Tata Nano: Cheapest car in the world at 100,000 rupees: and for 50 mpg, I will happily do without AC, power steering, electric windows, and airbags (I don't have them on my bike; I don't need them on my car!).
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Ta-Ta to Gas Guzzlers -- I Want a Nano!
For the ten days a year when I absolutely need four-wheel drive to get to town, I'll keep my Jeep. But for the other 355 days, I want this:
Tata Nano: Cheapest car in the world at 100,000 rupees: and for 50 mpg, I will happily do without AC, power steering, electric windows, and airbags (I don't have them on my bike; I don't need them on my car!).
Tata Nano: Cheapest car in the world at 100,000 rupees: and for 50 mpg, I will happily do without AC, power steering, electric windows, and airbags (I don't have them on my bike; I don't need them on my car!).
I get 30Mpg in my V6 Fusion. It has AC, Sync, DVD-Nav and more. It has a 5-star crash rating.
ReplyDeleteIf I had a 35mph accident in my Fusion I'll more than likely walk away. In this thing? They'll need a can opener to get me out of the vehicle, and I'll be lucky to survive.
The ultra small engine means it can't handle highway speeds (70MPH in my area...usually higher). Even if it can get to 70MPH that thing can't get up to those speeds on the very short on-ramps we have (0 to 60 is probably longer than that of the "Smartfor2" vehicles that are 25s 0 to 60.
I ride my bicycle on the highway. I'm driving to town for milk, not entering the demolition derby. I rolled a VW bug at 45 and walked away. To save gas, I take the back roads to Sioux Falls and keep it under 60. The Nano would be perfect for me. We have a Jeep and a Focus now; our next car will be smaller and use less gas, guaranteed.
ReplyDeleteAmericans need to get over their obsessive fear of crashes and their mistaken belief that they have to have the biggest, baddest, fastest machine on the road. They maybe also need to slow down and treat the road as a common resource, not a drag strip (or phone booth).
In third world countries, a vehicle like the Nano would be considered a luxury that gets you from Point A to Point B faster, much like what Americans probably felt back in the Model T days. Unfortunately, snappy marketing has created a need to attach our personalities to what we drive instead of focusing on the real need for a vehicle...To save time and maybe protect you from the elements. This thing will be huge in sales
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