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| The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by Built2last: 11:22am On Jul 19, 2020 |
Engr. Ezekiel Izuogu Is Dead Renowned Inventor, Electrical and Automobile engineer, Engr. Ezekiel Izuogu, from Ideato North local government of Imo State is dead. According to family sources, Engr. Izuogu died in the early hours of today, July 18th, 2020. Recall that In 1997, Engr. Ezekiel Izuogu, who at that time was also a lecturer at Federal polytechnic Nekede made waves across Nigeria and Africa after he singlehandedly designed and developed the Izuogu Z-600, the first African indigenously manufactured car. n 2005, the Z-600 started getting interests from other African countries. MORE ABOUT HIM In 2006, the South African government expressed keen interest in the car. They wanted Izuogu to build it in South Africa. They invited him to set up a plant in South Africa and begin the mass production of the car. Izuogu reluctantly agreed. According to him, he didn’t like the idea that Nigerians will not benefit from the employment the project will generate. However, on Saturday, March 11 2006, no fewer than 12 heavily armed men broke into Dr. Izuogu’s factory in Naze in Imo State. The men carted away various machines and tools including the design history notebook of Z-600. They also stole the design file Z-MASS, containing the design history for mass production of Z-600 car. The moulds for various parts of the car was also taken away. This was a big setback for the project. Since then not much is known on the status of the car. However, there have been reports that unauthorized versions of the car are being manufactured in several countries of the world. The Izuogu Z-600 prototype was equipped with a self-made 1.8L four-cylinder engine that got 18mpg. It allowed the car to achieve a top speed of 140 km/h (86 mph). Front-Wheel Drive (FWD) was chosen over Rear Wheel Drive (RWD) because a transmission tunnel, which RWD would require, would be more expensive to fabricate. 90% of the car’s components were made locally. The design of the car was very utilitarian resembling a Renault 4. It has an upright stance and a front end that vaguely resembles the locally assembled Peugeot 504. To be priced at $2000 it would have been the cheapest car in the world. Clever features like a doorbell used in place of a horn ensure it achieves its low price target. May His Soul Rest In Peace � https://autojosh.com/izuogu-z-600/ 1 Like
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| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by Righteousness89(m): 11:28am On Jul 19, 2020 |
Wow! Izogu is Dead! Papa Ada is Gone! One Man IMO state Missed as Governor! Condolences to His Family! |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by Origin(f): 11:31am On Jul 19, 2020 |
That theft was solely to steal his project. Something to think about in case any of his stereotypes come to light. RIP |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by Nobody: 11:36am On Jul 19, 2020 |
RIP Sir |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by tillaman(m): 11:48am On Jul 19, 2020 |
Rip greatman |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by bukkysam(f): 12:16pm On Jul 19, 2020 |
hmmm |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by aminusodiq(m): 12:19pm On Jul 19, 2020 |
Vv |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by revived: 1:04pm On Jul 19, 2020 |
Dem no go carry am reach to now  .... |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by Exponental(m): 1:31pm On Jul 19, 2020 |
A man Nigeria never utilized. Rest in peace sir. |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by Dotherightthing: 3:58pm On Jul 19, 2020 |
Righteousness89: 21. Please spell words correctly when you post, and try to use perfect grammar and punctuation. |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by sacajawea: 2:34pm On Jul 22, 2020 |
Righteousness89:When |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by easterner(m): 2:45pm On Jul 22, 2020 |
He was once a gubernatorial candidate in Imo state in the 90s. I can still remember his campaign gingles of those days. |
| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by Nobody: 5:06pm On Aug 26, 2020 |
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| Re: The Man Who Invented The First Indigenous Nigerian Car Called Z-600 Is Dead by mokkalu1(m): 6:05pm On Aug 26, 2020 |
Chai! Him legacy come get coma because of thief thief people. It's well. |
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