Tata Motors will on Monday launch the "People's Car", the Nano, which it unveiled in January 2008 as the world's cheapest car with a dealer price of Rs 100,000 ($1,900). Following are some details of the 4-door car, available in standard and deluxe versions:
- Length: 3.1 metres. Height: 1.6 metres. Width: 1.5 metres.
- Engine: Rear-wheel drive, 2-cylinder, 623 cc, multi-point fuel-injection petrol engine, rear mounted. Tata said it is the first time a 2-cylinder gasoline engine is used in a car with single balancer shaft.
- Safety: Has an all sheet-metal body, with crumple zones, intrusion-resistant doors, seat-belts, and rear tailgate glass bonded to the body. Tyres are tubeless.
- Environment: Tailpipe emission performance beats current regulatory requirements, and the Nano has a lower overall pollution level than two-wheelers made in India, Tata has said. A high fuel efficiency (20 km/litre) ensures low carbon dioxide emissions.
- The Team: In 2003, a four-member team at Tata's Engineering Research Centre in Pune city started work on a "very low cost transportation with four wheels" and a price of 100,000 rupees. Helped by the Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering in Italy, the team grew to 500, headed by Girish Wagh.
- Nano Europa: Will launch in some European markets by 2011.
- Length: 3.29 metres; Width: 1.58 metres; Wheelbase: 2.28 metres.
- Engine: 3-cylinder, all-aluminium MPFI engine with 5-speed automatic transmission and electric power steering. Plus, advanced restraint systems, ABS, ESP and airbags.
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