<VV> The Tata Nano

[ricknorris at suddenlink.net]

Would that be TATA's Nanu nanu!

Mork

---- "airvair at earthlink.net" <airvair at earthlink.net> wrote: 
> The reason it won't see the US is because, at that price, it can't even
> begin to meet the US safety or emission standards. Ever seen it? It looks
> like a glorified golf cart in its construction. How'd you like to be hit
> head-on at 55 in a golf cart? You get the idea.
> 
> Simply put, to meet the US standards, the car would probably have to double
> in weight. Weight begats weight, as the engineering slogan goes. The heaver
> the car, the more structure is needed, the bigger the engine needed, etc.
> And the price goes up accordingly.
> 
> So there's no way we will ever see such an inexpensive car.
> 
> -Mark
> 
> No plans to come to the US, when they do will lclc be the first to own one??
> :-)
>  
> AH BBRT
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > Subject: Re: <VV> The Tata Nano
> >
> > and, it'll be a big hit all around the world!  Why didn't General Motors 
> > think of it?
> >
> > RonH
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > Subject: Re: <VV> The Tata Nano
> >
> > > The Tata Nano is written up in the March 2009 issue of Automobile 
> > > magazine.
> > > They devoted 6 pages to it.
> > > Ravi Kant, head of India's Tata Motors, wanted a cheap car that poor 
> > > Indians
> > > could buy. His concern was the terrible fatalities of bicyclists and
> > > pedestrians in India, and that if they had better (albiet cheap)
> > > transportation, the fatality rate would drop.
> > > The car looks a little like a Smart; gets 60 MPG, weigh 1300#, and has
> 33
> > > HP. (wadaya want from a 600 cc engine).
> > >
> > > Harry Yarnell
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > Subject: <VV> The Tata Nano
> > >
> > >>
> > >> In a message dated 3/22/2009 11:16:08 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> > >> jkean at sbcglobal.net writes:
> > >>
> > >> It might  be a fine car (hah), but does it get better gas mileage than
> a
> > >> Model T?  That is all that seems to be important these days......
> > >>
> > >> jack  kean
> > >>
> > >> Mileage? Not exactly, hybrids are clogging up the Toyota and Honda 
> > >> dealer
> > >> lots right now. They will come back, of course, as gas begins it
> > >> inevitable
> > >> climb back up. I can't wait for Tata to name the upscale model  the
> > >> "Bodacious".
> > >>
> > >> Hey - It had to be said!
> > >>
> > >> (And - True recycling means using the stuff you already have! Like an
> old
> > >> car!)
> > >>
> > >> Seth  Emerson
> > >>
> 
> 
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