$2500 Car unveiled

[sa_butta]

Tata has pulled the wraps off its long-discussed and highly-anticipated 1-lakh (around $2,500) car. The orb-like Tata Nano was unveiled at the New Delhi Auto Expo today, boasting a 30-horsepower 624-cc engine; a four-speed manual transmission; a disc/drum brake setup; room for five (based on the above photo); and claimed fuel economy of 54 US miles per gallon. There's no power steering, and you'll find more instrumentation on many wristwatches -- the Nano has only a fuel gauge, speedometer, and oil light. Suspension? Well, it has one. Tata claims that the car meets safety and environmental standards, and we're sure it won't be long before tests show whether the car is up to snuff in those areas. Say hello to the new "people's car," brought to you by the same folks who hope to sell you Jaguars in the not-so-distant future. We'd say that if all goes as planned, Tata's got just about every possible demographic covered.

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/01/tatanano.jpg (http://www.rediff.com/money/2008/jan/10tatacar.htm)

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/what-2-500-buys-in-india-tata-nano-unveiled/

[BacktoBasics]

It just had to be ugly.

I doubt it'll pass but if it only takes a few more grande to get it function this could work. Even a piece of shit for 6k is worth it. Look at Kia and how many cars they sold for 8,995 they were only good for about 75k but well worth it.

[mrsmaalox]

It just had to be ugly.

I doubt it'll pass but if it only takes a few more grande to get it function this could work. Even a piece of shit for 6k is worth it. Look at Kia and how many cars they sold for 8,995 they were only good for about 75k but well worth it.

Just what we need, disposable cars in the landfills :rolleyes

[ORION]

I'd be proud to drive in something called a "TaTa" and it even looks like a "TaTa". I like TaTas

[Tu Pac]

I LIKE BIG TATAS THAT A BROTHER CAN NOT DENY.....

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

:lmao 30 horsepower.


I put "30 horsepower" into google and it spit back listings for outboard boat motors and lawn mowers. How on earth are you supposed to be able to move a car with five human beings on that kind of power?

[ORION]

I put "30 horsepower" into google and it spit back listings for outboard boat motors and lawn mowers. How on earth are you supposed to be able to move a car with five human beings on that kind of power?
it comes with a fluxcapacitor standard...duh

[ORION]

I put out at least 25 horsepower when I masterbate

[sa_butta]

I put out at least 25 children when I masterbateFixed.

[Supreme_Being]

Hideous.

[Slomo]

The original Volkswagen Beetle with the 1300cc engine had 32 HP. But a consumption that rivals most of today's SUVs :lol

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

Fixed.
But you left the spelling error. For shame.

[CubanMustGo]

According to another article the top speed is 60mph.

Maybe if you can wait half an hour, have a good tail wind, and are going downhill.

[sa_butta]

According to another article the top speed is 60mph.

Maybe if you can wait half an hour, have a good tail wind, and are going downhill.Reminds me of the movie the Odd Couple II when they hitch a ride in that old car and people start walking by them.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4QmstPaLRZ0&feature=related

[Extra Stout]

It's India, people. Where exactly is somebody going to be travelling at highway speeds in India?

[Slomo]

According to another article the top speed is 60mph.

Maybe if you can wait half an hour, have a good tail wind, and are going downhill.Well the aforementioned Beetle with 32HP was capable of 75-80 MPH, with a 0 to 60 in roughly 17 secs.

And it was much heavier.

[Jimcs50]

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Bodacious Tatas

[bendmz]

would that price tag be before or after taxes ?

[RuffnReadyOzStyle]

Hahahahaha - "fits 5"!? Wouldn't fit one of me!

However, with my human ecologist hat on, we should all be driving sewing-machines like that around our cities. It is absurdly wasteful in energy and non-renewable resource terms to sit in traffic jams getting 15 mpg in huge, inefficient vehicles. In fact, if I was dictator, big cars would only be allowed outside cities, and inside cities the roads would be dominated by public transport, tiny cars and bikes of all kinds.

