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| millzy |
Tata Motors has officially taken the wraps off of its highly-anticipated $2,500 mini car. Dubbed the Nano, the car made its debut earlier today at the New Delhi Auto Expo. At a length of just 3.1 meter, the Nano comes in 26 inches shorter than the Honda Fit.
Power for the Nano comes from a 623cc two-cylinder gasoline engine — featuring multi point fuel injection — and outputs about 30 horsepower. In combination with the car's four-speed manual, the Nano is said to return 54 U.S. miles per gallon.
As expected, the interior is one of the most basic on the market and only features a speedometer, fuel gauge and oil light.
Two versions of the Nano will be available to the Indian market: Standard and Luxury. Tata's press released failed to mention the differences between the two models.
Despite being light on features and short on cost, Tata says that the Nano meets — or exceeds — all safety and emissions regulations. However, with "strong seats" listed as one of the car's safety features, it's unlikely that the Nano would pass safety tests in more developed regions.
According to Tata head Ratan Tata, the Indian automaker is targeting 200,000 units a year, but Tata has a much loftier sales goal for the Nano. "When we were planning facilities for the car and working out a business plan, the business plan shown to me was looking at a figure of 200,000. I said 200,000 cars is crazy. If we can do this we should be looking at a million cars a year, and if we can't do a million then we shouldn't be doing this kind of car at all," Tata said.
At just $2,500, the Nana comes in as the cheapest car in history when compared to today's dollar. In comparison, when converted into today's dollars, the Ford Model T stickered for $19,700 with the original Volkswagen Beetle fetching $11,333. |
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| RapidFire |
| also the ugliest car ever produced |
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| Jeff Button |
Looks like something straight out of a cartoon. lol.
But I guess it beats riding a bike (or the TTC) :tongue2 |
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| Spartan |
| I'd rather buy a regular car with 100k for the $2,500... |
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| MikeyN |
| but look at those AWESOME side scoops ! And those 12 inch wheels are to die for !:haha: |
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| patpicos |
| imagine this guy in the snow! lolol |
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| MikeyN |
| quote: | Originally posted by devnull
imagine this guy in the snow! lolol |
yeah ! you're right ! with those ultra sleek curves and bodystyling, the snow will just fall right off, no need to brush it off the vehicle. :wtf: (not that you'd be going anywhere in the snow with this thing anyways!) |
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| Jem_hadar |
wow, thats really awesome!
$2,500. Incredible. I love seeing like this. ^5 |
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| activate |
great.. another car and uber affordable at that.
low emissions or not, if they put a million of those on the road it's not a good thing for the environment. |
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| Cosmic Fur |
| quote: | Originally posted by RapidFire
also the ugliest car ever produced |
Actually no, there are some far uglier (and much more expensive) cars out there. |
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| UmmiE |
Its like TATA people added another row of backseats to a Rickshaw,plus gave it hard roof,doors with an extra tire in the front and called it a Car LOL
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| magikb |
Its been all over the news all night long.
I wouldn't ever drive a car that small no matter who makes it. I wanna live if I am ever in an accident. (cuz you couldn't possibly live if you drove a car like that and the accident was bad) |
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