The IKCO Samand Soren is a large family car manufactured by

Iran Khodro Iran Khodro ( fa, ایران‌خودرو, ''Irân Xodro''), branded as IKCO, is an Iranian automaker headquartered in Tehran. IKCO was founded in 1962 as Iran National (, ''Irân Nâsionâl''). The public company manufactures vehicles, includin ...

(IKCO). It is a

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version of the IKCO

Samand The IKCO Samand is an Iranian sedan produced by IKCO. The Samand production project began in 2001 and the first car was sold in 2001. The Samand inherits the mantle of Iran's national automobile from the Paykan, which was sold by Iran Khodro fr ...

, first released in early 2007.FarsNews
(Persian) It comes with a driver airbag, pretensioner seat-belts, headlight height adjuster, and active antenna. It is named after

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, an ancient Parthian

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(general).

Soren ELX

The Samand Soren ELX is a modified version of the Samand Soren, released in 2008. It has a number of new safety options including ESP (as an option) and a front passenger airbag. It also has a new interior design, including a new dashboard and instrument cluster. Its electrical systems are fully digitized. There are three available engines for the Samand Soren ELX: * EF7 * EF7TC * Peugeot TU5JP4

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