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DC Design Avanti revealed

First supercar to be designed and built in India makes its world debut at the Delhi Auto Expo

Dc Design Avanti

By Jack Rix

06th January 2012

India's first supercar has been revealed at the Delhi Auto Expo, in the form of the DC Design Avanti.

DC Design is better known for modifying everything from Tata Nanos to Rolls-Royce Phantoms, and the Avanti is the firm's first new model to be built from scratch.

Exotic materials such as carbon-fibre or aluminium haven't been used in the Avanti's construction, but its compact size allows it to weigh in at 1,562kg – that's identical to the Audi R8 V8.

Power comes from a Ford-sourced 2.0-litre EcoBoost engine producing 240bhp and 366Nm of torque. Buyers can also choose between a six-speed manual or a six-speed dual clutch Powershift gearbox, also acquired from Ford.

Performance for the four-cylinder model will be modest by supercar standards, with 0-62mph taking just under seven seconds, but a more powerful version is reported to be in the pipeline using a Honda-sourced V6 with more than 300bhp.

Costing 3 million rupees (£36,600) the Avanti is shaping up to be a performance car bargain. Initially, only 200 examples a year will be built, but DC Design is hoping to increase production significantly in the long term.

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4 Comments

Panther Solo for 21C?

Is this going to be the new Panther Solo - hopefully the engine won't let it down too much...

By aje21 on 6 January, 2012, 9:35pm

Supercar?

Supercars are 400hp+ ! `Supercars go 0-60mph under 5sec AND they have at least 6 or 8 cylinders!
Also 1600kg is not in supercars league.

Anyway congrats for good effort. Just replace steel with aluminium and forget about 2l four-cylinder.

By hubabuba on 7 January, 2012, 10:02am

A ways to go

More than a few unresolved lines, here. Catfish front end and drooping rear trying to co-habitate with some unusual cut lines for intakes, etc. And, they will need more hp in the base model to justify the pricing. Not a bargain. Not yet.

By jwojewidka on 8 January, 2012, 3:03am

The rear end is hideous. Frontal styling is ok; seems they have tried to replicate the Honda NSX in some way.

Surely they should get a better 0-60 from that. The same engine in the Focus gives a better 0-60 (if its the one for the new ST)

By hotredman on 9 January, 2012, 2:18am

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