Comments on: Tata Nano – Revolutionary?

By: wiki

wiki — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 02:06:01 +0000

i dont know what all the fuss is about its not going to go to America, Britain or aust for the matter and people on this forum are screaming bloody murder. this car was designed for a new growing middle class in india who just came out of poverty. its their means to private transportation at an affordable cost. he car may not come to aust or america but the design and philosophy may influence the next gen of mini’s and super mini’s churned out but toyota mazda hyundai etc.

By: James F

James F — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:26:33 +0000

I would rather walk…

By: funnytuning

funnytuning — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 14:53:08 +0000

It looks like a uglyer Smart. And the fuel consumption isn’t that great.

By: XR2_Capri

XR2_Capri — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:12:48 +0000

EA Falcon Spac 5 speed I could buy 3 of them for the same price as this shoe box.
Seen a Niki 650 last weekend! From memory it has a top speed of 111 kph

By: The Salesman

The Salesman — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 04:06:20 +0000

Reckless1

Even at $8,000.00 drive away i think this has a market. Not everyone would see more value in a used car.
And the dealer would negotiate some of the margin.

By: PoisonEagle

PoisonEagle — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 03:08:16 +0000

I can’t wait to see road tests of this thing- Have they sorted out the factory land dispute et al?

By: Daniel

Daniel — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:27:20 +0000

I think I would prefer a Niki 650….

By: Biggles

Biggles — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:18:20 +0000

How on earth is 8l/100km a good fuel consumption figure for a sub-600kg car? Methinks Tata could have tried harder in that department. Cars weighing more than twice as much and being almost twice as large can be more frugal than that.

And Anthony, 50mpg IS a rather emissions-friendly figure, but do the math: 8l/100km equals 29mpg. An old Ford Fiesta would be able to match that with just 3 cylinders firing.

Third world or not, don’t the people of India deserve a properly modern car?

By: Mikez

Mikez — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:07:00 +0000

Why would they bring it here? ID rather commute in a go cart than be caught in that thing. Dont think we have the market for that, no matter how bad the recession. ITs for poverty contries for crying out loud. And I dont think its fair either to compare its specs to normal cars. Of course it aint gonna have great fuel efficiency, its 2K for crying out loud, your comparing to refined cars 20k+ .. but you cant have all your eggs in one basket. Low emmissions + a practical solution to transport in poverty countries sounds like a good start.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:05:24 +0000

8L per 100km, that’s a bit wrong, my 113kW 2.0L lancer does better than that lol