DC Cars

The designer of India’s first supercar DC Avanti, Dilip Chhabria is the founder of DC Design. An advertisement in a car magazine inspired him to become a car designer after his graduation in Commerce.

He became a qualified car design professional from Art Centre of Design, Pasadena, U.S. He worked for General motors after graduation. Dilip has had an incredible journey from his first production which was a ring shaped horn to the creation of DC Avanti in 2015.

DC Avanti is known as India’s first supercar. The car has a coupe sports car design and is produced by DC Design which is owned by Dilip Chhabria. The sports coupe was unveiled at the Auto Expo in 2012 in New Delhi. It is powered by 2.0 litre, four-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine that outputs a maximum power of 250bhp.

The engine is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission. You can also avail a limited edition of the car launched in 2015 which produces a power of 310 bhp and supports paddle shifters. The frame of the sports car is made with composite high steel to create a lightweight vehicle that is actually immensely strong. It is available in the market in 7 stunning shades- red, white, silver, blue, orange, grey or yellow, with black stripes.

The Auto Expo 2018 brings every DC enthusiast a much appreciated surprise- DC TCA where TCA stands for Titanium, Carbon and Aluminium, a new sports car. The car is supposed to go on sale in the late 2018 and will only be selling 299 units.

The new sports car’s design is inspired from Pagani Zonda and the LaFerrari. It is supposed to represent a highly modified version of the DC Avanti. DC TCA is powered by 3.8 litre, V6 engine that produces maximum power of 320 hp. The engine is mated to a 6 speed automatic gearbox. The car is supposed to be priced approximately near INR 39 Lakh (ex showroom Delhi).