Indian design house DC Design has come up with a sports car. Called DC Avanti, the red flat nosed two-door was unveiled at the India Auto Expo by Bollywood legend and car buff Amitabh Bachchan. DC plans to put India’s first sports car to production in 2013.
“We intend to produce 300 units of the Avanti in 2013-2014 and if all goes well we could ramp up the production to go into four figures per annum,” DC Design founder Dilip Chhabria said.
No big engine here, the mid engined DC Avanti will powered by a Ford 2.0L four-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost engine with 261 bhp. A V6 variant with 394 bhp will follow. Both mills can be had with a 6 M/T or a six-speed dual clutch transmission. The Avanti, which uses aluminium extensively, weighs 1,560 kg, and 0-100 m/h will take less than seven seconds.
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India, despite arriving later than China, do quite well in designing. Afterall they give the world Kamasutra, dont they?
This concept is too much look like an R8, but u cant blame someone to look just like Brad Pitt do you.
Every single thing need to start somewhere. Which is what kamasutra is all about.
Thats what i heard tho
What on earth are you smoking bro?
Anyways, I think it looks very cool… Super car looks with a small engine… RCZ competitor perhaps?
Everything looks alright. Until the moment you see the canopy. (Presumably you scroll from bottom to top)
Burn it, pls.
interesting indeed. how much is the price?
Haha… Before I read the headings, I thought it was Ferrari.. :D
Lotus Esprit competitor?
Bollywoood powered car, FTW!
if they want this car to sell good, should let shah rukh khan have one..
in every bollywood film after this~
458 Italia wanna be.
Fail.
Haha I was expecting this comment. =)
Yup, copying 458 headlight.
Thats just about a hot hatch performance…
correct, but in a mid ship layout. So handling dynamics should be wayyy better than an already good hot hatch. Not bad for a country with 1 billion populatio/market size/talent pool and nuclear weapons.
Uninteresting Design imho. Wing mirror looks like from VW design :p
malaysia when is our turn?
This is what missing in proton-lotus tie. Grab the elise lightweight chasis and mass produce it with normal 1600 cc engine = world’s first mid engine 2 seater 1600 cc car
the front of the car looks like a mix of Ferrari 458 Italia and Audi R8. maybe it is just me….
wow…nice looking…not bad
Ooo… interesting
Look like Cat Fish!! lol
hopefully this car can be put into production. =)
MR, Red, Low nose and “uses aluminium extensively” kinda remind me of NSX…
i miss NSX! =D
With VW mirror..using ford engine.. And touch of italian design and with Tata price level.. Good to colors the automotive world
the design was build by bangla bangers?
See the live pics here http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/05/dc-design-avanti-rolls-up-in-new-delhi/
Really turn me off.
It does look like a combination of car designs but at least it doesn’t look ugly. Can’t blame them for trying and coming from India, I’m pretty impressed.
sekali imbas nampak macam ada influent Ferrari di bahagian atas muncung
Bits of R8 and 458 Italia car..haha
Its worth ru 30 lakhs only
Need to revise at sport rims. please change the design. it looks like an ordinary car rims (not present a sport car title). overall design look ok to me.
does it come with curry flavour?
stupid and sarcastic comment. pls respect people efforts. can u produce that kind of design by urself?
Wow even the Indian will kick those Korean Ass soon.
Compare this to that Kia Roadster Concept, i chose this anyday.
i bet there will be like 30 speaker inside,for you to do the dancing everywhere else where!
amusing comment
Ugly..
the car is red hot! check out the wallpapers
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=206396042785795&set=pu.201302986628434&type=1&theater
Its not a super car if it cannot beat a GTI in a drag race ! Come on 0-100 in 7s !
Audi R8 + Ferrari 458 Italia = DC Avanti WTF o0o
I look at the car and felt a slight look of volkswagen scirocco…maybe its just me coz the front bumper seems slightly similar
Copy Ferrari design..But low powered engine…
not bad
for a start
at least indians do not shamelessly copy existing models like the chinese
nor they have imported previous generation diahatsus and toyotas like perodua does
if only they did not use RED color.
long wayy to go..but its a nice start. mybe a lotus competitor.
front like Ferrari 458 Italia, rear like new Lotus Esprit
It’s Super for them (almost), but at least they have tried. They produced it and don’t give a damn on what other people say. P1 should expedite Lekir production or else… our roads will be filed with Avanti like TATA, Bajaj and Mahendra.