The Tesla Cybertruck hasn’t been anywhere near the success the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, once predicted, but it maintains its supporters and almost instantly influenced some close clones. Now, a startup from Saudi Arabia might have also been inspired by a Cybertruck for its first vehicle, except with some changes for the worse.
Several spy photos surfaced this week showing off CEER Motors’ first vehicle testing with heavy prototype camouflage, but still giving us a peek at its basic shape and gullwing doors. And it’s easy to tell that the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund-backed model has taken a lot from the Cybertruck’s design, and a little from the 10-year-old Model X’s, too.
Based on four photos from @ResponseJP, CEER’s EV has a tall, flat nose and an enormous windshield like the Cybertruck that extends slightly over the driver’s seat. The driver looks to sit far away from the front of the vehicle. However, the CEER is an SUV, and the rear stops abruptly at the back rather than trailing down to accommodate a truck bed like the Tesla.
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— レスポンス (@responsejp) January 11, 2026
The CEER vehicle incorporates gullwing doors. Once a sports car novelty, the Model X (in)famously adopted the design for its rear doors. They might offer some visual theater, but anyone who’s used them in a crowded parking lot, a garage, or to get into the tight third row knows they’re highly impractical for a large SUV.
From its inception, CEER promoted its collaboration with established companies in the automotive manufacturing and electric vehicle technology space. Foxconn, which has long sought to move into automotive production, was a partner from the start for development and manufacturing logistics.
In November, it announced that Rimac, a Croatian company that’s worked with Aston Martin for battery technology and produced a few of its own high-performance and high-priced cars, would supply the electric drive powertrain for the CEER EV. It also did a deal with Hyundai Transys for other drive systems.
Few details are known about the vehicle itself. Because it’s been funded as part of Saudi Vision 2030, it will be a battery electric vehicle. The program was founded by government officials and the Crown Prince in 2016 to promote economic diversity and included orders for the production of an electric car, rather than one that used any gasoline. The implementation of the plan has been widely criticized for its large-scale displacement of residents and existing businesses to accommodate questionable companies.
The Public Investment Fund, which provides the money for Saudi Vision 2030, has funded not only Saudi-based companies but the likes of Lucid Motors, Uber, and Newcastle United F.C.
According to a press release issued on Tuesday, the still-unnamed EV is on track for production starting in the fourth quarter of this year.
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