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Tata Nano may arrive in US in 2 years.

Yeah, I'd probably get one for $2500. For the very little that I drive it would be just fine.
 
Honestly, I don't think they can do both emissions and $2500. Something like $6,000 of a car's price is just getting it past all of the testing involved in making it legal for sale in the US.
 
If they can bring them in as a ATV class vehicle and get cities to change their ordinances against them being on the roads, they may have a chance. Kinda like the mini-trucks in certain cities.
 
Originally posted by: waffleironhead
If they can bring them in as a ATV class vehicle and get cities to change their ordinances against them being on the roads, they may have a chance. Kinda like the mini-trucks in certain cities.
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A moped would be more appropriate, good for city streets but you are insane if you want to take one out on the highway.
 
They should just buy the Yugo brand name... or, since it *is* Tata, why not market this car as a small Jaguar?
 
dont see how this would be any different than a smart being hit by a midsized car, or a motorcycle. motorcycles are allowed on the road, and this is guaranteed to be 10x more safe than a motorcycle.

same w/ the smart. and people WILL buy small cars, the smart is selling great in NYC... easy to drive, easy to park, cheap on gas. safe enough for anything but high speed accidents w/ larger cars/suv's, which goes the same w/ the civic/corolla/cobalt etc.

think its going to be drastically different if the smart hit a expedition @ 60mpg and a little aveo or cobalt hit an excursion @ 60? not much different if all variables were the same. the largest determining factor would be road conditions and angle of collision
 
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
dont see how this would be any different than a smart being hit by a midsized car, or a motorcycle. motorcycles are allowed on the road, and this is guaranteed to be 10x more safe than a motorcycle.

same w/ the smart. and people WILL buy small cars, the smart is selling great in NYC... easy to drive, easy to park, cheap on gas. safe enough for anything but high speed accidents w/ larger cars/suv's, which goes the same w/ the civic/corolla/cobalt etc.

think its going to be drastically different if the smart hit a expedition @ 60mpg and a little aveo or cobalt hit an excursion @ 60? not much different if all variables were the same. the largest determining factor would be road conditions and angle of collision
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Er what? Who mentioned motorcycles here? What's the ratio of motorcycles on the road to cars? It's a car and I'd like to see how it performs in a real world collision. I bet it'll be decimated at 40mph with *gasp* an Accord. Oh at 1300lbs, that thing will become a projectile in the air.
I suspect regardless what the angles are, that thing will get pulverized.
 
They ought to just put pedals in that thing.

People do buy Smart's because they're "cute" despite being way too expensive and not really all that efficient compared to other small cars.

This thing is just an epic POS, and I don't see many people buying it, except maybe those who only commute a few miles a day on 45mph roads or less and have no taste.
 
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
dont see how this would be any different than a smart being hit by a midsized car, or a motorcycle. motorcycles are allowed on the road, and this is guaranteed to be 10x more safe than a motorcycle.

same w/ the smart. and people WILL buy small cars, the smart is selling great in NYC... easy to drive, easy to park, cheap on gas. safe enough for anything but high speed accidents w/ larger cars/suv's, which goes the same w/ the civic/corolla/cobalt etc.

think its going to be drastically different if the smart hit a expedition @ 60mpg and a little aveo or cobalt hit an excursion @ 60? not much different if all variables were the same. the largest determining factor would be road conditions and angle of collision
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Er what? Who mentioned motorcycles here? What's the ratio of motorcycles on the road to cars? It's a car and I'd like to see how it performs in a real world collision. I bet it'll be decimated at 40mph with *gasp* an Accord. Oh at 1300lbs, that thing will become a projectile in the air.
I suspect regardless what the angles are, that thing will get pulverized.
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some user said about ATV vehicles, and other "safety" concerns. i'm bringing up other safety concerns such as motorcycles that are 100x more dangerous since a TOUCH of a car will guarantee injury. yet there is a pretty decent % of motorcycles-car ratio on the road.
 
