In the first phase of the India Car Project, styling relied heavily on Indian architecture, style, practicality and urban traffic chaos situations. The alloy wheel design is reminiscent of wheels sculpted at the Sun Temple, Orissa. The plastic moulding around the sides acts as an insulating strip to avert scratches during bumper-to-bumper traffic snarls. The entire car has been created keeping in mind the tropical summers, hence the tall rooflines, elimination of doors and side windows to offer added ventilation, maximum use of fabrics and minimal use of plastic and metal that absorb heat. These improvisations also reduce cost making it highly economical to the Indian middle class. With safety issues at the fore, use of glass is minimal. To compensate for the lack of doors, the structure of the car is reinforced with four horizontal beams running through the interior. These structural beams though not perceived as structural elements, are used to mount the seats.

Spring 1996 saw Ajay reworking the India Car project. The new design would showcase his line of thought and maturity as a designer. With improved skills thanks to the two years at Ford and inspired by the early Citroen 2CV, Ajay came up with the India Car Phase 2 (pic below). This concept was merely an extension of the first one with the modern revisions in keeping with the times. What is significant is that four years later the Fiat Ecobasic concept launched at Geneva 2000 had its underpinnings in the India Car concept. After three fruitful years at Daewoo, Ajay felt the need to improve on the design and the result was a 3-dimensional CAD model which emphasises the western derivative of the India car. Ajay is currently exploring newer directions that his pet project could take, possibly a car that appeals to an international market but one that could be manufactured in India.