The San Storm is a two-seat Roadster from San Motors India LTD. of India that was introduced in 1998. It was designed by the French firm, Le Mans Group. It is powered by a 1149 cc Renault 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 power-to-weight ratio. The time from 0 to is given as 13 seconds. The San Storm is assembled in Bangalore while the engine is mated to the bodywork in Goa.
Export In the early 2000s, the Reliant motor company of the United Kingdom 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 Piaggio 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 Heathfield, East Sussex.
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
External links San Motors official site Detailed Information on San Storm 1.2 with specifications and reviews