$220,000 DC Designs Tata Nano coming this year
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>DC Designs Tata Nano - Click above for image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/DCDesigns/">DC Designs</a> came out swinging at this week's Auto Expo 2010, and in addition to revealing its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/auto-expo-2010-dc-designs-imperator-and-ying-yang-shock-and-amu/">Imperator and Ying Yang concepts</a>, the Mumbai-based firm's namesake - Dilip Chhabaria - revealed plans to produce a bespoke <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tata/">Tata Nano</a> that's set to cost... wait for it... 10 million rupee. That's $220,000.<br />
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How could Chhabari possibly inflate the price of the Nano by some $218,000? According to reports coming out New Delhi, DC plans to completely overhaul the budget runabout, replacing all the body panels, brakes, suspension and interior components, along with fitting 20-inch wheels and replacing the 33 horsepower, 624cc engine with a 1.6-liter mill that's able to propel the five-seat hatch to a maximum speed of 124 mph. We figure we could do all of that on a LeMons budget, so either something got lost in translation or we'll have what he's having.<br />
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Chhabari told the <em>AFP</em> that he expects, "...people from Bollywood to be interested in this project, but I think generally it will be people who have a passion for cars." DC plans to sell between two and five modified Nanos each year and expects to not only market his creation in India, but also export his $200k hatch to outside markets. Hey Dilip, stop hogging the hookah.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/dc-designs-cars/low/">DC Designs Cars</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/dc-designs-cars/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/dc-nano-1-1259513303_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/dc-designs-cars/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/dc-nano-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/dc-designs-cars/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/dc-swift_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/dc-designs-cars/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/dc-city-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/dc-designs-cars/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/dc-innova_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g3hY5SAqWSX7YpB4Hwf DamythkiQ">AFP</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/07/220-000-dc-designs-tata-nano-coming-this-year/">$220,000 DC Designs Tata Nano coming this year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:58:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/07/220-000-dc-designs-tata-nano-coming-this-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19307479/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/07/220-000-dc-designs-tata-nano-coming-this-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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