US To Get Redesigned Tata Nano

The Truth About Cars ^ | 10/15/2012 | Derek Kreindler

[nascarnation]

Tata CEO Ratan Tata has apparently decided to sell the Tata Nano minicar in the United States, even as Tata lacks though proper sales channel.

In an interview with Automotive News, the company namesake said that a redesigned Nano, with features like traction control, a more powerful engine and power steering, could go on sale at a price below $10,000 in three years time.

But a distribution channel is still a giant question mark, with Tata saying ”We have to give a lot of thought to how we would distribute the car,” and little else. Tata’s remarks came at the opening of a New Jersey-area Jaguar Land Rover dealership

[nascarnation]

Welcome to the world of Baraq's EPA mandated fuel mizers.

[hinckley buzzard]

Looks like head to head competition with the Smart Car.

[Cvengr]

At 54mpg, this is what all Peterbilts and Mack trucks will look like in 2025.

[Flatus I. Maximus]

I want one. I can put some davits on the back of my Suburban and use the Tata as a land dinghy.

[nascarnation]

Actually the “Smart” cars are quite expensive (coming from Mercedes).

I suspect the Nano will be the low price leader unless the Chinese get here first.

[MediaMole]

Looks like head to head competition with jumping off a bridge or running onto a busy freeway.

[Husker24]

Any guy caught driving that, has nano chance of seeing any tatas.

[verum ago]

Green politics, gas prices, and all else aside, I absolutely cringe to think how one of those things will fare in an accident. It looks the whole car is a crumple zone.

On the plus side, the firefighters won’t need to the Jaws of Life for it, just a good can opener and pair of scissors.

[Husker24]

Any guy caught driving that, has nano chance of seeing any tatas.

[Chickensoup]

Any guy caught driving that, has nano chance of seeing any tatas.

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POST OF THE DAY! POST OF THE DAY!! FUNNY

[nascarnation]

Or save the added cost of a casket, and just bury the whole thing.....

[verum ago]

I want one. I can put some davits on the back of my Suburban and use the Tata as a land dinghy.

Nice.

[JohnBrowdie]

That’s not a car. It’s a flower pot

[verum ago]

Or save the added cost of a casket, and just bury the whole thing.....

But then they won't be able to get 20¢ recycling deposit.

[The Cajun]

......a more powerful engine

Going to bring that little sucker up to a 5HP Briggs and Stratton are they?
Hot damn! < /S >

[jimsin]

I DONT THINK THEY'RE much good I have serveral a-rattlin' around in the muffler of my CROWN VIC........

They believe they're gliding down the highway....

But the nearer they're destination....

The more they're slip sliding away....

[Kolath]

Makes a Yugo look like a BMW

[VeniVidiVici]

They could sell them thru the Chinese Chery dealerships and call them Chery Tatas.

(Frankly, anything that looks like a Chery or a Tata better get at least 80mpg)

Chery

[verum ago]

For the curious:
• 37 HP 2 cylinder engine
• rear engine, rear wheel drive
• 4 speed manual transmission
• 55.5 mpg
• 5.3 ft³ trunk, only accessible from inside
• no airbags
• no power steering, air conditioning, radio or CD in base model
• three lugnuts per wheel
• only one side mirror
• has all the graceful styling and passenger dignity of a Segway with tassels
• is notorious for doing this:

[KGeorge]

Oh, why the h3ll not. Around here, they walk around in packs. At least with these things, the rest of us might get a laugh at seeing a clown car in real life. (Of course a better idea would be to stop importing Indians & never import these little death traps. BTW, Indians canNOT weld wrought iron & could not properly thread a screw-in if their lives depended on it)