India leading automobile company Tata has recently launched Tata Nano at an Auto Expo show in Delhi, India on January 10th 2008 to music from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The Tata Nano is roughly half the price of the cheapest car available today, making it the world’s cheapest car. At its most basic, the Nano cost £1,300 GBP or $2500 USD, and its closest rivals China’s QQ3Y Chery and India’s Maruti 800 are both about £2,550 GBP ($5000 USD).
It is a very compact car at only 3 meters long, could fit 4 or 5 people, top speed is 65mph, comes with the vital features, such as, brakes, a four-gear manual transmission, seat belts, locking, wind-down windows, a small boot and a steering wheel. It lacks a passenger-side mirror and has one windscreen wiper. Read More About It
Tata Nano basic features:
* 4 Gears
* 5 seating capacity
* The engine is located on rear side while luggage space on front
* 3 color variants and 2 versions – classic and deluxe
* Upto 65 mph of max speed
* Diesel model is also planned
* Engine rear-mounted 623cc, 33bhp multipoint fuel injection engine
* Transmission continuous variable transmission
* Fuel consumption 50mpg
* Body sheet metal with crumple zones
* Extras air conditioning and airbag optional. No radio, no power steering, one windscreen wiper
