesi · June 08, 2023, 11:48:57 PM

Thanks for spotting it

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