What is the country Croatia famous for? Certainly not cars. But it might soon join the list of countries that have a native car brand. Dok-Ing is a company that produces stuff like de-mining robot vehicles used by the US army in the Iraq and Afghan wars. Now they are aiming to get into the electric car business.
The Dok-Ing XD was displayed at the 2010 Geneva show earlier this year. It’s a small and cute 3-seater (McLaren F1 style) that looks rather like a Mitsubishi i and a Toyota iQ blended together. The name XD has rather peculiar origins. X comes from the shape of the car’s tail lamps (kinda looks like a plaster) while D is the initial of the company’s name.
It is only 2.8 meters long, with an interior height and width of 1.6 meters by 1.7 meters respectively. The 80kW (106hp) EV motor with 360Nm of torque takes it from 0 to 100km/h in 7.7 seconds which is actually rather fast for these city vehicle type of EVs which normally clock in at over 10 seconds. Anything below 8 seconds starts to feel quite sporty.
The lithium-iron-phosphate battery can be charged up to 80% in 6 hours on 230V power. Taking it up to 100% capacity will add another 2 hours. Maximum range is estimated at between 200 to 250km. There is certainly some awareness on vehicle safety as Dok-Ing says the two passenger seats are fully equipped with ISOFIX points. The car also has what Dok-Ing calls “360 degree” airbags – I’m just going to assume there are a few that cover enough angles.
“Ever since I was young I had this idea, to produce a car. Now I realised we have the know-how and we did it. I wasn’t motivated by profit, it was more like a game, to prove I can actually do it,” Dok-Ing’s owner Vjekoslav Majetic told Reuters. The initial costs are around 30,000 euros due to battery costs and etc but the company is hoping that once in mass production, the car can be priced at less than 20,000 euros.
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Ha Ha… Cute..
wow,no 1, this s a nice car.. how much in Rm?
really awesome…looks so fangry….!
funny
haha~better than Proton Emas, the front and the door opening~~~
but the back lamp is like those nude girls that stick their nipples with the nipple plasters~~~ wakaka
err…. nipple plasters? got link…?
wth? eh don’t be so yellow-minded la!! – –
truly creative..
cinta pandang pertama…
haha!!it looks like a dead animal from behind.but stil cute~gotta love the fancy rims~
funny face
kawaiii sugiru….~~~~!!
What’s Croatia famous for? Depends who you ask. Members of the NRA know Croatia for the XD and XDM series of handguns. Licensed to Springfield Inc. (Springfield Armory) for sale in U.S., they are currently the most popular handguns on the American market. The XD was voted the NRA’s “Handgun of the Year” in 2006 and the updated XDM received the same accolade in 2009. Take care!
you sure know about guns…
haha..it’s so cute..scissor doors..n it produces 106hp..woww..that so fast for this lill cute new baby..
Soo funny! Look at the double “x” for tail-lights! Very original :)
I hope this car gets mass produced in Croatia. Doking has a few other models up their sleeve that will rival Tesla. Tesla was named after Nikola Tesla, who was from Croatia. Kind of ironic…..Croatia has gone a long way since the end of the war 15 years ago. It is developing into a modern country. It is almost mind blowing to see all the new highways that have been built through out the country. It makes me proud as a Croat to see Croatia on the very doorsteps of the EU.
My friends, when politics and business do not mix, only then could the country prosper and passion to realised a dream can be a reality for the common people.
haha…i adore the rear light!
Love the tail lights!
i love the tail lamp. So cute.
imagine this car in florescent green color, its a car for cj7. cute monster
At that price one must be JOKING or DOKING, good try but not great enough.
NICE!
(more believable if said without sounding like BORAT)
;) ;) ;)
i dont know how to call this car, it is cute from the back but front is …. weird.
i mean … the front of the car mimic to someone’s face, the headlamp is the eyes, the grill is the nose, and the bumper is the mouth. taking one element out is like someone without nose and mouth.
“XD” haha, love the tail lights
Very cute indeed!
ha ha, Look at those handyplast rear lamp!!!!!
look like toy to me
handyplast light nice lol
lucky they not name it DOGGIE.
the rear lamp just like kotex shape.
original??
huh, for me it looks like they hv no ideas…
BMW 1-series better
gez whos back!
Hats off to their braveness in design.
It looks like one of those cartoons that can speed, bump and roll around.
the rear look very cute, as if a face of died froggie face expression in anime :P
the front look kind of garang but the rear with the handyplast light is cute….sure hope they will make it……
better name it Dork-king
I must say I adore the tail lamp..
I adore the rear lights and the overall shape. Quite cute. :)
Err Paul, April Fool joke came out late this time, is it? This car looks funny, that’s all I can say…
Giant Stingrays!
i like the car’s name. XD. laughing hard.
if it made into production…i hope they retain the tail light design as well the body look…it’s soooo cute..I love it…hope it find its way here (malaysia as well)
Everyone is praising? hehehe… i wonder what the comments would be if this car was posted as a PROTON… I bet it will a total opposite than the above comments…
yeah…i also think the same…..
actually i thought ppl will comment to bash this car but what happen is the other side…
so weird looking everybody is praising…
the back lights are funny….its like a gift from SnJ shop LOL
Nice, but de front and back doesn’t match
Yeah, always better than proton…
Haha… Very cute!
Very good gift for my girlfriend.
That design cannot go to production….too NOT PRACTICAL. Only run on batt? No other backup? Die larrrrr…..if in Malaysia….stuck at the roadside…not enough power to drive home…..door opening quite impressive but is it practical and production wise to put it on the car?
hmm…. if proton did the same thing….
I’m sure it will be bash like no end…
Wow…really nice shape & design
Interesting Dude
emas in action, yeah :-)
when this car brakes, you’ll get the feeling that you already have 2 ‘X’s in Britain’s Got Talent. then, you better stop singing.
That’s faster than the Satria Neo R3 Lotus by… alot! haha! But ya ya I know it probably can’t take corners. Still, I’d buy one… looks good, head turner, enviromentally friendly, the insane torque for a EV . Although the doors are abit unpractical.
like a frog…
mati katak… hahahaha……….