Yikes..DC plans to make a supercar

v1p3r · 16th May 2007, 04:28

Well I have a bottle of bad wine that's certainly different, in that it tastes like vinegar.

To be honest, DC has created a market that didn't exist. He is a master crafstman and salesman. I only wish he wouldn't enlist the services of Stevie Wonder and Billy Baxter to design his cars. And that he would put some more juice in them too.

Mpower · 16th May 2007, 04:29

Not bad looking although the rear is messy.

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v1p3r · 16th May 2007, 04:31

Eh, you call that not bad looking? The Phantom is a pretty ugly car anyway, and looks like DC has gone and riced it up. Next we'll have neons, and Jap girls in hot pants shrieking "I wonder if you know..."

Godfather · 16th May 2007, 05:19

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

. Next we'll have neons, and Jap girls in hot pants shrieking "I wonder if you know..."

.. Hilarious....
Have you seen the rear of this vehicle... It sucks..i cant believe someone can do this to a Rolls...

Godfather

ajmat · 16th May 2007, 09:59

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Originally Posted by Mpower

The next logical step for DC. He has been talking about reskinning a Noble for a while now, this is a even bigger step.

He is smart not to sink his own money into this one.

It was a non starter - he did a prototype but Noble canned it. I think the manufacturer's are not too happy with the publicity he uses.

i.e. - The Aston Martin - DC tom tommed the DB( before it was stripped down to make the prototype, then he lent the Noble out to all and sundry before rebodying it out

khanak · 16th May 2007, 11:46

whats with the starting line?

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A battered sign dangles beside a busy road in the Indian city of Pune, north of Mumbai

It makes it sound like DC is a roadside mechanic.

The supercar project really sounds good and IMO we should all be really proud. India's very own supercar. Also DC seems to be serious about it and with a chassis designed by an ex Lotus employee and a Jaguar engine, Im sure ittl be good

GO DC!!!!!!!!

Bullfrog · 16th May 2007, 12:31

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Originally Posted by khanak

It makes it sound like DC is a roadside mechanic.

There are many more things in the article that makes you feel like DC is roadside material. But again in British media the line is very blur between offensive/funny/sarcastic comments in any article.

doctorkats · 17th May 2007, 05:57

give DC some credit.he is one of the few indian car designers who are recognized globally.
that said, personally and i dont know why i cant stand his designs....lol

GTO · 17th May 2007, 09:05

DC's strength is within the area of design. Where is he going to get the precision engineering required to build a supercar? Outsource it? Then it really wont be a DC supercar.

pawan · 17th May 2007, 09:22

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Originally Posted by v1p3r

Next we'll have neons, and Jap girls in hot pants shrieking "I wonder if you know..."

lol this take the icing of the cake so i guess vielside is out of business for the next f&f.

redline · 17th May 2007, 12:29

is this sc going to be an indian concept or make it to reality

khanak · 17th May 2007, 14:06

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Originally Posted by GTO

Where is he going to get the precision engineering required to build a supercar? Outsource it? Then it really wont be a DC supercar.

Yea. The article mentions him geting an ex lotus employee to design the chassis and getting the engine from Jaguar. IMO it will still be DC's supercar as he is the one who will be in charge of the whole project and handle the design part of it. Its good to see that hes getting the best for his supercar and not trying to do things he doesnt have experience with "in house". Lets hope this one turns out good.

Bullfrog · 17th May 2007, 16:52

Somewhere in the thread it was mentioned that Ford has barred DC from doing business with them.

Then how come he is sourcing Jaguar engines? Is it used engines or something like that?

Technocrat · 17th May 2007, 17:10

Yeah its says ""I'm now barred from doing business with Ford" I guess Ford realised their mistakes or may be they read what TBhp thinks about DCs designs

1100D · 17th May 2007, 20:27

Designs where DC's own creativity is let to run free certainly have a direction which tells him to use a large squarish oversized egg crate grille. Then there is this anti perspective thing that the front should look bigger (read imposing ) than the rear then offcourse bulging wheel arches. Then offcourse wherever there is a design flow DC has always broken that.

And yet some people say DC does not have a design direction.

And I am not talking about the designs where DC's imagination is mixed with his client's imagination and then there is a final "Rolls-Royse flying black frogback".

No doubts there is international recognition, sometimes oddity is popularity, with the real target audience with the backstreet boys of India. But no use taking away the fact that whatever the creativity produces is backed up by real quality fabrication.

Now how many guys in India has even come close?

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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,334 Thanked: 6,896 Times View My Garage	Eh, you call that not bad looking? The Phantom is a pretty ugly car anyway, and looks like DC has gone and riced it up. Next we'll have neons, and Jap girls in hot pants shrieking "I wonder if you know..."
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doctorkats BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 315 Thanked: 2 Times	give DC some credit.he is one of the few indian car designers who are recognized globally. that said, personally and i dont know why i cant stand his designs....lol
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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,732 Times View My Garage	DC's strength is within the area of design. Where is he going to get the precision engineering required to build a supercar? Outsource it? Then it really wont be a DC supercar.
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redline Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: mumbai Posts: 19 Thanked: 0 Times	is this sc going to be an indian concept or make it to reality
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Bullfrog BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 194 Thanked: 114 Times	Somewhere in the thread it was mentioned that Ford has barred DC from doing business with them. Then how come he is sourcing Jaguar engines? Is it used engines or something like that?
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Technocrat Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: GTA Posts: 14,813 Thanked: 2,700 Times	Yeah its says ""I'm now barred from doing business with Ford" I guess Ford realised their mistakes or may be they read what TBhp thinks about DCs designs
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1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	Designs where DC's own creativity is let to run free certainly have a direction which tells him to use a large squarish oversized egg crate grille. Then there is this anti perspective thing that the front should look bigger (read imposing ) than the rear then offcourse bulging wheel arches. Then offcourse wherever there is a design flow DC has always broken that. And yet some people say DC does not have a design direction. And I am not talking about the designs where DC's imagination is mixed with his client's imagination and then there is a final "Rolls-Royse flying black frogback". No doubts there is international recognition, sometimes oddity is popularity, with the real target audience with the backstreet boys of India. But no use taking away the fact that whatever the creativity produces is backed up by real quality fabrication. Now how many guys in India has even come close?
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