Comments on: Hybrid Tata Nano on the way

By: gary

gary — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:16:08 +0000

More than one manufacturers in China have been building cars based on suzuki 2AT and its successors for more than a decade. Around 2000, the price of the very basic model is around US$2200-2400, even the basic model in late 1990s have air-con, alloy, and again, full set of mirrors(sorry, have to say it again when some other car doesn’t have it). Today’s model are around US$2600-3000, but it is far more advanced car than previous model.

And the point is, reducing cost by cutting corners is nothing innovative, there are heaps of cars had done that before.

By: AAA

AAA — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:32:32 +0000

supermarket trolley

By: Shak

Shak — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:44:43 +0000

Just for clarification what is the worlds cheapest production car then? Yo usay the chinese ara AROUND the same price but are they actually cheaper. The TATA was made for the growing Indian and Chinese markets and TATA really dont car what anyone but these markets think about it.

By: gary

gary — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:18:26 +0000

FACT 1, Nano is NOT the cheapest production car. A series of licensed suzuki have been built in China for more than 10 years for around the same price, but with all the features like a normal car, 3340/1500/1480mm 796cc, proper chassis, just like mini-size cars in 1980s, but still far better than Nano. And yes, it has a full set of mirrors, unlike Nano.

FACT 2, Nano is claimed again and again by TATA to be cheapest, despite facts that there are other production cars cheaper and better equiped.

FACT 3, There is NOTHING innovative about Nano, nothing at all. Every single car manufacturer can do it, and very likely do it better. If you intend to argue, please see the better cars built in China and other developing markets, they are not benz or bmw, but at least they are honest about themselves and do not call themselves “invention, dominate, crafting it for the future”.

By: Safety Frist

Safety Frist — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:39:43 +0000

(LOL Spam word Tesla)
This is the way the Nano should have come out in the first place… (imho) With the voumes they’re aiming for it would have made Tata the world leader in Hybrid vehicles and given them the incentive to pursue at a greater rate than anybody else…

By: talk then think

talk then think — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:35:31 +0000

Yeh but see in countries like India they don’t reach the high speeds that we do here and also everything in India is very stop start. Great idea though and really really useful hopefully this is a change in the right direction. P.S its cheaper than a motorbike that speaks volumes in my book.

By: planetautomatic

planetautomatic — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:52:06 +0000

Aaah…The NANO
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Thats going to be one of the most evolved cars ever built.
TATAs are doing an excellent job as they franchise, customize and tweak it.
I bet in 10 years , this car will dominate first the east , then then the west.
Its already changed the auto industry landscape and its ownesr are sure footedly crafting it for the future.

By: lazybones

lazybones — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:35:22 +0000

A hybrid Tata? whats that a hole in the floor so you can do the Fred Flintstone.

“The Tara Titu is powered by a 3kW electric motor and can run for 120km on a single eight hour charge, albeit at a top speed of 50km/h”

Well considering you can buy a 1kW electric drill, thats actually not bad.