DC Avanti
| DC Avanti | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | DC Design |
| Assembly | Pune, India |
| Designer | Dilip Chhabria |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Mid-engine, rear wheel drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L Renault Engine |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual MMT6 |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,700 mm (106.3 in) |
| Length | 4,623 mm (182.0 in) |
| Width | 1,967 mm (77.4 in) |
| Height | 1,213 mm (47.8 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,562 kg (3,444 lb) |
DC Avanti is the Indian designed sports car by DC Design, a firm headed by Dilip Chhabria. Taking its name from the Studebaker Avanti of The Adventures of Tintin comics, it was unveiled at the 2012 Auto Expo Delhi as a two-seat sports car. It is powered by a Renault-sourced, 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine producing 250 bhp. Transmission is a six-speed dual-clutch transmission. The Avanti weighs 1562 kg. The car is currently at the production stage
Development & Design
Almost every type of element is used in its manufacturing. The engineers have used revolutionary carbon fiber inside and outside that makes it lightweight and strong.
Interior
DC Avanti is a two seater sports car manufactured with leather also. This material is used on the doors, dashboard, seats and space between the seats. The instrument cluster, steering wheel and more noticeably and AC are all basic units.[1]
Exterior
The headlamps of Avanti are bi-xenon units while there are LED DRLS shaped like eyebrows for the headlamps. For massive air intake, a bunch of foils are designed at the back of DC Avanti. It also has a long and low bonnet that dips in the middle giving prominence to the DC Logo and a single air vent located on top.[1]
Engine & Gearbox
The engine drives the rear wheels via a six speed manual transmission.[1]
Specifications
- Body work: Carbon Fibre
- Engine configuration: V4 cylinder engine
- Power output: 250bhp
- Weight: 1562kg
- Maximum speed: 250km/h
- Maximum Torque: 340Nm@3500rpm
- Gearbox: 6-speed gearbox
- Transmission Type: Manual
- Turning Radius (wheel base): 6 metres
- Valves per cylinder: 4
- Seating capacity: 2
- No. of Doors: 2
- Length: 4550mm
- Width: 1965mm
- Height: 1200mm
- Ground Clearance: 170mm
- Wheel base: 2700mm
- Air Conditioner: Yes
- Power steering: Yes
- Rear A/C Vents: No
- Navigation system: Optional
- Adjustable Seats: Yes
- CD Player: Yes
- CD changer: No
- FM/AM Radio: Yes
- Anti-lock braking system: Yes
- Parking sensors: No
- Central Locking: Yes[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "DC Avanti". Carwale. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ↑ "DC Avanti Specification, Features, Mileage and Pictures – Detail". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
First indian sports car (designed by dilip chhabria)