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The DC Avanti. What do you think?
http://www.carbodydesign.com/2012/01/dc-design-avanti/ http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/dc-avanti-revealed-2012-01-06 |
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AL, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:16:12 AM EDT
Not my style, but its cool to see Indian companies go down this route.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:17:23 AM EDT
*ding-dong*
"Please do the needful with respecting to refurbishment oils." |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:17:40 AM EDT
Kinda looks like a mix between a lambo and a spyker.
Do not want. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:18:40 AM EDT
where's the trailer hitch??
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:19:25 AM EDT
Isn't it kinda heavy for 230 horse?
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:20:44 AM EDT
i'm not a car guy by any stretch but
According to the first information, the Avanti could be powered by a tuned Ford EcoBoost 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with VVT (variable valve timing), capable of 240 hp and 366 Nm and coupled with a six-speed manual gearbox.
Doesn't that seem kind of anemic for the title of a "supercar"? |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:21:27 AM EDT
Originally Posted By Jeffreysox: Isn't it kinda heavy for 230 horse? WAY too heavy. It was the first thing I looked at when I saw what they were powering it with. 
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:21:30 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 1/6/2012 8:21:52 AM EDT by hondaciv]
powered by a tuned Ford EcoBoost 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine
Is that what passes for a "supercar" these days? 
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OR, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:22:17 AM EDT
3400+ pounds with 240 horsepower? "Supercar" is not a word I would use to describe it.
The interior looks like it was put together by a Best Buy car stereo installer. I guess maybe if it's $13k and meant to be a supercar relative to a Hyundai, then maybe. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:22:56 AM EDT
Looks kinda cool. I'd never own one though.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:23:49 AM EDT
Originally Posted By ttushooter:
i'm not a car guy by any stretch but According to the first information, the Avanti could be powered by a tuned Ford EcoBoost 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with VVT (variable valve timing), capable of 240 hp and 366 Nm and coupled with a six-speed manual gearbox.
Doesn't that seem kind of anemic for the title of a "supercar"? Yeah, I used supercar in the title because the Topgear article was the first one I read and they referenced it as the super(ish) car. The honda engine should be a nice improvement though. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:24:20 AM EDT
Nice design, but I need a 4 seater
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:25:03 AM EDT
To be fair, the Lotus Evora weighs in at 3,200 lbs and is powered by a Toyota 274 hp minivan (Sienna) engine. I don't know if I'd call the Lotus Evora a "supercar" but it's certainly a step above most luxury brands.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:25:35 AM EDT
Geez, and I thought the last Avanti was underpowered even with a Paxton blown 289!
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VA, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:27:16 AM EDT
New "supercar" from India.
Sorry, No |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:27:55 AM EDT
There used to be a show about a small indian custom car shop.
If it's built like anything they made, don't look under the hood or body. Just accept the shiny rims and paint.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:31:16 AM EDT
Originally Posted By Oliver:
New "supercar" from India. Sorry, No |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:31:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 1/6/2012 8:35:36 AM EDT by Zenvo]
meh...it will fail and its got no balls on top of being ugly as hell
dont know how that made it past the drawing board. |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:32:11 AM EDT
Originally Posted By stockshift:
To be fair, the Lotus Evora weighs in at 3,200 lbs and is powered by a Toyota 274 hp minivan (Sienna) engine. I don't know if I'd call the Lotus Evora a "supercar" but it's certainly a step above most luxury brands. 276HP and 3049 pounds. The "S" model is 345HP and 3168 pounds. http://www.lotuscars.com/en/lotus-evora-specification Their MSRPs are closer to Corvette money than Ferrari. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:39:13 AM EDT
I bet their new car smell is actually curry.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:41:39 AM EDT
Originally Posted By ttushooter:
i'm not a car guy by any stretch but According to the first information, the Avanti could be powered by a tuned Ford EcoBoost 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with VVT (variable valve timing), capable of 240 hp and 366 Nm and coupled with a six-speed manual gearbox.
Doesn't that seem kind of anemic for the title of a "supercar"? Apparently they did not learn lessons from the underpowered DeLorean. The Ecoboost is a great engine, but it is does not have the hp for a super car. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:42:46 AM EDT
"supercar" <> supercar.
