Tata Nano is not just the accomplishment of Ratan Tata’s promise to middle class Indians, but is India’s promise to the world and a crystal clear proclamation that on the days to come the world has to look into India to see innovation, determination and technical domination.
As the much awaited 1 lakh car was unveiled at the Auto Expo in New Delhi, Indian people, who cannot afford a car that crosses few lakhs, have already placed themselves, at least in their dreams, behind the wheels of this cute car named Tata Nano. The car grabs attention from around the world not only for the low price but also for the beautiful looks and striking features. As Ratan Tata repeatedly mentioned during the unveiling ceremony, Nano is not just a car but, is revolution of innovation or a quest to conquer, a conquest for leadership and a conquest for achieving new avenues.
The car grabs attention from around the world not only for the low price but also for the beautiful looks and striking features. Nano is an attractive and cute 4-door car .The car is made for five people to be seated and the engine of the car is located at the back of the car. Initially the car is launched in three colours- Red, White and Light green. The car will also be coming in two versions one is the standard version that is marked by the single color interiors, two spoke steering wheel and vinyl trimmed seats.
Even though the car doesn’t belong to the luxury range, Tata plans a luxury version for Nano with dual color interiors, three spoke steering wheel, fabric seats and body color bumpers .The luxury version will also be equipped with stylized steel wheels, fog lamps, central locks, power windows and A/C engine management system with heater.
The car will be equipped with 2-cylinder, 623 cc engine. Even though the current launch is a petrol engine diesel models are also in the agenda of the company. The multi-point fuel-injection petrol engine is rear mounted and for the first time the car has been equipped with two-cylinder gasoline engine. The design of the car has made it to be light weight machine and gets maximum power per unit of energy consumed. The length of the car is 3.1 meters that is 8% smaller from the exterior than the Maruti 800 but the car is 21% more spacious than Maruti 800.The width of the car is 1.5 meters and height is 1.6 meters.
When it comes to the safety of the car, an electronic engine management system is equipped to control performance of the car. The car can run up to the speed of 90km/h. The sheet metal body of the car is tested for crumple zones and intrusion-resistant doors. The car has strong seat-belts, and anchorages and the rear tailgate glass is bonded to the body. The tyres of the car are tubeless. As Nano is an environmental friendly vehicle, the pollution level is much lower, even lesser than two wheelers. The car has a fuel efficiency of 20 km/liter and the fuel tank capacity is 30 liter.
The Tata Nano car is priced Rs 1 lakh (US$2500, GB£1277, €1700 ). The car will be available in the market for about $3000 or Rs 1 lakh 30 thousand after the taxes and insurance is added to the cost. The cost of the luxury version has not been declared by the Tata Motors and it is expected to be a bit higher.
When expectations are sky high about the car, people find room for anxieties too when a car, which every Indian can own, is launched. Narrow Indian roads have no more space for few more new vehicles to ply on. Once the Nano reaches the market they will add few more lakhs to the number of Indian vehicle population which, in fact, will result in hours-stretching traffic blocks. As the fuel consumption would be doubled, the fuel price is expected to exceed to unpredictable heights. Experts have already pin pointed their suggestions to avoid the chaos on roads, like re-arranging road management system, developing more townships to evacuate city population, widening roads etc..