DC Design to bring out Avanti, India’s First Sports Car

Avanti from  DC Design

 “Every country which has written its name in the pantheon of automobile manufacturing has invariably distinguished itself with sports cars by its own nationals and I thought that India rightly needs to be in this exclusive club”, said Dilip Chhabria, former GM designer and founder of DC Design.

DC Design plans to manufacture 300 units of the Avanti in 2013-2014 and will use parts from various carmakers, especially in the powertrain and suspension departments. The prototype  is constructed around a lightweight but rigid spaceframe chassis.

It features unequal-length wishbones and coil over shock absorbers on both axles, 19-inch wheels with 255/35 front and 295/30 rear tires and 330 mm ventilated disc brakes with AP Racing calipers.
It is powered by a mid-mounted 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder EcoBoost engine sourced from Ford and tuned to deliver 265HP and 366Nm (270 lb-ft) of torque.

Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a Ford-sourced six-speed manual gearbox, while the Avanti will also be optionally available with a dual-clutch PowerShift transmission.

The Avanti will be priced at a reasonable Rs 30 lakh, or around US$56,000 at the current exchange rates. Later, a version of the machine will be offered with a Honda-sourced turbocharged V6 producing around 400 horsepower with superior pricing. The base Ford engine will reportedly be sufficient to hit 60 miles per hour in under seven seconds and the turbo V6 will surely be quicker.

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