03-23-2009, 09:30 PM | #1 (permalink) | |
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03-23-2009, 11:16 PM | #2 (permalink) | |
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It is good what it is designed for... a cheap car for a developing country. But those who go around thinking that they will be able to get a new car for 2k in a few months "when this makes it over to America" are not considering emissions, safety, and import costs.
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03-24-2009, 05:37 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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It is an interesting advance in India where it will replace the major mode of motorized transport currently used... scooters. This is the first time that lots of families will be able to have a sheltered transport that can move more than 1 or 2 people around at a time.
It is going to be huge in its intended market. Worldwide use is going to be non-existent IMO. It is also going to be a huge problem for the congestion of metropolitan India. Ask anyone who has traveled to Dehli, Mumbia, or other larger Indian cities. The streets are positively choked with scooters, pedestrians, bicycles, commercial vehicles, livestocks, wagons, carts, and on and on. Add to that mix, these Nano cars, many of which will be driven by people who have never before driven a car... ever. Yeah, it is going to be messy. |
03-24-2009, 06:03 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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When we were in Delhi there was some traffic. Okay it was the most ridiculous amount of traffic I have ever seen. Most cars don't have side mirrors because they get knocked off easily since if there are 3 painted lanes, there must be 5 lanes for traffic.
If you saw how many people that rode on the tricycles it was amazing. This limits a great number of things like how many people can actually latch onto the vehicle and ride it. There was one intersection where we encountered an extreme amount of traffic, it turned out there was an accident a car hit a donkey cart and turned it over. Smart cars haven't taken off here in the US, so i doubt there's a market for it here, more fear mongering by the greenies. In Europe tho, this is a great entrance for them. It makes sense why Tata motors wanted LandRover and Jaguar. It gives them an easy distribution arm for this car and other Tata models.
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03-24-2009, 07:09 AM | #7 (permalink) |
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I don't see any car smaller than a Versa getting picked up here. Not as long as we have massive SUVs and trucks on the roads. That's a deterrent right there. I mean, what chance does a car of that size stand against a 6,000+ pound truck?
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03-24-2009, 08:18 AM | #8 (permalink) |
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They clearly saved a lot of money on wheel estate. Get it? Wheel estate? Nothing?
Anyway, not all environmentalists are thinking the same thing about the Nano. I like the idea that one uses less resources on it and it's pretty efficient (a hair over 50 mpg). If more cars were like this, we'd probably have less pollution. Admittedly, it does keep heading in a petrol direction, but we won't be getting of gas for some time still, and I don't see these cars lasting more than 15-20 years or about 130,000 miles (whichever comes first). Wheel estate. |
03-24-2009, 08:42 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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I think it would be fun to drive.
I enjoy small cars. I think it will do well in India. I don't think it will take off in the American market. It probably won't take off in the European market either. I don't consider it ugly.
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03-24-2009, 12:33 PM | #11 (permalink) |
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Aren't all cars? (Well, North American makes, anyway. )
I don't think this is a step in the right direction. This invites more cars on the road and the side effects of pollution, smog, etc.
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03-24-2009, 01:16 PM | #12 (permalink) |
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It looks encephalitic. Seriously. It's swollen on four tiny wheels.
I don't see this as being a particularly GOOD THING. The developing world needs less pollution, not more, and this thing isn't going to solve any problems except someone's vanity.
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