Saudi Arabia’s First Car Is an 838-HP Electric ExoticAutoweekMark VaughnTue, September 22, 2026 at 11:56 PM UTCAdd us on GoogleSaudi Arabia's First Car Is an 838-HP Super-EVCeer MotorsDespite the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's huge oil reserves, it's first car will not be powered by gasoline.In keeping with Saudi Arabia's net zero emissions by 2060 goal, the Ceer Exobot Sedan and SUV are each powered by three electric motors combining to make 838 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque. That's good for a reported 2.6 seconds 0–62 mph for the sedan and 2.9 for the SUV.The motors are licensed from BMW, which signed an agreement with Ceer when it launched in 2022, according to BMWBlog. The motors come from two suppliers: Rimac Technology for the rear electric drive unit, while Hyundai Transys supplies the front motors. The platform itself comes from Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn, which wants to branch out from making all the world's iPhones, iPads, PlayStations, and Xboxes into the manufacture of electric cars. Foxconn provides the platform and electrical architecture it also uses for its own home-market Foxtron EVs.Ceer Exobot sedan.Ceer MotorsBoth Exobots draw power from onboard 112-kWh batteries that'll take the car up to 416 miles on the old NEDC circuit. No carmaker has expressed range in NEDC terms in recent decades. Assume an SAE range figure might knock 20 to 30 percent off that figure. Both cars run highly efficient 800-volt architectures, while DC charging tops out at a quick 250 kW.AdvertisementAdvertisementBut it's the looks that got you to click on it, wasn't it? Rather than drawing just another bland cross section of every sedan and SUV already out there, Ceer hired former McLaren designer Rob Melville to oversee the new EVs' look. Melville and team took the traditional three-box sedan and two-box crossover and flattened them both, with a tilted billiard table top of a roof that draws in all the sunshine you'll likely ever want. The roof is clear glass, too, the biggest ever on a current production car, Ceer says. The windshield has a silver coating to reflect heat, but it's not known whether the roof does, too.Ceer Exobot SUV.Ceer MotorsTo keep the design just this side of crazy, both front and rear doors rise as one in what could be called gullwings, except that they're so large you'd have to pick a bigger bird, maybe a pterodactyl.Inside is a 48-inch A-pillar-to-A-Pillar display that will keep everyone entertained and informed all day long.Outside, the SUV measures 16 and a half feet long and five and a half feet tall. The sedan is over 17 feet long and just over four and a half feet tall.AdvertisementAdvertisementDon't look for Ceer dealerships on every corner in the US, though."Saudi Arabia is our home market and our immediate priority," Ceer told Autoweek. "From there, our ambition is to expand across the GCC (the six Arab countries bordering the Persian Gulf) starting in the first half of 2028, and, over time, explore opportunities in the wider Middle East, Africa and other international markets."But might they eventually go outside that market?Ceer Motors"Our vehicles are being developed to meet global standards, giving us the flexibility to enter additional markets when the time is right," Ceer told us.Ceer Motors is funded primarily as a joint venture between Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), and Foxconn, so it should get off the ground, at the very least.AdvertisementAdvertisementProduction is slated to begin at King Abdullah Economic City in January 2027, with deliveries starting in March, Ceer says. The company has five more models planned: an even-larger D-segment sedan, another SUV, and a coupe-SUV in 2027, followed by compact cars in 2028.No prices were mentioned, but you gotta think there'd be a market in the Silicon Valley for something this wild and crazy. Maybe sneak one in under the Show & Display law?Hearst Owned