Who is Indias best known automobile designer?
Chhabria has been on the Indian automobile design scene for more than a decade. I remember when one of the automobile magazines carried pictures of his Sierra Karma. This was a normal Tata Sierra, sculpted to look like something out of this world. Once I even managed to get a short ride with him, and the reactions of the men on the street were amazing – people who did not know who he was, they stopped, smiled, waved, flashed a thumbs up.. I don’t really know if any of his later creations evoked that kind of a reaction. Or maybe it is even more enthusiastic now. Dilip Chhabria has designed several new automobiles after those heady Karma days – and the level of sophistication he can bring to an average vehicle is staggering. Chhabria is a regular at automobile expos now, hawking his wares, and attracting remarkable international attention, which probably peaked with his execution of a new design for the new Aston Martin Vanquish. Dilip Chhabria has also ventured into two wheeler design –
