Tata Nano

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Tata Nano
Tata Nano ‎
Overview
ManufacturerTata Motors
Also calledThe People's Car
Production2008–present
Body and chassis
ClassCity car
Body style5-door hatchback
LayoutRR layout
Powertrain
Engine2 cylinder petrol Bosch multi-point fuel injection (single injector) all aluminium 623 cc (38 cu in)
Transmission4 speed synchromesh with overdrive in 4th
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,230 mm (87.8 in)
Length3,100 mm (122.0 in)[1]
Width1,500 mm (59.1 in)[1]
Height1,600 mm (63.0 in)[1]
Chronology
Predecessornone

The Tata Nano is a city car launched by India's Tata Motors.[2] The model was unveiled at the 9th annual Auto Expo on January 10, 2008 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.[3]

According to Tata Group's Chairman Ratan Tata, the Nano is a Template:Auto PS car with a 623 cc rear engine and rear wheel drive, and has a fuel economy of 4.55 L/100 km (51.7 mpg (US), 62 mpg (UK)) under city road conditions, and 3.85 L/100 km on highways (61.1 mpg (US), 73.3 mpg (UK)). It is the first time a two-cylinder petrol engine will be used in a car with a single balancer shaft.[4] Tata Motors has reportedly filed multiple patents related to the innovations in the design of Nano, with powertrain design alone having 34 patents.[5] The head of Tata Motors' Engineering Research Centre, Girish Wagh has been credited with being one of the brains behind Nano's design.[5][6]

Tata claims that the Nano complies with Bharat Stage-III and Euro-IV emission standards.[7]

The Nano is 21% more spacious from the interior and 8% smaller from the exterior when compared with its closest rival, the Maruti 800. The standard version of the Nano (without air conditioning, radio and power steering) will cost Rs 100,000 (not including levies such as VAT/LT, transport and delivery charges) (US$2500, GB£1277, €1700),[8] making it the least expensive production car in the world.[9] The choice of price has led to the Nano being called the "1-lakh car" (after the Indian word, meaning '100,000').[10] The car will come in different variants, including one standard and two deluxe variants. The Deluxe variant will have air conditioning, but no power steering. The car is expected to be produced in the Singur plant in West Bengal which is under construction. The initial production target set by Tata Motors is 250,000 units per year.

Technical details

Powertrain

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 105 km/h (65 mph)[1]

Body and dimensions

  • Trunk capacity: 150 L (5.3 cu ft)

Suspension and brakes

  • Front track: 1,325 mm (52.2 in)
  • Rear track: 1,315 mm (51.8 in)

Negative public opinion

Activists near Kolkata, where Tata's manufacturing unit is located, started burning the car in effigy.[14] In New Delhi, women protested wearing T-Shirts bearing slogans that said, "The Rs 1 lakh car has Singur people's blood on it".[15]

The Trinamool Congress alleged that Tata motors usurped the agrarian land for the construction site and have threatened to stall the manufacture of the car.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Specifications of Tata's Nano". indiatimes.com. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  2. ^ "India's Tata Motors unveils its ultracheap US$2,500 car, Tata Nano". Associated Press. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  3. ^ Mohanty, Mrituinjoy (2008-01-10). "Why criticising the 1-Lakh car is wrong". Rediff News. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  4. ^ "Tata Nano, Unveiled!". Gawker Media. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  5. ^ a b "It's a car, not an apology". Times of India. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-11. Cite error: The named reference "EngDesign" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  6. ^ "The Next Peoples' Car". Forbes.
  7. ^ "Ratan Tata unveils Rs 1-lakh 'Nano'". expressindia.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  8. ^ "First Look: Ratan Tata unveils Nano". IBN. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  9. ^ "Tata unveils Nano, its $2,500 car". MSN. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  10. ^ "Tatas' unveil Rs 1-lakh car".
  11. ^ "Tata Motors unveils the People's Car". tatamotors.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  12. ^ Ruth David (January 10, 2008). "Tata Unveils The Nano, Its $2,500 Car". Forbes.com.
  13. ^ "Here what Tata's Rs 1-lakh car - the Nano - looks like!". Rediff News. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
  14. ^ "Fiery protest over Tata's Nano". CNet News. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  15. ^ "Singur protesters show up at launch, raise slogans". Times of India. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  16. ^ "Trinamool Congress threatens to stall manufacture of Tatas' Nano". Economic Times. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-12.

External links

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