The Indica Vista is bigger than the regular car, the Indigo Vista is expected to be bigger than the Indigo. The Grande sits on an elongated Sumo chassis. This naturally means the expanded Nano, would tuck in between the Nano and the Indica and cost accordingly.
Photoshop whiz kid SRK, is quick to learn this. He’s used cues from the Nano, Indica and the Indica Vista to draw a car, which could ply the Indian streets (and the world, considering Tata’s new found fondness to go international) in the future.
SRK’s even written about the tech specs of the car, providing an idea or two by deriving information from the existing models and the company’s tradition. He claims Tata could employ an electric or hybrid powertrain to hussle it along.
Heck, this could even be Fiat’s low-cost car using the Nano’s platform, couldn’t it?
DESIGN REPORT:
Features:
- 800cc 45hp 3 cylinder engine.
- Front engine front wheel drive.
- 5 speed manual gearbox.
- Rack & Pinion type steering.
- Front Disc, and rear drum brakes.
- Independent wheel suspension.
Design:
- The exterior of the car is designed keeping the profile similar to the NANO. Considering the majority have accepted the Nano’s design, its styling could be carried over to future products.
- Various components from the NANO could be directly used (e.g: Outside rear view mirrors, interior accessories like steering wheel, dashboard design, front seats). This would lower the manufacturing cost and development time.
Competition:
- Ford’s small car
- Maruti Alto
- Hyundai Santro
- Chevrolet Spark
Marketing possibility:
- The NANO Vista, if engineered perfectly, could also replace the existing Indica series.
- The Indica/Indigo models would then be available only as Vista Series.
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800 Cc is more than enough for an inline engine to develop 50 BHP. Remember the Daewoo Matiz which had the same lower block as the M 800 but was much higher in power rating 52 BHP vs 47
Deepak – This is just our imagination/interpretation of this small car and nothing else. We have no solid information with us regarding this project.
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The Nano Vista as mentioned above is already on the drawing boards of Tata Motors code named as X4 and nothing like Nano Vista. The car is to bridge the gap between the Nano and Indica and will be priced around Rs 3 lakhs.
Well from the sprecifications, I believe that 800cc engine has to be upgraded to 900cc with 3 cylinders of 300cc each with 50 bhp power.
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@Vinay Kiran- Thank you for the information. We knew there was something in the pipeline, probably slated for 2011. We thought we should let your imagination loose.