The Tata Nano has been unveiled. It will cost about $2,500. It has a two-cylinder, 33 hp engine. Strange, though, that this story says nothing about it’s fuel mileage. That makes me think it’s not so good.
People used to think old VW beetles were great on gas mileage, but I drove one from 1970 to 1978 and never got more than 29 mpg. Of course, I tuned it myself and was more interested in hp than mpg. Still, I never heard of any old beetle owner getting more than 30 mpg.
If this thing takes off in North America, get ready for dramatically rising auto deaths. This thing’s engine is in the rear and it has about as much up-front protection as an Isetta.
