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A 3.8-litre V6, 315bhp Indian sportscar!

WANKY IS DC DESIGN'S MIDDLE name. Remember the Avanti? Well, this year it was the turn of the TCA to stun people at the Expo. Based on a heavily modified Avanti as the base platform, the TCA is actually an abbreviation for Titanium, Carbon and Aluminium. So no prizes for guessing what sort of exotic materials may have been used in this homegrown sportscar from Dilip Chhabria.

The TCA draws inspiration from the LaFerrari and the Pagani Zonda for its distinctive profile that sets it apart from the Avanti. It is also longer, wider and lower than DC's last sportscar.

Powered by a Euro VI compliant 3.8-litre V6 petrol motor, it churns out 315bhp. The mid-engined TCA also gets some carbonfibre bits. The motor has been mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox.

Inside this bespoke sportscar, there’s a new-age infotainment system and instrument console meant to offer the Indian sportscar buyer cutting-edge technology and all the gadgetry that he/she could fancy.

Only 299 examples of this sportscar will be sold and will be priced at `39 lakh, exshowroom, apiece.

Early indicators show that it is likely that DC Designs will have better success with the TCA than it did with the Avanti. The firm has already received 60 bookings for the TCA with a commercial launch slated to follow sometime in mid-2018 and deliveries scheduled to start in October.