Tata One Lakh Rupees Car($2500)
Tata Motors on Thursday unveiled its 'People's Car', the 4-door Nano,
which will be the world's cheapest car with a dealer price of 100,000 rupees
($2,500).
Following are some details on the car, which was presented at the Auto
Expo in New Delhi.
* Length: 3.1 metres
* Height: 1.6 metres
* Width: 1.5 metres
* Engine: Rear-wheel drive, 2-cylinder, 623 cc, multi-point fuel-injection
petrol engine. Engine is rear mounted. Tata said it was the first time
a 2-cylinder gasoline engine was being used in a car with single balancer
shaft.
* Safety: Tata said the Nano has an all sheet-metal body, with safety
features such as crumple zones, intrusion-resistant doors, seat-belts,
strong seats and anchorages, and the rear tailgate glass bonded to the
body. Tyres are tubeless.
* Environment: Tata said tailpipe emission performance exceeded current
regulatory requirements, and the Nano had a lower overall pollution level
than two-wheelers made in India. It said high fuel efficiency (20 km/litre)
ensured low carbon dioxide emissions.
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The Nano is here. Ratan Tata seems to have
achieved the feat of showcasing to the world a one-lakh rupee car that
meets the specs of an international affordable peoples' car. The small
beauty claims to meet all the current safety requirements of a modern
day car and has pollution levels that are even less than those of a two-wheeler.
he Nano with a 624 cc engine, will give
a mileage of 20 kilometers per liter (50 miles a gallon). As per the
safety norms, it has passed the full frontal crash test, the offset and
side-crash test to meet the international safety norms. The legroom is
expected to be 21 per cent more than Maruti 800. The car meets the Bharat
3 (Euro 4) emission standards.
The car that will come in two variants - AC and
non-AC, will come at a dealer price of Rs one lakh plus VAT and transport charges.
