TATA's 1 lakh car -25km/ltr petrol-meets EURO IV norms

Car-Agey · 19th December 2007, 17:35

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Originally Posted by amit

I remember reading somewhere that Tata will show the one lakh rupee car at the Paris Auto show.

Nope it is official it will be launched on Jan 10, 2008 at the New Delhi Autoexpo

salilpawar1 · 19th December 2007, 17:42

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Originally Posted by sameer551

Guys no spy pics so far from anyone here at Team-BHP :( Anyone???

How can that be possible?
Here it is:

DocG · 19th December 2007, 17:47

cool...25KMPL WOW!! well i know i want to buy one just for fun...dunno who'll actually use it at home though i just might soup it up :P

Car-Agey · 19th December 2007, 17:52

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Originally Posted by salilpawar1

How can that be possible?
Here it is:

This is too old, after this there have two more pics, the official rendring and one in Indian Express

StarScream · 19th December 2007, 18:08

Is that really it?

We should wait and watch. Everybody calls it the 1 lakh car but I think its going to end up costing the same or a little less than the M800 with creature comforts like airconditioning.

At 25km's a liter this Tata small car and Suzuki's Concept A-Star will be slugging it out for the tiny car fuel efficiency sweepstakes.

Car-Agey · 19th December 2007, 18:58

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Originally Posted by StarScream

Is that really it?

We should wait and watch. Everybody calls it the 1 lakh car but I think its going to end up costing the same or a little less than the M800 with creature comforts like airconditioning.

At 25km's a liter this Tata small car and Suzuki's Concept A-Star will be slugging it out for the tiny car fuel efficiency sweepstakes.

it may not cost 1 lac, but may be 1.3 to 1.5. Maruti sure will reduce the price of 800 to counter it and then there may not be much gap between the prices.

BUSA · 19th December 2007, 20:16

OT : 25km for a petrol is not that great. Considering Swift Diesel goes the same amount of kms in the cost of 1liter of petrol.

Tata 1 Lakh Car - The next hyped thing

Ajay_J · 19th December 2007, 20:52

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Originally Posted by BUSA

OT : 25km for a petrol is not that great. Considering Swift Diesel goes the same amount of kms in the cost of 1liter of petrol.

Tata 1 Lakh Car - The next hyped thing

The next hyped thing ??? I think it is less hyped than it should be.Before comparing the two lets bear in mind that Swift diesel is whopping 4 and 1/2 lacs (or should I say more than 400%) costlier to TOLC ( Tata's one Lac car).

CrAzY dRiVeR · 19th December 2007, 21:06

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Originally Posted by Ajay_J

I think it is less hyped than it should be.Before comparing the two lets bear in mind that Swift diesel is whopping 4 and 1/2 lacs

I think the point is that its much much smaller than the 1.3 DDiS. So, the figure is not too high! But then again, i dont think this 25 kmpl will be highway figures. That could be something to watch out for!

By the way, Was watching this thread when my mom came to my room today. She was like- "You sell your Pulsar and buy one of those. It is anyday safer than bike" I guess its going to sell really well!

CorsaLove · 19th December 2007, 21:18

I agree with you Crazy Driver. Even my wife says that she can get rid of her Activa and take one of this.

I'm just scared where i'll have to end up changing my bungalow for that extra parking space

BUSA · 19th December 2007, 21:29

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i dont think this 25 kmpl will be highway figures.

Those figures of the Swift also arenot highway but City.

& Crazy Driver - If you sell your Pulsar and buy this car then you should be the craziest driver.

dockap · 20th December 2007, 01:04

instead of 1 swift costing 5.5 lakhs u can buy 5 these for each person in the family (hehehe) imagine traffic jam in your compound at 8 am every day as everyone leaves for work/college

rr_zen · 20th December 2007, 01:37

The article sounds quite impressive. If it delivers what it promises am sure it will attract lot of potential buyers. All said and done, the proof of the pudding is in the eating ! Lets wait and watch !

The mileage figure quoted is pretty impressive I must say but not sure if there will be a small asterisk near that. Also, I doubt if the 1 lakh price tag will be something that we can be sure of. Be prepared to see a lot of fine print associated.

namit · 20th December 2007, 01:58

Sounds good ...

But lets wait till it arrives. Certainly a brilliant initiative by Tatas but just hope that there are no initial glitches like last time around when Indica was launched -------- promised so much but failed to deliver.

govigov · 20th December 2007, 09:21

well, that means the resale value of the M800 and the alto will be in the pits :(

19th December 2007, 17:47	#18
DocG BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai - Singapore - Cali - Sydney - S.Korea Posts: 870 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	cool...25KMPL WOW!! well i know i want to buy one just for fun...dunno who'll actually use it at home though i just might soup it up :P
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19th December 2007, 18:08	#20
StarScream Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Noida/Delhi Posts: 1,263 Thanked: 665 Times	Is that really it? We should wait and watch. Everybody calls it the 1 lakh car but I think its going to end up costing the same or a little less than the M800 with creature comforts like airconditioning. At 25km's a liter this Tata small car and Suzuki's Concept A-Star will be slugging it out for the tiny car fuel efficiency sweepstakes. Last edited by StarScream : 19th December 2007 at 18:09. Reason: spelling
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19th December 2007, 20:16	#22
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	OT : 25km for a petrol is not that great. Considering Swift Diesel goes the same amount of kms in the cost of 1liter of petrol. Tata 1 Lakh Car - The next hyped thing
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19th December 2007, 21:18	#25
CorsaLove BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 392 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	Dangerous Car this would be :) I agree with you Crazy Driver. Even my wife says that she can get rid of her Activa and take one of this. I'm just scared where i'll have to end up changing my bungalow for that extra parking space
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20th December 2007, 01:04	#27
dockap BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mangalore Posts: 868 Thanked: 478 Times View My Garage	instead of 1 swift costing 5.5 lakhs u can buy 5 these for each person in the family (hehehe) imagine traffic jam in your compound at 8 am every day as everyone leaves for work/college
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20th December 2007, 01:37	#28
rr_zen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 1,799 Thanked: 400 Times View My Garage	The article sounds quite impressive. If it delivers what it promises am sure it will attract lot of potential buyers. All said and done, the proof of the pudding is in the eating ! Lets wait and watch ! The mileage figure quoted is pretty impressive I must say but not sure if there will be a small asterisk near that. Also, I doubt if the 1 lakh price tag will be something that we can be sure of. Be prepared to see a lot of fine print associated. Last edited by rr_zen : 20th December 2007 at 01:40.
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20th December 2007, 01:58	#29
namit BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 402 Thanked: 55 Times	Sounds good ... But lets wait till it arrives. Certainly a brilliant initiative by Tatas but just hope that there are no initial glitches like last time around when Indica was launched -------- promised so much but failed to deliver.
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20th December 2007, 09:21	#30
govigov Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cochin!!!!! Posts: 1,690 Thanked: 1,092 Times View My Garage	well, that means the resale value of the M800 and the alto will be in the pits :(
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