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.
- It will help India’s huge two wheeler popular upgrade to a four-wheeler .
- If popular, will clog roads in the cities
- Establish a huge volume market that cannot be ignored by any large car manufacturer
Following are some details on the car, which was presented at the Auto Expo in New Delhi.
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- Engine: Rear-wheel drive, 2-cylinder, 624 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.
Features
- Tata’s Nano will have 624 cc Petrol Engine and it will give 33 bhp power (engine is in rare).
- This car will give fuel average of 20-25 Km/litre.
- Top speed of Nano will be 90 Km/hour.
- Petrol tank of this car will have capacity of 30 litres.
- Nano will be available in three colours red, yellow and silver.
- This car can accommodate 4-5 people.
- Price to the distributor of Nano in Delhi will be Rs 1 Lakh and its actual price will be slightly more than 1 lakh for customers.
- Nano will meet Bharat 3 and Euro 4 emission standards.
- This car will have 21% more interior space than Maruti 800 and it will be 8% small than Maruti 800.
- Tata will launch one basic and two deluxe models (with AC) of this car.
- Team of 500 people have completed this dream of Tata.
- Length of car is 3.1 meter and its width is 1.5 meter.
- It will cost Rs 1.35 Lakh after all formalities.
- Its price in US dollar is around $ 2600 and Euro 1750.



