There is a 394 hp Honda engine for it coming online at a later date. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:43:36 AM EDT
Smash a twin turbo six in it, and maybe. But super cars don't have four bangers.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:45:11 AM EDT
Originally Posted By PBIR:
"supercar" <> supercar. There is a 394 hp Honda engine for it coming online at a later date. thats barely better than a sports coupe still. and thats not even a sports car, let alone a super car. when they hit 0-60 in less than 3.0 they can announce it. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:47:16 AM EDT
Originally Posted By Zenvo:
Originally Posted By PBIR:
"supercar" <> supercar. There is a 394 hp Honda engine for it coming online at a later date. thats barely better than a sports coupe still. and thats not even a sports car, let alone a super car. when they hit 0-60 in less than 3.0 they can announce it. It's India, what do you expect? |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:50:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 1/6/2012 8:52:58 AM EDT by 2-gun]
powered by a tuned Ford EcoBoost 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with VVT (variable valve timing), capable of 240 hp
It's a ford focus with a body kit where's the little red dot on the hood ?
It's built in gps nav sounds like APU from the Simpsons ... Thank you for turning here come again ! |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:57:46 AM EDT
Originally Posted By FuriousYachtsman:
Originally Posted By stockshift:
To be fair, the Lotus Evora weighs in at 3,200 lbs and is powered by a Toyota 274 hp minivan (Sienna) engine. I don't know if I'd call the Lotus Evora a "supercar" but it's certainly a step above most luxury brands. 276HP and 3049 pounds. The "S" model is 345HP and 3168 pounds. http://www.lotuscars.com/en/lotus-evora-specification Their MSRPs are closer to Corvette money than Ferrari. Yeah, the numbers are not very far off from the Indian car at all. I wonder how much the car will cost. The Evora is definitely close to supercar pricing, seeing as the base price is around $90k. As for Corvettes, I'm saddened to see GM/Chevy moving away from the initial concept, which was affordable supercar performance. The basic Corvettes are still a good deal but when GM wants over $100k for a ZR-1, that's supercar pricing territory. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 8:57:55 AM EDT
Looks like a redesign of the BMW M1 from the 70s
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Posted: 1/6/2012 9:02:26 AM EDT
"Supercar" seems kind of nuts...at this point even "sports car" is stretching the truth a great deal. But it's a step in the right direction for India. I'm looking forward to the development and modernization of a huge nation that is friendly to the US, situated around nations which are not.
Originally Posted By Zenvo:
Originally Posted By PBIR:
"supercar" <> supercar. There is a 394 hp Honda engine for it coming online at a later date. thats barely better than a sports coupe still. and thats not even a sports car, let alone a super car. when they hit 0-60 in less than 3.0 they can announce it. This is a good enough thread to ask: What is that car in your avatar, Zenvo? |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 9:04:45 AM EDT
Compared to the TaTa I guess it is a "supercar"!
BigDozer66 |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 9:10:28 AM EDT
Originally Posted By ttushooter:
i'm not a car guy by any stretch but According to the first information, the Avanti could be powered by a tuned Ford EcoBoost 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine with VVT (variable valve timing), capable of 240 hp and 366 Nm and coupled with a six-speed manual gearbox.
Doesn't that seem kind of anemic for the title of a "supercar"? have you seen the cars made in india lately? a ford focus is a super car over there. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 9:15:05 AM EDT
Originally Posted By hondaciv: powered by a tuned Ford EcoBoost 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine Is that what passes for a "supercar" these days? +1 A Nissan Maxima has more horsepower than that thing. LOL! |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 9:17:42 AM EDT
A couple of weeks ago, BBC World Service had a long panel segment about automobile design. One of the panelists was a GM design guy responsible for the Asian market. He was talking about how car design in India is different than in the US or UK. In focus group testing of automobile design concepts in India, the number one concern for interior design was that the dashboard be equipped with a little alcove for placing an idol. The number two consideration was little open pockets - everywhere - for phones, glasses, notepads, cigarettes, etc. Passenger safety features were not even on the radar.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 9:18:38 AM EDT
Originally Posted By Doucheatron3000:
"Supercar" seems kind of nuts...at this point even "sports car" is stretching the truth a great deal. But it's a step in the right direction for India. I'm looking forward to the development and modernization of a huge nation that is friendly to the US, situated around nations which are not. Originally Posted By Zenvo:
Originally Posted By PBIR:
"supercar" <> supercar. There is a 394 hp Honda engine for it coming online at a later date. thats barely better than a sports coupe still. and thats not even a sports car, let alone a super car. when they hit 0-60 in less than 3.0 they can announce it. This is a good enough thread to ask: What is that car in your avatar, Zenvo? it is in fact a Zenvo the only car the make the ST1 V8 super and turbo charged 0-60 in 2.9 BEAST and its beautiful! |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 9:19:00 AM EDT
Will they outsource their customer service to New Jersey??
