Tata is planning to bring its £1,300 Tata Nano city car to Europe - although it is unlikely to cost as little as £1,300 by the time it has been adapted to meet European safety standards.
Tata's head of compact projects Girish Wagh told a German newspaper this week: 'We will develop a successor model in four years time, which will meet the Euro 5 emission regulations and the crash standards in Europe.' He added that Tata was hoping to improve the Nano's fuel consumption from the current 47mpg to as much as 78mpg.
The Indian-built Nano has a 30bhp 625cc Bosch engine and four-speed manual gearbox, and is stripped down to the bare essentials: no power steering, no electric windows, no airbags, no air conditioning. There will be more expensive 'deluxe' versions, however. It is just over 3m long and 1.5m wide, can just about seat five and is said to be capable of 60mph.
Undercutting the Maruti-Suzuki 800, the Nano is to be the cheapest car on sale in India by a good margin; it's aimed at first-time car buyers, many trading up from motorcycles, and exports are also being considered to Africa, Latin America and south-east Asia.
Interestingly, for such a cheap budget vehicle, it has its inner body structures sourced from a top-end manufacturer: structural assemblies are being built by Caparo, maker of the F1-style T1.
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Tata Nano world cheapest car of just US$2500, GB£1277, €1700
Tata Motors unveiled the long-awaited launch of their new low-cost vehicle, the Tata Nano, at the New Delhi Auto Expo on Thursday. The Nano has been proclaimed the cheapest car in the world, coming in at just $2,500 USD.India Tour Operator
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The car promises to change the face of not only the Indian car market, but also the global auto industry.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi, Mr. Ratan N. Tata said, “I observed families riding on two-wheelers – the father driving the scooter, his young kid standing in front of him, his wife seated behind him holding a little baby. It led me to wonder whether one could conceive of a safe, affordable, all-weather form of transport for such a family. Tata Motors’ engineers and designers gave their all for about four years to realise this goal. Today, we indeed have a People’s Car, which is affordable and yet built to meet safety requirements and emission norms, to be fuel efficient and low on emissions. We are happy to present the People’s Car to India and we hope it brings the joy, pride and utility of owning a car to many families who need personal mobility.”
Stylish, comfortable
Stylish, comfortable
The People’s Car, designed with a family in mind, has a roomy passenger compartment with generous leg space and head room. It can comfortably seat four persons. Four doors with high seating position make ingress and egress easy.
Yet with a length of 3.1 metres, width of 1.5 metres and height of 1.6 metres, with adequate ground clearance, it can effortlessly manoeuvre on busy roads in cities as well as in rural areas. Its mono-volume design, with wheels at the corners and the powertrain at the rear, enables it to uniquely combine both space and manoeuvrability, which will set a new benchmark among small cars.
When launched, the car will be available in both standard and deluxe versions. Both versions will offer a wide range of body colours, and other accessories so that the car can be customised to an individual’s preferences.
Fuel-efficient engine
The People’s Car has a rear-wheel drive, all-aluminium, two-cylinder, 623 cc, 33 PS, multi point fuel injection petrol engine. This is the first time that a two-cylinder gasoline engine is being used in a car with single balancer shaft. The lean design strategy has helped minimise weight, which helps maximise performance per unit of energy consumed and delivers high fuel efficiency. Performance is controlled by a specially designed electronic engine management system.
Meets all safety requirements
The People’s Car’s safety performance exceeds current regulatory requirements. With an all sheet-metal body, it has a strong passenger compartment, 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. Tubeless tyres further enhance safety.
Environment-friendly
The People’s Car’s tailpipe emission performance exceeds regulatory requirements. In terms of overall pollutants, it has a lower pollution level than two-wheelers being manufactured in India today. The high fuel efficiency also ensures that the car has low carbon dioxide emissions, thereby providing the twin benefits of an affordable transportation solution with a low carbon footprint.