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
Originally posted by: zoiks
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
dont see how this would be any different than a smart being hit by a midsized car, or a motorcycle. motorcycles are allowed on the road, and this is guaranteed to be 10x more safe than a motorcycle.

same w/ the smart. and people WILL buy small cars, the smart is selling great in NYC... easy to drive, easy to park, cheap on gas. safe enough for anything but high speed accidents w/ larger cars/suv's, which goes the same w/ the civic/corolla/cobalt etc.

think its going to be drastically different if the smart hit a expedition @ 60mpg and a little aveo or cobalt hit an excursion @ 60? not much different if all variables were the same. the largest determining factor would be road conditions and angle of collision
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Er what? Who mentioned motorcycles here? What's the ratio of motorcycles on the road to cars? It's a car and I'd like to see how it performs in a real world collision. I bet it'll be decimated at 40mph with *gasp* an Accord. Oh at 1300lbs, that thing will become a projectile in the air.
I suspect regardless what the angles are, that thing will get pulverized.
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some user said about ATV vehicles, and other "safety" concerns. i'm bringing up other safety concerns such as motorcycles that are 100x more dangerous since a TOUCH of a car will guarantee injury. yet there is a pretty decent % of motorcycles-car ratio on the road.
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There's a decent % of motorcycles-car ratio? Where? Here in the bay area, I'll commute routinely to SF from Sunnyvale (40miles) and not see a single motorcycle on the highway on a typical workday. Most motorcyclists I see come out on the weekends.
On a side note, do you really have to point out that motorcycles will cause injury when hit or touched by a car? Wow. That's news to me. So what does that have to do with the Nano?
 
Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
this is guaranteed to be 10x more safe than a motorcycle.
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So it's 7 times safer than a normal car?

Motorcycle injury rates are only 3x greater than automotive injury rates per mile ridden/driven. There's no possible way that the Tata can be "10x more safe than a motorcycle" when even a Hummer isn't.

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
i'm bringing up other safety concerns such as motorcycles that are 100x more dangerous since a TOUCH of a car will guarantee injury. yet there is a pretty decent % of motorcycles-car ratio on the road.
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No, you're bringing up bullshit since you clearly cannot be bothered to look up actual accident statistics and are clearly just pulling random numbers out of your behind.

The raw motorcycle death rates are 16x higher than automobiles, but that is misleading. When corrected for helmet use, motorcycle operator error (excessive speed), and unlicensed operators the actual fatality risk for a licensed motorcyclist wearing proper gear and operating within the speed limit is only 4-5x greater than in an automobile.

Actual information from NHTSA.

And to carry on the safety paranoia, per mile walked, pedestrians are 18 times more likely to be injured or killed than a motorcyclist. People who ride horseback are 25 times more likely per mile ridden to be killed or injured than motorcyclists.

Link for second set of statistics.

ZV
 
If you don't have much money to spend on car/gas, your alternative to commuting from SF to Sunnyvale would be to take a bike to CalTrain on SF streets, then sit there for an hour and a half and bike to work from the train station, then do same thing backwards, probably in the dark and possibly in rain. I know people who do that. If you compare that to driving a Nano, I would guess the risk of bike commute is higher.
I commute to work on my bicycle. I and a lot of other people are willing to take that risk, and Nano would be a lot safer than that. Not everyone feels the need to be in a Volvo or SUV to get to work. Some people understand that life is somewhat dangerous, and accept these risks and move on with life. We made it through decades of cars not having seat belts. Sure, some people died as result, but let's not blow it out of proportion. I am sure a tiny Tesla is not all that safe in most collisions either, and these are very popular here in the valley. If I was poor and needed some cheap economical transportation to get around town, I'd definitely take a close look at a Nano. I'd stick to local streets, though I think the extra real/perceived risk would actually make it a more exciting drive. Now that Penske bought Saturn and there is an independent retail outlet not tied down to any automaker, I expect we'll see more cars like these imported and sold in the US.
 
If the meet the standards and keep that Price, they'll sell like crazy. Even at 3x that Price they'll sell like crazy.
 
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