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AB, CAN
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Posted: 1/6/2012 9:25:03 AM EDT
That'll look cool with 87 people clinging to the roof on the way to the train station.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:26:12 AM EDT
Not a bad step into the sports car market. Especially when they add the Honda motor.
Don't forget that Enzo's first car had a mostly Fiat motor, and a Fiat transmission.
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SC, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:37:50 AM EDT
Originally Posted By Zenvo:
meh...it will fail and its got no balls on top of being ugly as hell dont know how that made it past the drawing board. The front end looks like a catfish. |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:39:10 AM EDT
[Last Edit: 1/6/2012 10:39:40 AM EDT by Zenvo]
Originally Posted By Daytona955i:
Not a bad step into the sports car market. Especially when they add the Honda motor. Don't forget that Enzo's first car had a mostly Fiat motor, and a Fiat transmission. ya i was a huge ferrari fan most of my life....i mean ya the F40 is just amazing but that 550 maranello? omg! i like how he went from humble begginings to ranting how no american cars would ever win le mans and then the GT40 got first and second :) brings a smile to my face. carroll shelby ftw |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:41:18 AM EDT
I like the looks of it...
the quality of it is the actual big question though.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:42:48 AM EDT
Originally Posted By BigDozer66: Compared to the TaTa I guess it is a "supercar"! BigDozer66 I wouldn't call it a "supercar", but I think it qualifies as an "exotic". |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:45:53 AM EDT
Originally Posted By Zenvo:
Originally Posted By Daytona955i: Not a bad step into the sports car market. Especially when they add the Honda motor. Don't forget that Enzo's first car had a mostly Fiat motor, and a Fiat transmission. ya i was a huge ferrari fan most of my life....i mean ya the F40 is just amazing but that 550 maranello? omg! i like how he went from humble begginings to ranting how no american cars would ever win le mans and then the GT40 got first and second :) brings a smile to my face. carroll shelby ftw  |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:51:33 AM EDT
Originally Posted By WinstonSmith:
*ding-dong* "Please do the needful with respecting to refurbishment oils." Dammit! I was just coming in here to post that! lol |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:53:32 AM EDT
Originally Posted By stockshift:
To be fair, the Lotus Evora weighs in at 3,200 lbs and is powered by a Toyota 274 hp minivan (Sienna) engine. I don't know if I'd call the Lotus Evora a "supercar" but it's certainly a step above most luxury brands. That's actually a really nice motor! I rented one to pick up some people that wouldn't fit in my car and I was VERY surprised when I floored it down the on ramp. I wasn't expecting that thing to have any balls at all but it really is surprisingly not bad at all! Uh guys,you watch the TG Christmas special a couple weeks ago? WHERE THE FUCK IN INDIA ARE YOU ACTUALLY GONNA DRIVE THAT THING? A few rich guys will buy them to show off...and be stuck in traffic with the Tatas and having their homely fenders smashed off by trucks left,right and center. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:56:27 AM EDT
Talk about ugly..........
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PA, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:57:32 AM EDT
At least it isn't made out of plywood
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Posted: 1/6/2012 10:59:28 AM EDT
Originally Posted By Bob243: At least it isn't made out of plywood Are you sure about that.  |
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Posted: 1/6/2012 11:01:32 AM EDT
If they can get it here for under $25k with at least a V6, they might have something.
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Posted: 1/6/2012 11:02:22 AM EDT
It has the eyes of a Ferrari 458 Italia and the mouth of a newer Mustang.
I don't like it. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/6/2012 11:30:20 AM EDT
Originally Posted By FuriousYachtsman:
Originally Posted By stockshift:
To be fair, the Lotus Evora weighs in at 3,200 lbs and is powered by a Toyota 274 hp minivan (Sienna) engine. I don't know if I'd call the Lotus Evora a "supercar" but it's certainly a step above most luxury brands. 276HP and 3049 pounds. The "S" model is 345HP and 3168 pounds. http://www.lotuscars.com/en/lotus-evora-specification Their MSRPs are closer to Corvette money than Ferrari. Lotus' supercar is the new Esprit, not the Evora. 2013-14 Lotus Esprit |
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