After being teased just a few days ago, DC Design has revealed India’s first supercar, the Avanti, at the 2012 New Delhi Auto Expo.
According to the Indian design company, the Avanti is a reference to the Studbaker Avanti from Tintin comics and it will be manufactured at the company’s Talegaon plant in Pune.
The DC Design Avanti will initially be available with a Ford 4-cylinder turbo engine with 265 hp and then followed by a Honda V6 making 400 hp - this is a modest figures indeed for a supercar. It is mated to a six-speed dual clutch transmission, allowing the 1,560 kg car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than seven seconds.
The Avanti is an affordable supercar priced at 30 lakh rupees ($56,277 / €43,500). DC Design plans to produce 200 units annually, approximately one car every two days. Then, the production will be increased gradually up to 2,000 units every year.
According to the Indian design company, the Avanti is a reference to the Studbaker Avanti from Tintin comics and it will be manufactured at the company’s Talegaon plant in Pune.
The DC Design Avanti will initially be available with a Ford 4-cylinder turbo engine with 265 hp and then followed by a Honda V6 making 400 hp - this is a modest figures indeed for a supercar. It is mated to a six-speed dual clutch transmission, allowing the 1,560 kg car to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in less than seven seconds.
The Avanti is an affordable supercar priced at 30 lakh rupees ($56,277 / €43,500). DC Design plans to produce 200 units annually, approximately one car every two days. Then, the production will be increased gradually up to 2,000 units every year.
