The much awaited people’s car from Tata that the world had been waiting for has been launched at the New Delhi Auto Expo. The car has been christened the Nano, and is available to the public at an ex factory of 1 lakh, before local taxes. The Nano is the brainchild of Tata chairman Ratan Tata who was on hand to take the wraps of the car himself.
The car is powered by an all, 624cc fuel injected petrol engine in the rear of the car. The car produces 33bhp and this could give it similar performance to the heavier but more powerful Maruti 800 that makes 37 bhp. The engine is mated to a four speed manual transmission and Tata are in the process of developing a CVT automatic transmission.
The light weight has helped Tata reach a claimed an overall, combined city and highway driving figure of 20kmpl. The car is taller and wider than a Maruti Alto and this make comfort on the inside very good.
The car has a very steep bonnet and a rounded roof and the headlights and bonnet line give it a cute look. Tata was very clear that the car had to look attractive and this cute shape is the result.
The interior of the car consists of seats which are comfortable but very slender and the instrument panel is center mounted like on all new Tata cars. Like the outside the interiors look very attractive and there is a decent amount of space at the rear of the car as well.
While the car does not have comfort feature like air conditioning or power windows, coming variants will have these features.
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