brand new $2500 car announce today

[mr_Cash]

tata motors, four doors



india launches 'nano'

[Carnut]

"To introduce the Nano, Tata drove onto stage in a white model of the car with the lights flashing, his head nearly touching the car's roof."

[jwight]

More at:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22575262/

[mr_Cash]

Originally Posted by jwight

More at: ...

thank you.

this may be the same nano video as on the nbc nightly news, tonight.

1) white on the nano, looks terrific.

2) beautiful car, from Italian engineering, nice front (big square headlights), back (long tail lights, elegant), and side.

3) its a shame the usa requires $4,000 more safety and environmental engineering, a sum more than the entire nano vehicle msrp, even though safety is already built in at $2,500. still a buy at $6,500. the usa government excessive interference needs to slow or stop. requiring more than the msrp, just for standards that incrementally may not make that much of a difference, or benefit, only seem to hurt american consumers, while obstructing free enterprise.

4) a nano convertible may also be in the works (?)

5) 50 mpg.

6) while wheels look initially a bit small, on second look, they appear sort of cute, as is. wonder what size wheels are on the tada nano in the video?

7) with auto industry already suffering, nano could be a competitor killer, if the production (presently for inside india and three other european countries only) could ramp up to meet total worldwide consumer buyer interest.

8) even if the tada nano doesn't come to the usa, for 5 years, or ever,

it may be a sign, that beauty is increasingly being engineered into small, fuel efficient, low priced, fun cars,

and there may be another vendors small car coming to the usa in the next year or three, having tada nano similar (or trending in the direction of) lower prices, all-new good looks, and frontier fuel efficiency.

[CruisingAZ]

Todays local paper had a write-up on the Nano (who knows why) but I deceided to compare stats for the fun of it (too much time on my hands waiting for my smart)

Nano Yaris smart
Length 122" 169.3" 106.1"
Wheelbase 87.8" 100.4" 73.5"
Height 62.9" 56.7" 60.71"
Width 59" 66.5" 61.38"
Curb Weight 1,276 Lbs 2,293 Lbs 1,808 Lbs
Passengers 5 5 2
Engine 0.6L 1.5L 1.0L
HP 33 106 71
Cylinders 2 4 3

[smartune]

So its taller, narrower...and longer than the smart.

I'd hate to have to actually turn in that thing, assuming you'd actual get up to full steam with the lawntractor motor chugging along

[Amethyste]

i sprayed coffee all over my screen when I saw opened up this thread.

Dammit you.

[Big Panda]

Originally Posted by CruisingAZ

Nano Yaris smart
Length 122" 169.3" 16.1"

ok, i knew the Smart was small........but i've got Diecast Cars bigger than THAT!!! ;)

[MichaelJ]

The thing to remember about the Nano is that it's aimed at people who want to upgrade from a bicycle or moped and could not conceive of EVER being able to afford a car. This is its market.

As such, it may be the most significant car of the century (young as it is).

[SmartAnita]

True, the biggest market is for those upgrading from a bicycle, however, greenhouse gases will exponentially rise when this car populates those areas. I don't believe the Tata has emissions controls.