Devrim
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Last sample of Devrim at TÜLOMSAŞ
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Eskişehir Demiryolu Fabrikası (Eskişehir Railroad Factory) (TÜLOMSAŞ) |
| Production | 4 units |
| Model years | 2014 |
| Assembly | Eskişehir |
| Designer |
The car is designed and engineered from scratch by Turkish Engineers. Body and interior is designed by:
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Middle sized, road type. |
| Layout | Rear wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine |
2000cc carburetted, straight 4 engines, 10 units produced: |
| Transmission |
manual, 10 units produced:
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| Dimensions | |
| Length | 4500 mm |
| Width | 1800 mm |
| Height | 1550 mm |
| Curb weight | 1250 kg |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | Anadol A1 |
The car is designed and engineered from scratch by Turkish Engineers. Body and interior is designed by:
2000cc carburetted, straight 4 engines, 10 units produced:
manual, 10 units produced:
Devrim (pronounced [devˈɾim], English: Revolution) was the first ever automobile designed and produced in Turkey.
On 15 May 1961, the Otomotiv Endüstri Kongresi (Automotive Industry Congress) was opened by President Cemal Gürsel. In his inaugural speech, he said:
We have to become industrialized with a well-balanced tempo. This is a certain requirement. You may ask "don't we have any industry?" Yes we have, but they are so dispersed that all of them must be arranged to work for one direction.
When it comes to the automotive industry; a modern country must produce its own transportation vehicles. In today's world transportation vehicles occupy an important place in the economy. We must produce our own transportation vehicles, we must transport with our own vehicles. First, we have to build some of the parts; then, with improvement, we must build up to 70-80% of them.
Some people say that it's impossible to produce automobiles in Turkey. This thought is the product of dark minds. Turkey has many industrial branches that encourage us in this way too...
After the congress, Gürsel issued his order to build a prototype engine and car meeting the requirements of the country. These prototypes would be compared with the best cars of the time, the shortcomings would be identified, and project development work would be undertaken in order to produce the best possible car in Turkey.
In 1961, President Cemal Gürsel ordered 24 engineers, working in various companies, to build a car fully designed and produced in Turkey. It was to be demonstrated during the Republic Day celebrations on October 29, 1961.
After 130 days of hasty labor at the workshop in Eskişehir, which later became the TÜLOMSAŞ factory, the engineers managed to make four prototypes of the automobile. One was black, and the others were cream coloured. It was named Devrim (the Turkish word for Revolution.)
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