Tata Motors has unveiled the vehicle called Tata Nano at India's biggest car show.
The vehicle will sell for $2,500 and enable those in developing countries to move to four wheels ( from the till now 2 wheel mode of transportation).
The four-door five-seater car will go on sale later this year. It 'boasts' a 33bhp, 624cc, engine at the rear, no air conditioning, no electric windows and no power steering. The company claims two deluxe models will also become available.
Company chairman Ratan Tata (Oh thats where the name comes from...hmm) claims the car was "a safe, affordable and all weather transport - a people's car, designed to meet all safety standards and emissions laws and accessible to all".
Even though the car meets international crash test standard, the car does not have airbags. Also environmental critics have said that the car will lead to mounting air pollution problems on India's already clogged roads.
It remains to be seen how the Indian public will respond to this
revolutionary new mode of transportation. The price may not seem much
to us in the western world, but in India it's still a small fortune. [image source: BBC]
