SubscribeNew ‘Islamic Car’ Has Compass To Find Mecca
From the AFP:
New ‘Islamic car’ to have compass to find Mecca
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) — Malaysia, Iran and Turkey plan to build an “Islamic car” fitted with a compass to find the direction of Mecca, and a compartment to keep the Koran in, the Malaysian state news agency said.
Malaysian automaker Proton’s managing director Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir said during a visit to Tehran that the vehicle would be aimed at the global export market…
“The car will have all the Islamic features and should be meant for export purposes,” he said, adding that it would feature a compartment for keeping the Muslim holy book the Koran, and prayer scarves.
Syed Zainal said the vehicle was an Iranian initiative.
“What they (Iran) want to do is to call that an Islamic car,” he said, giving no further details.
Proton announced last week that it had won an order to supply 5,000 units of its compact Waja model to be used as taxis in Tehran as part of the city’s 200 million dollar public transport renewal initiative.
Proton has been trying to kickstart its export market as it attempts to halt a sharp decline in domestic market share and stem a series of losses — attributed to a lack of new models and a reputation for poor quality.
It is in negotiations with German auto giant Volkswagen over an alliance that it hopes could turn its fortunes around.
No word on whether there will be a burka version, which might permit women to drive.
Though it’s good to hear there will be a taxi version at least.
Hopefully, they will soon come up with an accessory to sight the new moon, so they can stop killing each other over that immensely important detail.
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November 11th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
I could be wrong on some of this… Waja means “noble” in arabic; wajih means “finder.” So the car is at least “noble,” if not a “noble finder.” Of course “waja” is female - and “wajih” is male - and I guess guys often refer to cars as “she,” right? I was hoping for something more like when Mexico supposedly wouldn’t import Chevy Nova’s because “nova” means “it doesn’t go” in Spanish. Well dang. That didn’t work out for me like I’d hoped.
November 11th, 2007 at 7:43 pm
Islamic car, hmm… does that mean the warranty covers damage related to setting them on fire to protest the latest outrage or that the company won’t have a recall when the car blows up as long as it kill a few people who happen to be near it.
November 11th, 2007 at 7:47 pm
Well now that Mazda commercial keeps running through my head.
Only now Its BOOM BOOM BOOM, Instead of the zoom zoom zoom.
November 11th, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Looks like a frigging kia knockoff to me…
November 11th, 2007 at 8:53 pm
I am curious as to whether or not it comes standard with bombs in the trunk or if that is some sort of XLT package
that costs extra.
November 11th, 2007 at 9:33 pm
Proton is proud to present the Waja.
Now jihadist’s can get to a bomb target in style.
Its spacious cab can seat 5 fully laden suicide bombers in complete comfort, And its six cylinder engine will get them on location fast, And imagine the smiles on your friends faces as they exit the innovative suicide doors.
And our console can hold your Koran, 5 head scarfs, 2 AK-47s, And the trunk comes preloaded with a rocket launcher, an IED and one hostage with room to spare.
“No financing available to suicidal idiots, cash up front only”
Blowing the horn voids the 30 day warranty
November 11th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
“Though it’s good to hear there will be a taxi version at least.”
Don’t even think about typing it guys!
November 12th, 2007 at 12:43 am
Love the licence plate on the car pictured above -PGM-3571
(For those not in the know, PGM = precision guided munitions…ya gotta like a car from a place where “high performance” refers to the blast radius…OK I’ll stop now…)
November 12th, 2007 at 4:15 am
Wait for the export version, when Muslims start driving into the ocean following the Mecca compass.
November 12th, 2007 at 2:57 pm
This is a GREAT idea. I’m praying (to Allah) that they include a foot bath in the trunk as standard equipment (optional for infidels). The taxi companies can distribute them to Muslim cabbies - no need to install tax payer funded foot baths at airports, universities, town halls, public restrooms and wherever else they had planned!!! Fantastic! And convenient… the drivers can wash their feet and backsides between fares.
November 12th, 2007 at 3:49 pm
Now, if there are any hackers out there who could patch into the car’s computer & steer it off the nearest bridge, we’d have something.
November 12th, 2007 at 9:15 pm
DEZ , can I add to your list of upgrades ?
# 1 Plush and removable tater sack cloth interior with stone holding pockets . Just to keep your wife ,sister or anything female in line .
# 2 Your choice of camel , donkey or goat aroma .
# 3 No gear shift or turn signals , as the islamofacists don’t want to move forward , or look right or left .
# 4 One big a$$ rear view mirror . To see their future and our ” incoming ” !!!!!!!!
November 12th, 2007 at 9:53 pm
Well of course wire, Besides mine were not very funny.
November 14th, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Gag me!