Tata 1 L car to be unveiled on 10th Jan 2008. EDIT : Named Tata NANO

safari_lover · 19th December 2007, 16:46

Yes! Its official now. The curtains will go down from the most talked about car on 10th Jan 2008. So guys let the Count down begin

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source: Tata Motors - Media Centre

mjothi · 19th December 2007, 16:54

great news!!! Waiting for the show... just wondering. How did our friends missed having a scoop of this car.. Or is it me who missed the thread

gbpscars · 19th December 2007, 16:55

cheers: wonderful!!!! the long wait is over.

i have to rush to print some handouts,.... to give this news to the navi mumbai autorickshaw union. wont this idea make this part of the city look futuristic?

let's welcome the new bugs and prepare to swat them.

ashthedivx · 19th December 2007, 16:57

Even they have started answering the competition's query

25Km/Lt avg. on-road at that too a car @ 1 Lac... I'll Say TATA is again hitting the indian's nerve

Tata small car set to offer 25 kmpl mileage- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times

CrAzY dRiVeR · 19th December 2007, 18:08

So,

Finally- we get to see whether its worth all the hype!

safari_lover · 19th December 2007, 18:21

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Originally Posted by mjothi

just wondering. How did our friends missed having a scoop of this car.. Or is it me who missed the thread

In fact we had a scoop on this long time ago.
Here's the thread : http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...ty-impact.html

Remember this was the first place where the real pic was published

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hrman · 19th December 2007, 19:21

So Finally we get to see whether history is made. If it becomes a success, Im sure that segment will get crowded with others like Suzuki, Mahindra announcing their intention to compete in that segment. What will happen to our poor infrastructure, badly maintained roads, the upper bike segment? Time will tell.
I also don't think it will be 1 lacs per se. Will be definitely higher than that. What with all taxes going up over the years and state governments keen to increase tax on the poor thing.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 19th December 2007, 21:23

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Originally Posted by safari_lover

Remember this was the first place where the real pic was published

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That too, way back in june!

bigman · 19th December 2007, 21:29

It will be interesting to see what this thing looks like and the prices for add-ons such as AC etc (if they offer it).

snaronikar · 19th December 2007, 22:08

Good to see an indian made car and that too @ 1lac. The dream is coming true. But do our roads hold the vehicles? As it is our roads are too small and crumpled. With the release of this car, and if it is a hit, we can expect a large no of buyers for this and our roads will be chock-a-block. Lets see what other competitors has to offer for this.

1100D · 19th December 2007, 22:28

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Originally Posted by snaronikar

But do our roads hold the vehicles? As it is our roads are too small and crumpled. With the release of this car, and if it is a hit, we can expect a large no of buyers for this and our roads will be chock-a-block. Lets see what other competitors has to offer for this.

We are so tired of seeing this same logic over and over again. Yeah we dont have the roads, everyone knows, the roads will get congested, that too everyone knows. Is that the reason to not sell an affordable car for the masses, or a reason to build better infrastructure?

Atleast if this is a success it will probably make the thinktank think of ways of alleviating the pain by improving on it. As it is the cities need better public transport rather than personal transportation options.

cncity · 19th December 2007, 22:50

Found 1 pic of the 1 lac car.
Not sure if this has been posted here before. It "could" be the 1 lac car.
Pic found by Luckystreak @ SSC-India

1100D · 19th December 2007, 23:09

Thats an old doctored photograph of the smart. The real car is said to look very different and sports 4 doors for 4 people.

thangu · 20th December 2007, 00:40

This is great news. Well if TATA has managed to extract 25 kmpl from their petrol engine, it makes me wonder what they have done with their diesel...

bigman · 20th December 2007, 02:12

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Originally Posted by 1100D

We are so tired of seeing this same logic over and over again. Yeah we dont have the roads, everyone knows, the roads will get congested, that too everyone knows. Is that the reason to not sell an affordable car for the masses, or a reason to build better infrastructure?

Atleast if this is a success it will probably make the thinktank think of ways of alleviating the pain by improving on it. As it is the cities need better public transport rather than personal transportation options.

We dont have the infrastructure or the right mentality. This car will make things worse as every tom dick and hardeep will take to the roads without any form of driver training. It is bad enough at the moment with all the bad drivers on our roads but this will multiply the problem.

As usual the GOI will do nothing to improve driving standards. The whole system needs reform. If the Chinese can drive with lane discipline then why do we have a problem with this ? Even in places like Delhi good drivers are very rare.

A big crackdown and large fines are needed to teach people about road discipline, only then will 1 lakh cars be a welcome addition to roads.

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mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	great news!!! Waiting for the show... just wondering. How did our friends missed having a scoop of this car.. Or is it me who missed the thread
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19th December 2007, 16:57	#4
ashthedivx Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,356 Thanked: 24 Times	Even they have started answering the competition's query 25Km/Lt avg. on-road at that too a car @ 1 Lac... I'll Say TATA is again hitting the indian's nerve Tata small car set to offer 25 kmpl mileage- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times
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19th December 2007, 18:08	#5
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,180 Thanked: 73,500 Times View My Garage	So, Finally- we get to see whether its worth all the hype!
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19th December 2007, 19:21	#7
hrman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,128 Thanked: 1,015 Times	So Finally we get to see whether history is made. If it becomes a success, Im sure that segment will get crowded with others like Suzuki, Mahindra announcing their intention to compete in that segment. What will happen to our poor infrastructure, badly maintained roads, the upper bike segment? Time will tell. I also don't think it will be 1 lacs per se. Will be definitely higher than that. What with all taxes going up over the years and state governments keen to increase tax on the poor thing.
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19th December 2007, 21:29	#9
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,224 Thanked: 93 Times	It will be interesting to see what this thing looks like and the prices for add-ons such as AC etc (if they offer it).
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19th December 2007, 22:08	#10
snaronikar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,845 Thanked: 29 Times View My Garage	Good to see an indian made car and that too @ 1lac. The dream is coming true. But do our roads hold the vehicles? As it is our roads are too small and crumpled. With the release of this car, and if it is a hit, we can expect a large no of buyers for this and our roads will be chock-a-block. Lets see what other competitors has to offer for this.
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19th December 2007, 22:50	#12
cncity BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Toronto. Posts: 144 Thanked: 8 Times	Found 1 pic of the 1 lac car. Not sure if this has been posted here before. It "could" be the 1 lac car. Pic found by Luckystreak @ SSC-India
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19th December 2007, 23:09	#13
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	Thats an old doctored photograph of the smart. The real car is said to look very different and sports 4 doors for 4 people.
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20th December 2007, 00:40	#14
thangu BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 124 Thanked: Once	This is great news. Well if TATA has managed to extract 25 kmpl from their petrol engine, it makes me wonder what they have done with their diesel...
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