There is one prominent name in the country when it comes to aftermarket car modification, DC Design.
DC Avanti is arguably the biggest scam in India in the automobile industry. The mastermind behind DC is Dilip Chhabria. He is an accomplished automobile designer who has made a huge name for himself. He began customizing popular cars after he completed his degree course. After people started liking his products, he came into the limelight. Soon, he became the biggest name in the aftermarket car modification industry. However, he was arrested recently after a scam worth crores surfaced. Here are the details of this entire saga.
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DC Avanti Scam India
The video has been uploaded by carversal on YouTube. This channel features content around automobiles. This time around, the YouTuber is discussing the case study of the biggest scam in the Indian automobile industry. This involves Dilip Chhabria. As for the information in the video, the famous comedian Kapil Sharma once ordered a customised car for himself from DC. For this, he gave Dilip Rs 5 Crore. However, there was no reply from Dilip Chhabria regarding this for a long time. As a result, Kapil slapped a case against him for which he was arrested.
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Also, DC launched the first Indian sportscar by the name of Avanti. But its owners observed that the chassis and engine numbers of their cars were already registered in someone else’s name in some other part of the country. Essentially, he was manufacturing cars with false chassis and engine numbers to get huge loans on them. As per some reports, this was a Rs 40 Crore scam. This case ruined the image Dilip had made for himself in the country for years.
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Specs
DC was not able to sell many Avanti sportscars and only 127 units were sold. It had a 2.0-litre petrol engine that developed 250 hp and 340 Nm of peak power and torque. This engine came mated to a 6-speed manual transmission powering the rear wheels. The price tag on it was a whopping Rs 40 lakh. The design was inspired by Ferrari at the front and Lamborghini at the rear. The exterior was quite striking but there was nothing to ride home about if we consider a performance comparison with the actual sportscars. In any case, this is the biggest automobile scam in the country and Dilip is still facing these cases.
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