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TATA NANO CAR FEATURE- WORLD CHEAPEST CAR
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1 Lakh Rupee Car Diesel Tata Nano -
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1 Lakh Rupee Car Petrol - Basic
- Name: Nano - 1 Lakh Rupee (USD 2500) Car
- Car Body Type: Hatchback
- Segment: A Segment
- Top Speed: 90
- Fuel Consumption (Highway) : 26.00
- Fuel Consumption (City): 22.00
ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
- Displacement: 624cc, 3 cylinder, rear engine
- Engine Type: Petrol
- Maximum Power: 33bhp
- Maximum Torque: 0
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
- Seating Capacity: 4
- Tyre Size: 0Steering
- Power Brakes: Front Disk, Rear Drum
- Gears: 4 Manual
- Fuel Tank: 30.00
- Body Color
- Bumpers: yes
- Tachometer: #
- Alloys: #
- ORVM Indicator: #
- Xenon Headlamps: #
- Headlamp Washer: #
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE
- AC: AC without Climate Control
- Power Windows: #
- Central Locking: Manual
- Remote Boot: #
- Remote Fuel Filler: #
- Rear Wiper: #
- Rear Defogger: #
- Rear Armrest: #
- Streeing Adjustment (Rake/Reach): yes
- Driver Seat Adjustment: Manual
- Music System: Cassette Player
- Leather Seats: #
- Door Mirror: Both Side
- Tinted Glass: #
- Rear AC Vent: #
- Folding Rear Seats: yes
- Sun Roof: #
- Buttons/Controls on Steering: #
- Auto Viper: #
- Auto Headlamp: #
ACTIVE AND PASSIVE SAFETY
- Airbag: #
- Parking Sensors: #
- Fog Lamp: #
- Traction Control: #
- EBD: #
- ABS: #
- ESP: #
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Thursday, January 10, 2008
Tata 1 Lakh RS (USD $2,500) world cheapest car
The world's cheapest car, it was one opulence arrival.
More than 1,000 people -- journalists, VIPS and industrialists -- packed an auditorium on Thursday as Tata Motors Ltd unveiled its long-awaited "People's Car" in a media circus more worthy of a pop concert or an Oscar ceremony.
For those wanting to feel India's economic self-confidence as it takes on the world, all they had to do was to experience the blaring music from "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the flashes of scores of cameras as the Tata Nano was driven out.
It condensed years of anticipation into one moment of mayhem.
"I haven't seen this many cameras in my six years in South Asia," said one veteran journalist. "You couldn't even buy advertising like this."
Ahead of the launch, major news channels devoted several minutes of airtime to live footage of a dark and empty stage where the car, a hatchback that is priced at about half the cost of the current cheapest car, would be unveiled.
"A promise is a promise," Chairman Ratan Tata said, as he announced a dealer price of 100,000 rupees ($2,500) as pledged five years ago, even though commodity prices have gone up and despite rivals' claims such a knock-down price was impossible.
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More than 1,000 people -- journalists, VIPS and industrialists -- packed an auditorium on Thursday as Tata Motors Ltd unveiled its long-awaited "People's Car" in a media circus more worthy of a pop concert or an Oscar ceremony.
For those wanting to feel India's economic self-confidence as it takes on the world, all they had to do was to experience the blaring music from "2001: A Space Odyssey" and the flashes of scores of cameras as the Tata Nano was driven out.
It condensed years of anticipation into one moment of mayhem.
"I haven't seen this many cameras in my six years in South Asia," said one veteran journalist. "You couldn't even buy advertising like this."
Ahead of the launch, major news channels devoted several minutes of airtime to live footage of a dark and empty stage where the car, a hatchback that is priced at about half the cost of the current cheapest car, would be unveiled.
"A promise is a promise," Chairman Ratan Tata said, as he announced a dealer price of 100,000 rupees ($2,500) as pledged five years ago, even though commodity prices have gone up and despite rivals' claims such a knock-down price was impossible.
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Tata Group chairman, Ratan Tata, poses in the company's new Nano car during its launch at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi. The car, a hatchback with a 624cc engine, is priced at about 100,000 rupees ($2,500), half that of the current cheapest car in the market.
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India's giant Tata Group was due on Thursday to unveil the world's cheapest car that auto analysts say could turn upside down the cost of vehicles globally.
The long-awaited "People's Car," over which the company has thrown a shroud of secrecy, was slated to be unveiled at the start of India's biggest auto show here by Ratan Tata, the 70-year-old tycoon who heads the tea-to-steel group.
