Move Over iPhone ... Theres a new tech wonder

[iMav]

Heres Innovation - The 1 Lac Car .... The TATA Nano

Its here its true a dealer price of 1 Lac for the basic model ....

624CC engine
externally 8% smaller than the Maruti 800
internally bigger than the 800
mileage of about 20
meets all safety norms
adheres to Bharat III and Euro IV stds



the bet part: the car doesnt look crap its cute looking and nicely done ... all the auto analysts love it and so do i .... kudos to indian engg that has withstood the stupidity of Indian education

Some images courtesy ibnlive.com:

[ray|raven]

Sweet News.
And yeah, it doesnt look like crap
Btw, is it all plastic/fibre?

P.S: I was writing the same thing and about to post.

Regards,
ray

[iMav]

Originally Posted by rayraven

Btw, is it all plastic/fibre?

theres a press conference being held right now more info will be given there but yes it is said to have a little more of plastic than usual

[amitava82]

So, what part of this car has something to do with iPhone?

[gxsaurav]

Lolz....what a thread title....

now my reaction...


aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa WHAT A CAR

My dad said "We will buy this car, as this will easily fit in your bike's garage"

Design wise, this car is a marvel. Perfectly suited for indian cities where parking is a problem. I mean just look at the UI, it looks so cool . If I talk about lucknow then other then few roads on the outskirts u cannot drive at more then 30 KP/H in Lucknow roads due to traffic & small roads/allies. This car is perfectly suited...

Now, what I need in this car or what I would like to buy after market...

1) A Sony Ericsson phone dock which I can connect to he car speakers & play music. If it has an inbuilt Media device then I wish it has a USB port.

2) I hope the seats can lean backward like a bed....you know, this will help in "installing vista"

3) Black colour glasses...a must in summer days

4) Not exectly a car guy but still.....donno what else I can ask for.

[shashank_re]

Beautiful car!They are expected to manufacture 2.5 lac cars per year!
BTW iam leaving blore now

[iMav]

Originally Posted by amitava82

So, what part of this car has something to do with iPhone?

no flames for the iphone ... the iphone is considered as the epitome of innovation etc ... but this is a true marvel worthy of more accolades than the iPhone, purely in terms of technological innovation and if u read my thread title twice that is what it says and implies

[enticer86]

Originally Posted by gx_saurav

2) I hope the seats can lean backward like a bed....you know, this will help in "installing vista"

Lol... nice one there

[Pathik]

^^ hehe yea. where is din?
BTW yea the car looks quite good. and compact.

[s18000rpm]

the car IS good, good work by designers (dunno who they are , maybe I.D.E.A again).



when cars like Indica , Sumo suffer from Quality & technical issues, just hope this car doesnt

look at that A-Pillar, ROFL, i guess the chassis is made from tubular frames

(in 3rd pic)

[naveen_reloaded]

Happy to see it. But virtually it going to spam the traffic...nearly all middle class family can afford and auto's will become obsolete... But place like mumbai will seriously be affected by this.traffic is going to spike..thanks tata

[iMav]

Originally Posted by naveen_reloaded

Happy to see it. But virtually it going to spam the traffic...nearly all middle class family can afford and auto's will become obsolete... But place like mumbai will seriously be affected by this.traffic is going to spike..thanks tata

ur the first guy who wants costly stuff .... the whole mankind wants things to be made cheaper u say they should remain costly

[naveen_reloaded]

Oh please i never wanted costly stuff..i am just saying the consequence.just think even with todays car prices,people are buying and nearly all major cities are going into a state of STILL TRAFFIC
With this new tata's product, imagine...
I dont løvé costly stuff unless they are worth...

[gxsaurav]

Just make the car out of carbon fiber, all toughness problems solved

[ray|raven]

But wont that make it costly?

Regards,
ray

[gxsaurav]

i know...but if security is a concern then only...

the exterior should be metal & interior can be made out of replaceable plastic. It's good actually, metal takes more time to repair while plasitc can be changed easily

[Pathik]

yea it ll. But as carbon fiber is lighter and more durable than steel, the mileage ll increase and operating costs ll decrease.

[krazzy]

The car is also rear engined which is also a first for an indian car. The only thing I don't like about the car is the front end. The rest of the design is cute and attractive while the front is bland and lacks creativity. The headlights look huge and a small slit like grille would've looked great on the car.

I also agree with naveen. After this car hits Mumbai streets, we'll have flyovers for flyovers. Everyone and their dog will buy this car. The already horrible traffic will get even worse.

[ray|raven]

Originally Posted by krazyfrog.

I also agree with naveen. After this car hits Mumbai streets, we'll have flyovers for flyovers. Everyone and their dog will buy this car. The already horrible traffic will get even worse.

Roflz.Funniest thing i heard all day

[iMav]

Originally Posted by krazyfrog.

I also agree with naveen. After this car hits Mumbai streets, we'll have flyovers for flyovers. Everyone and their dog will buy this car. The already horrible traffic will get even worse.

look at the bright u will be able to maneuver this car like the bloody rickshaw drivers

[praka123]

nice cute car!very good for city commuting;even better good as a kids car!.but...a death ticket if it is taken to any national highways like bombay-pune one! the travellers will be etched inside a plastic cr@p

[DigitalDude]

Ratan's vision and stubborness paid off


thats it I'm moving out of chennai to the outskirts... in the present traffic itself my legs are paining like hell cos of holding the clutch for eternity now walking will be a speedy mode of transport in all the Indian metros.

as I already have a tata car, I have many apprehensions regarding quality, maintanence and service. hope they expand their service centres accordingly or else it will be a BIG headache

[praka123]

^u got an indica diesel? ;may be u need to change the timer-belt if it is above 75000kms

[prasad_den]

Thank god, this car looks cute...!!! Come 2009 and I'll get this one..

[DigitalDude]

@praka

yes.

and no it has not clocked that much km

[mayanks_098]

Will surely make dream,of owning a car, come true for millions of families in India.

[prateek_san]

damn if i had salary around 15K...i would have bought this car......

[praka123]

^why not?get it in EMI of ~2500 approx with a downpayment of maybe ...60000

[drgrudge]

Did anyone see the cartoon on Open-Ed page in The Hindu?

A kid and his father are shopping near the Auto Expo.
"If you want toy cheaper than this, then you need to go there!!"

[thelordrrulzzz]

Hats Off to Mr. Ratan Tata he's truly a man of vision and he has proved it to all yet once again by this product from his Pune stable. I would like to add more about the car.
It would be available in three variants :- One basic(with dealer price of 1 Lac) and then 2 Deluxe models of which nothing more has been announced.