How Crumple Zones Work<\/a>)) are located inside the passenger compartment. This would make installing an air bag a moot point. The car does meet the emission standards of India. Of course they won\u2019t even come close to the American standards. If you\u2019ve ever been near a working 2-stroke engine, you\u2019ll see why in about 3 seconds.<\/p>\nThe base model runs around $2000-$3000USD, but if this thing is upgraded for the American market, the price will have to go up. Right off the bat, they will have to make the Nano a bit larger for a 4-stroke engine with anti-pollution devices, airbags and actual safety features that don\u2019t rely on the passengers to absorb the impacts. At a guess, this will add at least another $7000USD to the base model. Also, with a standard engine, the mileage will go down as well.<\/p>\n
I have no doubt that someone will buy these little things. I have seen Smart cars, (driven by reincarnated Kamikaze pilots), traveling on the highway, usually in the slow lane. I consider them to be a danger and a road hazard. These little toy cars are fine in crowded cities, but most people in America spend a lot of time on the Interstate highway system. The Nano will just get in the way.<\/p>\n
One of the common jokes among American car owners, when talking about these four wheel pedal cars, is that the biggest problem is pulling them out of their grill work. (usually big rig drivers) If this go-cart shows up on American roads, I suspect that even Mrs. Webmaster will be making a similar comment. (She drives a Honda Civic)<\/p>\n
Now I am not in favor of regulating these things off our roads. If some idiot wants to drive one, let them. When they get killed, the families can just bury the squashed remains in the family plots. It will be a lot cheaper than buying a coffin. *evil grin*<\/p>\n
Thatisall<\/p>\n
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Loading...<\/span>\nPostscript<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nAs I was writing this post, I had a picture of the aftermath of a Nano vs deer collision. The deer will probably get up, dust himself off and continue on his his way. The Nano and it\u2019s passengers will be hauled away to the county morgue in the back of a small pickup truck. (The Darwin theory of survival of the fittest)<\/p>\n
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Good day all. Today I\u2019m going to discuss automobiles. In this case, the Indian Tata Nano. This is a very cheap car made for the Indian market, and is designed to compete with scooters and motorcycles. 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<\/a>Well, guess what? The Tata corporation has announced they\u2019re going to export this underpowered little deathtrap to the United States market. The car is currently powered by a two cylinder, two stroke rear mounted engine. The transmission is a 4-speed manual and it has a maximum speed 65 miles per hour. What they don\u2019t say is that achieving the maximum speed takes a little longer than most people are used to. Basically, if you floor it on the first of the month, you will reach the top end speed sometime around the end of the following month. You can increase the acceleration rate if you drop it off the top of the Hancock Tower ((The John Hancock Tower<\/a>)), and attach a JATO ((Jet Assisted Take Off<\/a>)) rocket to it…Maybe.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/45595328_tata_car416x274-300x197.jpg?resize=300%2C197\" "\\"Nano")
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