World's cheapest car..

BS

rjvh said:

BS stands for British Standard

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BS stands for ' Bharat Stage ' ...

Regards,

Simran..

what does that mean ???

rjvh said:

what does that mean ???

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Google:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_standard

simrantogether said:

Well till I know ... the richest person in Britain is also an Indian...

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I thought the richest person in Britain was the Queen? - who (last time I checked) isn't Indian?

thanks eric
apriciated

Nigel Goodwin said:

I thought the richest person in Britain was the Queen? - who (last time I checked) isn't Indian?

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hi,
I wonder...

https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6571269.stm

I see from that article that it depends on how it's counted!

Well...

Hi,

can you read this line in the following page:

" He is the richest man in the UK and the fifth richest person in the world, with a personal fortune of US$51.0 billion according to Forbes magazine. "

Link...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshmi_Mittal

Regards,

Simran..

simrantogether said:

I dont know much but i know one thing , that pollution norms in our country are there...

just like in europe we have euro I , euro II or sometimes euro III standards...

Simran..

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It is a public relations game. It is expensive to build a car that meets modern pollution standards. To keep people happy the makers tell people that the cars meet the standard. What they are not saying is that the standard they are meeting is out of date. The cars will not meet modern euro standards.

The blurbs about this car only said it meet norms. It did not say it meet a standard. Who knows?

Although it is a simple car, it is a modern design. That would be a good thing.

tata (pronounced as 'tar tar') means bye bye, or good bye, or see ya over here..
This car looks like the smart for two with 4 seats.

bananasiong said:

tata (pronounced as 'tar tar') means bye bye, or good bye, or see ya over here..

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Yes, it's 'baby talk' in English.

Nigel Goodwin said:

Yes, it's 'baby talk' in English.

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The sauce is nice on fish.
Do you recall TTFN

Yep, sure do - Ta Ta For Now.

Nigel Goodwin said:

Yep, sure do - Ta Ta For Now.

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Its from Tommy Handley's radio program ITMA [Its That Man Again] circa 1940's. IIRC the Light Programme 1500mtrs Long Wave...

Bit before my time! - I remember it from various TV shows - who obviously stole it from him!.

Tata Nano.

The cartoonist from the local newspaper has also discovered
the Tata Nano.

on1aag.

3v0 said:

....... What they are not saying is that the standard they are meeting is out of date. The cars will not meet modern euro standards.

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Well , see the India section of this website...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_standard

Regards,

Simran..

simrantogether said:

Well , see the India section of this website...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_standard

Regards,

Simran..

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The norms for Nano is Euro III which is obsolete in Europe. India is about 5-10 years behind Europe. That is good news in that they are moving forward.

I hope the car does well.

Europe:

Euro 2 (1996) for passenger cars - 94/12/EC (& 96/69/EC)
Euro 3 (2000) for any vehicle - 98/69/EC [10]
Euro 4 (2005) for any vehicle - 98/69/EC (& 2002/80/EC)
Euro 5 (2008/9) for any vehicle - (COM(2005) 683 - proposed)[11]

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India:

Overview of the emission norms in India
1996 - Revision of Mass Emission Norms for Gasoline and Diesel Vehicles, mandatory fitment of Catalytic Converter for Cars in Metros on Unleaded Gasoline.
1998 - Cold Start Norms Introduced.
2000 - India 2000 (Eq. to Euro I) Norms, Modified IDC (Indian Driving Cycle), Bharat Stage II Norms for Delhi.
2001 - Bharat Stage II (Eq. to Euro II) Norms for All Metros, Emission Norms for CNG & LPG Vehicles.
2003 - Bharat Stage II (Eq. to Euro II) Norms for 11 major cities.
2005 - From 1st April Bharat Stage III (Eq. to Euro III) Norms for 11 major cities.
2010 - Bharat Stage III Emission Norms for 4-wheelers for entire country whereas Bharat Stage - IV (Eq. to Euro IV) for 11 major cities.

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3v0

3v0 said:

I hope the car does well.

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Thanks...

Regards,

Simran..

Ok, now to look at it from a gear heads point of view!!
tata vs Smart four two vs Mini Cooper vs Toyota Yaris

all comparisons will be TATA / Smart /Mini /Yaris
Winners in the category will be in bold
Price
$2,500 / $15,000 / $17,450 / 10,950
Economy
50/40/31/37
Motor size
642cc/ 61ci / 1.6L / 1.5L
Horse Power
33 / 70 / 120 / 106
Top speed in Miles Per Hour
43 / 90 / 126 / 113
0-60
N/A / 12.8 / 8.5 / 17.0
Features
Tata
A/c NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
Power steering NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
Power Windows NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
Air bags NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
Radio NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
More features
Smart Four Two
https://www.smartusa.com/smart-fortwo-pure.aspx
Mini Cooper
https://www.miniusa.com/#/learn/FACTS_FEATURES_SPECS/Top_Features-s
Toyota Yaris
https://www.toyota.com/yaris/options.html

Looks like the mini takes the cake!!

Sources
https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7180396.stm
https://money.cnn.com/2006/06/28/autos/smart_for_usa/index.htm
https://www.smartusa.com/
https://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2007-toyota-yaris-1.htm
https://www.miniusa.com
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I compared the TATA to these cars because it is the category that it will most likely fall into based on past reading about similar cars.
TATA motors was trying to make a minimalist Econo-box vehicle they have done an extremely good job. as far as looks go I guess it looks ok, not attractive not hideous, It can cart around a family and probably not much more. But hey when it breaks down you can put it in the back of your Tahoe and take it to the dealership for servicing!! For those who want to see a few other minimalist vehicles look at the following. Yes, I know these are sports cars and on the complete opposite end of he vehicular spectrum but they are cool cars!
Aerial Atom - (my dream car!!)
Lotus (my other dream car)