Tata Nano
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| Tata Nano | |
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| Ratan Tata unveils Nano, at the Auto Expo in New Delhi | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Tata Motors |
| Production | 2008–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini car/City car |
| Body style | 5-door hatchback |
| Layout | RR layout |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 624 cc |
Tata Nano is a supermini car launched by India's Tata Motors.[1] The model was unveiled at the 9th annual New Delhi Auto Expo on January 10, 2008 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India.[2] The initial production target set by Tata Motors is 250,000 units per year.
According to Tata Group's Chairman Ratan Tata, the Nano is a Template:Auto PS car with a 624 cc rear engine, making it the first time a 2-cylinder gasoline engine will be used in a car with a single balancer shaft[3], and has a mileage of 22 kmpl under city road conditions, and 26 kmpl on highways -- equal to 54 MPG, US Standard.
Tata claims that the Nano complies with Bharat Stage-III and Euro-IV emission standards. The Nano is 21% more spacious from the interior and 8% smaller from the exterior as compared to it's closest rival, the Maruti 800. The standard version of the car will cost Rs 100,000 (not including levies such as VAT/LT and transport charges) (USD 2500), making it the cheapest production car in the world.[4]. 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.
Car specification
- Engine: 2 cylinder MPFi petrol (single injector) All aluminum 624 cc
- Vertically aligned, rear mounted parallel twin
- Bore X Stroke 73.5 X 73.5
- Compression Ratio - 9.5:1
- 2 valves per cyl overhead camshaft
- Power: Template:Auto PS @ 5500 rpm[5]
- Torque: 48 N⋅m (35 ft⋅lbf) @ 2500 rpm
- 0-60 km/h (37 mph): 21 seconds
- Max Speed: 70 km/h (43 mph)
- Fuel Economy (combined City + Highway): 20 kmpl
- Boot capacity: 150 L (5.3 cu ft)
- Transmission: 4 speed synchromesh with overdrive in 4th
- Steering – Mechanical Rack and pinion
- Front brake: disk[6]
- Rear brake: drum
- Length: 3,100 mm (122.0 in)
- Width: 1,500 mm (59.1 in)
- Height: 1,600 mm (63.0 in)
- Wheelbase: 2,230 mm (87.8 in)
- Front track: 1,325 mm (52.2 in)
- Rear track: 1,315 mm (51.8 in)
- Ground Clearance: 180 mm (7.1 in)
- Fuel Tank capacity: 15 L (4 US gal; 3 imp gal)
- Front suspension: McPherson Strut with lower A arm
- Rear suspension: Independent Coil spring
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References
- ^ "India's Tata Motors unveils its ultracheap US$2,500 car, Tata Nano". Associated Press. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ Mohanty, Mrituinjoy (2008-01-10). "Why criticising the 1-Lakh car is wrong". Rediff News. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ "Tata Nano, Unveiled!". Gawker Media. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ "First Look: Ratan Tata unveils Nano". IBN. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ "Tata Motors unveils the People's Car". tatamotors.com. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ "Here what Tata's Rs 1-lakh car - the Nano - looks like!". Rediff News. 2008-01-10. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
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