- 30 Aug 2008 01:59
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Just wanted to know what you guys think of the world's cheapest car.
The Tata Nano is a proposed city car first presented by India's Tata Motors at the 9th annual Auto Expo on January 10, 2008 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India.
While currently undergoing final development, the Nano is projected to be a small, affordable, rear-engined, four-passenger car aimed primarily at the Indian market.
Newsweek identified the Nano as a part of a "new breed of 21st-century cars" that embody "a contrarian philosophy of smaller, lighter, cheaper" and portend a new era in inexpensive personal transportation — and potentially, "global gridlock". The Wall Street Journal confirms a global trend toward small cars, which includes the Nano.
The prefix "Nano" derives from the Greek root 'nanos', meaning dwarf — as with nanometre. "Nano" also means "small" in Gujarati, the native language of the Tata family, founders of the Tata Group.
I hate the design but it feels like I'm the only one who does so, so I wanna know what PoFo thinks about the nano.
The Tata Nano is a proposed city car first presented by India's Tata Motors at the 9th annual Auto Expo on January 10, 2008 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India.
While currently undergoing final development, the Nano is projected to be a small, affordable, rear-engined, four-passenger car aimed primarily at the Indian market.
Newsweek identified the Nano as a part of a "new breed of 21st-century cars" that embody "a contrarian philosophy of smaller, lighter, cheaper" and portend a new era in inexpensive personal transportation — and potentially, "global gridlock". The Wall Street Journal confirms a global trend toward small cars, which includes the Nano.
The prefix "Nano" derives from the Greek root 'nanos', meaning dwarf — as with nanometre. "Nano" also means "small" in Gujarati, the native language of the Tata family, founders of the Tata Group.
Wikipedia wrote:Tata initially targeted the vehicle as "the least expensive production car in the world" — aiming for a starting price of 100,000 rupees or approximately $2300 US, despite rapidly rising material prices.Source
As of August, 2008 material costs have risen from 13% to 23% over the car’s development, and Tata now faces the choice of introducing the car with an artificially low introductory price, raising the price of the car, or foregoing profit on the car — the latter an unlikely proposition. While an increased price on the Nano will likely decrease demand.
I hate the design but it feels like I'm the only one who does so, so I wanna know what PoFo thinks about the nano.