The San Storm is a two-seat Roadster from San Motors India LTD. of

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that was introduced in 1998. It was designed by the French firm, Le Mans Group. It is powered by a 1149 cc

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D7F engine driving the front wheels giving and a top speed of . It has a double-skinned, fibreglass-reinforced tubular steel body and chassis, and the weight is only giving it a quite satisfactory

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. The time from 0 to is given as 13 seconds. The San Storm is assembled in

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while the engine is mated to the bodywork in

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Export

In the early 2000s, the Reliant motor company of the

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began to concentrate on importing "speciality" vehicles rather than its traditional business designing and manufacturing a range of small (often three-wheeler) cars. As well as a number of "light vehicles" made by

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and Ligier, the firm had plans to import the Storm and its cabriolet sister car. However, even though the company had start dates for the importation of these cars, the plan never came to fruition. The convertible version of the Storm has been imported into the UK and sold by Dream Machines, a company based in

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. This subcompact car was available with different comfort and safety features like power window, power steering, child safety locks, front fog lights, rear defogger, leather seats, etc. This car comes with the luxury of air-conditioner.

Technical specifications

Dimensions
Overall Length :
Overall Width :
Overall Height :
Wheel Base :
Ground Clearance :
Kerb Weight :.
Gross Vehicle Weight :.
No of Doors : 2 door

Capacity
Seating Capacity : 2 person
Fuel Tank Capacity :

Engine
Engine Type/Model: Renault D7 F
Displacement : 1149 cc
Power : @ 5250 rpm
Torque : @ 2500 rpm
Bore :
Stroke :
No of Cylinders : 4 cylinder
Fuel Type : gasoline

Transmission
Transmission Type : Manual
Gears/Speeds : 5 Gears

Suspensions
Front Suspension : Independent double wishbone with coil over shocks and anti roll bar
Rear Suspension : Trailing link with coil over shocks and antiroll bar

Steering
Power Assisted : Standard
Minimum Turning Radius : 5.6 m

Brakes
Front Brakes : Ventilated disc with piston sliding calipers
Rear Brakes : Drum Brake

Wheels & Tyres
Wheel Type : tubeless tyres
Wheel Size : 5J X R13
Tyres : 155/70 R 14

Mileage
City: 11.9 Kmpl
Highway: 16 Kmpl

References

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External links

San Motors official site

Detailed Information on San Storm 1.2 with specifications and reviews
Car manufacturers of India Front-wheel-drive sports cars Companies based in Mumbai Cars of India Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1998