DC. DC in INDIA

Dilip Chhabria Design, Keytuo Industrial Compound,

Kondivita Village Road, MIDC, Andheri (e), Mumbai 400059, India

tel. +9122/56952233, fax +9122/28217392, www.dcdesign.co.in

Program: Gypsy Hardtop, Restyled Premier, Supermini, BTS, Hawk, Viva 4x4, Estate RM5, Arka, Astra Monza, Astra Touring, Astra Stretch, Karma, Ra, Devak, Phoenix Ambassador, Arya, Cielo Stretch 780 MM, Simulated Vintage, Vampire, Cento / Mantra, Isa, Devago, Zelo, Matiz Targa, Yankee, Camry Stretch, Octavia Stretch, Scorpio Stretch, S class Stretch, E class 210 Stretch, R / Redesign-E class 240, Ikoncept 2003, Infidel, L'il II, Sciki, Gaia, Go

DC GAIA

DC INFIDEL

DC DEVAGO

DC RA

DC FIAT PALIO PROKIT

D L’IL

DC IKONCEPT 2003

DC ZELO

DC OCTAVIA STRETCH

DC GO

(concept car), 800 Prokit, Zen Prokit, Esteem Prokit, Maruti 1000 Prokit, Wagon R Cubix Prokit, Indica Prokit, Safari Prokit, Sierra Prokit, Sumo Prokit, Santro Prokit, Cielo Prokit, Ikon Prokit, Uno Prokit, Palio Prokit, Qualis Prokit, Lancer Prokit, City Prokit, BMW 5 Prokit, Zen DCX, Versa DCX, Esteem DCX, Indica Ital.

Production volume in 2002 - 20 passenger cars.

Since 1993 the company has been designing vehicle bodies for Mahindra, Bajaj Tempo, Ruby and other firms as well as manufacturing cars in small quantities upon order, based on the following chassis: Tata, Maruti, Mahindra, Hindustan, Bajaj Tempo, Toyota, Daewoo, Hyundai, Ford, Mercedes, Opel and Premier. For the past few years DC Design has also been active in the field of optical tuning. At present, the company's range of products comprises the following: Gypsy Hardtop (a station wagon based on the Maruti Gypsy), Restyled Premier (a 4-door sedan on the Premier Padmini chassis), Supermini (a restyled Maruti Zen), Ra (a 2-door SUV based on the Maruti Gypsy, by 2002 eight such vehicles had been built), BTS (a 2-door coupe with a centrally situated engine, based on the Maruti 800), and Hawk (a 5-door off-road station wagon based on the Maruti Gypsy). In 1996 the following models were introduced: Viva 4x4 (a cabrio 4x4 based on the Maruti Gypsy chassis) and Astra Monza (an Opel Astra with altered front and rear end). In 1997 the program was extended with the addition of the following two: Astra Touring (a radically updated Opel Astra) and Karma (an off-road station wagon based on the Bajaj Tempo Trax). At the 1998 New Delhi Motor Show, the public saw the premiere of the Phoenix Ambassador (a 4-door sedan based on the Hindustan with the same name) and the Arya (a 4x4 station wagon on the Tata Sierra chassis; four such vehicles have been built till now). In 1998 the company introduced the following models: Cielo Stretch 780 MM (Daewoo Cielo stretched by 78 cm), Simulated Vintage (a retro vehicle based on the Premier 118 NE), Estate RM5 (a coupe / cabrio based on the Maruti Esteem). At the 1999 Mumbai Motor Show, the DC demonstrated the Vampire (a roadster based on the Daewoo Cielo). At the end of 1999, the roadster Arka (based on the Maruti Esteem) had its debut, and at the 2000 New Delhi Motor Show, the 2+2 coupe Zelo (based on the Daewoo Cielo, by 2002 eighteen such vehicles had been made), the roadster Ikoncept 2003 (based on the Ford Ikon, by 2002 twelve such vehicles had been made) and the small, 3-seat L'il. In summer 2000 the company unveiled the Maruti Wagon R Cubix Prokit and a stretched limousine based on the Opel Astra I. Models introduced in 2001 include the following: Cento / Mantra based on the Hyundai Santro, Isa on the Toyota Qualis chassis, Devago pick-up on the Maruti Wagon R chassis, Matiz Targa based on Daewoo, E class 210 Stretch (a stretched Mercedes E Class), R / Redesign-E class 240 C (a restyled Mercedes E Class), Yankee on the Bajaj Tempo Trax chassis, Sciki based on the Maruti Zen. At the 2002 New Delhi Motor Show, DC presented the aggressive coupe Infidel with a Toyota V6-3.0-liter engine. Since 2003 the company's program has included: Camry Stretch (Skoda Octavia stretched by 92 cm), Scorpio Stretch (Mahindra Scorpio stretched by 20 cm) and S class Stretch (a stretched Mercedes-Benz S Class). The company's program also includes optical Prokit tuning kits for the following makes: Maruti, Tata, Hyundai, Daewoo, Fiat, Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Honda and BMW. In 2003 they released tuned Maruti Suzuki models: Zen DCX, Versa DCX, Esteem DCX and Tata Indica Ital. In 2001 DC presented the final version of the small L'il with a 1.3-liter engine, the production of which is scheduled to total 50,000 vehicles annually. In 2002 DC built a prototype of the Aston Martin AM V8 Vantage, which was demonstrated in Detroit in 2003. At the 2003 Geneva Motor Show, the aggressive coupe Gaia, based on the Mitsubishi Lancer with a 1.5-liter 215 hp unit, was presented. Its production is planned for launch in Europe in 2006. At the 2004 Geneva Motor Show, the company unveiled the coupe Go - a concept car based on the Noble M12 GTR3 with a V6-2.5-liter 310 hp power plant. Prices: L'il - INR 150,000; Infidel - INR 2,500,000.