[Spurfect]

imagine getting into a crash in that thing. you'd be smooshed to smitherings

[Lance]

This car may bring me out of retirement. I can use all my 1986 YuGo material once again.

[AlamoSpursFan]

It would definitely lose a head-on collision with the average dog.

:lol

[Last Comic Standing]

imagine getting into a crash in that thing. you'd be smooshed to smitherings

Hopefully the kid on the Big wheel has insurance.

[Last Comic Standing]

How many happy meals do you have to buy to get one?

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[Last Comic Standing]

Good thing is if you need parts you can just go to Toys R US



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[Last Comic Standing]

Don't park it next to a play ground some kid may be playing with it in the sand box when you get back.

[Last Comic Standing]

One good thing is if you need a jump start you can use the battery from your cell phone,




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[Last Comic Standing]

If this car is involed in a police chase they won't need to put spikes on the road they can just use bubble gum to slow it down.

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[Taco]

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Bodacious Tatas

SHOW ME YOUR TATA'S

[Gerryatrics]

It's been done, and done better:


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[Taco]

It's been done, and done better:


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THAT WAS GREAT!!!

THE VIDEO NOT THE CAR :lol

[Cry Havoc]

If this car is involed in a police chase they won't need to put spikes on the road they can just use bubble gum to slow it down.

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It's the only car in the world that you can actually forget where you parked it..... when it's still sitting in your driveway.

[JoeChalupa]

I had a Chevette.

[Please_dont_ban_me]

It's India, people. Where exactly is somebody going to be travelling at highway speeds in India?

www.dictionary.com

Type in "Export".

[Extra Stout]

www.dictionary.com

Type in "Export".
That car has absolutely zero chance at meeting any kind of crash standards in the United States or Europe. None. Zero. Zilch.

However, in India, it represents a significant improvement over the current strategy of piling a family of six on a motor scooter and riding about Calcutta that way.

This is a car to give the Third World poor better mobility.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Nice golf cart! :tu

[cherylsteele]

Can you buy this at the scooter store?

[Please_dont_ban_me]

That car has absolutely zero chance at meeting any kind of crash standards in the United States or Europe. None. Zero. Zilch.

However, in India, it represents a significant improvement over the current strategy of piling a family of six on a motor scooter and riding about Calcutta that way.

This is a car to give the Third World poor better mobility.

That was the politest "you're an idiot" I've ever seen.

I learned after the post that they don't plan on exporting to the states. C'mere, gimme some love. :donkey

[Pistons_In_7]

This car is coming to the states, its made by mercedes has excellent crash standards and i think it will rund about 11k

http://www.smartusa.com/

its been out for several years already in europe and will be coming to the U.S. sometime in 2008

$99 reserves one for you.

[Slomo]

This car is coming to the states, its made by mercedes has excellent crash standards and i think it will rund about 11k

http://www.smartusa.com/

its been out for several years already in europe and will be coming to the U.S. sometime in 2008

$99 reserves one for you.I don't specialy like them, but I'll admit they are a lot of fun to drive.

IIRC they were developped by the inventors of the SWATCH watch in cooperation with Mercedes and then Mercedes took over the manufacturing and sales.

[Re-Animator]

I wonder how many MP3s it can hold.

[1Parker1]

This is a car to give the Third World poor better mobility.

:lol India is a Third World poor country? Maybe 10-20 years ago you could argue...

[PEP]

At least you can put it in your pocket when you get to where you're going so it cant be stolen.

[Re-Animator]

Can you imagine someone in an 18 wheeler asking you for a jump start?













that will be like a goldfish trying to give Shamu a blow job!

[Extra Stout]

:lol India is a Third World poor country? Maybe 10-20 years ago you could argue...
The number of poor in India is roughly equal to the entire population of the United States. Now, by "poor" we're not talking by American standards, but rather what "poor" means in a country where an annual income of $4000 is average.

[Winston Wolf]

Unless you work for USAA