Tata Reveals European form of Nano minicar at Geneva Display
Indian automaker Tata is preparing to start off the world’s cheapest motor vehicle, the rear-engined, four-seater Nano in Europe. In Geneva, Tata took the wraps away the European-spec form of the minicar which desire move on selling in India this April, priced from about $2,000 or €1,600. Payable to come in 2010, the Euro representation is called Nano Europa and has been modified to agree with the European fall regulations and emission norms as admirably as the needs of Western consumers. This means that its fundamental charge desire be significantly higher than that of the India-market model.
The restyled Nano Europa features a novel front-end and has a a little longer wheelbase of 2,280mm. Whereas the Indian Nano representation is powered near a two-cylinder motor, the Nano Europa gets a 3-cylinder all-aluminum MPFI motor with a 5-speed self-acting transfer and charged power steering. According to the company’s chairman Ratan Tata , the gasoline motor desire supply CO2 emissions of less than 100g/km.
Other than that, the Nano Europa’s fitting and stop has been enhanced above the India-market Nano and at present features ABS, ESP and atmosphere bags.
