The curtains are up on the much awaited car of the season, the 1 lakh car from Tata Motors called as Tata Nano. IBNLive.com has live pictures and details from The Indian Auto Expo. The car was unveiled by Ratan Tata the company’s Chairman.
The car as per the reports shall have a rear-wheel drive, two-cylinder, 624 cc, 33 bhp, MPFi petrol engine. , with 4 speed manual gearbox, no power steering, no power windows but comes with an air conditioning.
And the Price: 1 Lakh Indian Rupees
Thats for the base model, excluding taxes.
Mileage: The company claims for a 22-26 kpl mileage, for the 3 bhp 800cc engine.
The four seater shall be commercially available later this year.
Here’s an excerpt from the report,
The car will have a three-cylinder 800-cc petrol engine with 33 bhp of power. It will also have a 30-litre fuel tank and four-speed manual gearshift. The car will come with air conditioning, but will have no power steering.
The car will have front disk and rear drum brakes. The company claims mileage of 22 kmpl in city and 26 kmpl on highway.
Update 1: Interiors Pics from Rediff.com
Up here are the Interiors of Tata Nano, Pictures sourced from Rediff.com’s specials. Thanks Folks.
More details on the Car and the Auto Expo Coming Soon.
View More Pictures Here.
IBNLive.com report on the launch: Tata Unveils ‘People’s Car’ Nano
Image and Information Source: IBNLive.com
Cool! Car.
By: Hi Yo Guys on January 10, 2008
at 6:21 pm
Gem of a beauty. Eagerly waiting to get one.
By: Dr. Uttam Sarkar on January 11, 2008
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car is beauty but safety is less
By: sendhil on January 11, 2008
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its amazing. its look is very good and very cheepest .what will the price of this car in pakistan.?
By: adeela saher on January 11, 2008
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The “people’s car” is a wonderful example of India’s mid-20st Century mindset and its squandered chance at 21st Century development. My short essay on this can be read at http://memestreamblog.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/india-going-nowhere-fast/.
MBJ
By: mbjesq on January 12, 2008
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its amazing. its look is very good and very cheepest
By: Nano car on January 17, 2008
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super and also worthable. weighting for buy this (TATA_NANO )
By: Er.NGS.GANESH KUMAR on March 6, 2009
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for a long journey more safety is the most important thing so iam not satisfied about this model but for ladies for regular uses and small journeys for officials,business peoples are can be very much comfort about this model. but it is precious he knows the sole of india and the pulse of india i hopes that the next version can provide more safety .
By: akash k jayan kayamkulam on March 22, 2009
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