With the silhouette of a doorstop, technology borrowed from BMW, Rimac and Hyundai, and production rooted in Saudi Arabia, this strange new electric vehicle prototype is truly one of a kind. Spotted testing in public by Response, the sharp-edged machine comes from Ceer, Saudi Arabia’s first domestic EV brand, founded in 2022 by Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. While GM’s largest SUVs are selling like hotcakes in the Middle East, and the UAE still retains its obsession with outrageous gas-powered machines like the Mercedes G63 AMG 6×6, its neighboring country, Saudi Arabia, wants to disrupt the EV space with a “car” that looks unlike anything else on the road.
The Retro-Futuristic Design
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The first thing you notice about Ceer’s upcoming EV is its shape. The easiest way to describe it is what happens when a DeLorean DMC-12 and a Tesla Cybertruck have a baby. It’s wide, aggressive, futuristic, rugged, and has an unmistakable wedge look. Ceer claims the car will feature the world’s largest windshield, and judging by the prototype, that does not seem far-fetched. The glass stretches far back over the cabin and sits almost flat. It looks cool and helps improve airflow – a win-win situation. Then there are the doors, which appear to follow a gullwing or Falcon-style design, much like the Tesla Model X, adding yet another layer of visual theatre to the so-called “car.”
Built Through Global Partnerships
BMW
Hyundai
Rimac
Ceer may be new, but the engineering behind its first EV is not. The brand is a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Foxconn, with key technology licensed from BMW to speed up development. On the mechanical side, Hyundai Transys is supplying a compact three-in-one electric drive system for certain models, while higher-performance versions are set to benefit from Rimac’s high-output electric drive system. Instead of trying to reinvent everything from scratch, Ceer is stitching together tried and tested components from established players to give itself the upper hand that many young EV brands struggle to achieve.
The First Step for Saudi Arabia’s EV Ambitions
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Saudi Arabia is best known for its oil reserves, but the global shift toward cleaner energy has made change inevitable. Ceer’s unusual prototype offers a glimpse of what that transformation could look like. Ceer will be the country’s first true homegrown EV manufacturer, with plans to build vehicles locally for domestic buyers and select international markets. It also ties into Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 strategy, which aims to reduce dependence on oil by investing in future-focused sectors like electric mobility. While pricing, range, and performance figures remain under wraps, seeing this wedge-shaped EV testing in the real world suggests that Saudi Arabia is serious about carving out a place in the global electric car conversation – in a way no one has ever done before.