Tata, whom the Indian media have likened to US automobile pioneer Henry Ford, has said he hopes the ultra-cheap car will "make a contribution to making life safer" for Indian families who often travel four to a motorbike -- father driving, mother riding pillion and two children wedged in between.
The car, expected to carry a sticker price as low as 2,500 dollars could "revolutionise car costs downward," said leading car analyst Murad Ali Baig. It "is bound to be followed by other low-cost ones."
The four-door five-seater rear-engined auto, described by those who have seen it as boasting "cute" looks, is targeted at drivers trading up to four wheels from two as a booming economy creates new affluence.
The car on which Tata Motor engineers have cut costs to the bone has sparked a race among global automakers to come up with rock-bottom priced vehicles to appeal to this growing lucrative segment in India and other emerging markets.
The lightweight car has only one windshield wiper instead of two, no power steering, no power windows and no air conditioning, according to media reports and company comments.
Already Germany's Volkswagen, leading Bajaj Auto and France's Renault and Ford among others have said they planning or mulling new cheap cars for India where small autos comprise two-thirds of annual passenger vehicle sales of one million in the country of 1.1 billion.
India's biggest carmaker, Japanese-owned Maruti Suzuki, has said it will not cut the price of the Maruti 800, its most popular budget model that sells for 4,800 dollars -- the cheapest car now on the country's roads.
Tata, which has been on an aggressive overseas expansion drive, is also expected to win its reported two-billion-dollar bid for the British Land Rover and Jaguar brands -- which would put it in the unusual position of making two prestige cars as well as the world's lowest-cost automobile.
Environmentalists see clouds on the horizon if Tata's cheap car is a winner, fearing it will further jam up India's clogged roads and add to choking pollution.
"With more cars you have more emissions and that adds to global warming -- what we need is public transport," said Souparno Banerjee, an official of Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment.
But Tata says the car will create no more pollution than a motorbike. "If I can get a loan from my boss, I might buy the car so my family and I could travel, I can't take my mother on my motorcycle any more -- she's too old," said courier driver Daniel Abraham.
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The long-awaited "People's Car," over which the company has thrown a shroud of secrecy, was slated to be unveiled at the start of India's biggest auto show here by Ratan Tata, the 70-year-old tycoon who heads the tea-to-steel group.
Tata, whom the Indian media have likened to US automobile pioneer Henry Ford, has said he hopes the ultra-cheap car will "make a contribution to making life safer" for Indian families who often travel four to a motorbike -- father driving, mother riding pillion and two children wedged in between.
The car, expected to carry a sticker price as low as 2,500 dollars could "revolutionise car costs downward," said leading car analyst Murad Ali Baig. It "is bound to be followed by other low-cost ones."
The four-door five-seater rear-engined auto, described by those who have seen it as boasting "cute" looks, is targeted at drivers trading up to four wheels from two as a booming economy creates new affluence.
The car on which Tata Motor engineers have cut costs to the bone has sparked a race among global automakers to come up with rock-bottom priced vehicles to appeal to this growing lucrative segment in India and other emerging markets.
The lightweight car has only one windshield wiper instead of two, no power steering, no power windows and no air conditioning, according to media reports and company comments.
Already Germany's Volkswagen, leading Bajaj Auto and France's Renault and Ford among others have said they planning or mulling new cheap cars for India where small autos comprise two-thirds of annual passenger vehicle sales of one million in the country of 1.1 billion.
India's biggest carmaker, Japanese-owned Maruti Suzuki, has said it will not cut the price of the Maruti 800, its most popular budget model that sells for 4,800 dollars -- the cheapest car now on the country's roads.
Tata, which has been on an aggressive overseas expansion drive, is also expected to win its reported two-billion-dollar bid for the British Land Rover and Jaguar brands -- which would put it in the unusual position of making two prestige cars as well as the world's lowest-cost automobile.
Environmentalists see clouds on the horizon if Tata's cheap car is a winner, fearing it will further jam up India's clogged roads and add to choking pollution.
"With more cars you have more emissions and that adds to global warming -- what we need is public transport," said Souparno Banerjee, an official of Delhi's Centre for Science and Environment.
But Tata says the car will create no more pollution than a motorbike. "If I can get a loan from my boss, I might buy the car so my family and I could travel, I can't take my mother on my motorcycle any more -- she's too old," said courier driver Daniel Abraham.
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