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**Nigel Goodwin** · 11th January 2008, 03:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bananasiong

tata (pronounced as 'tar tar') means bye bye, or good bye, or see ya over here..

Yes, it's 'baby talk' in English.

ericgibbs · 11th January 2008, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Yes, it's 'baby talk' in English.

The sauce is nice on fish.

Do you recall TTFN

**Nigel Goodwin** · 11th January 2008, 04:25 PM

Yep, sure do - Ta Ta For Now.

ericgibbs · 11th January 2008, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Yep, sure do - Ta Ta For Now.

Its from Tommy Handley's radio program ITMA [Its That Man Again] circa 1940's. IIRC the Light Programme 1500mtrs Long Wave...

**Nigel Goodwin** · 11th January 2008, 05:22 PM

Bit before my time! - I remember it from various TV shows - who obviously stole it from him!.

on1aag · 12th January 2008, 02:13 AM

The cartoonist from the local newspaper has also discovered
the Tata Nano.

on1aag.

simrantogether · 12th January 2008, 04:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3v0

....... What they are not saying is that the standard they are meeting is out of date. The cars will not meet modern euro standards.

Well , see the India section of this website...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_standard

Regards,

Simran..

**3v0** · 12th January 2008, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simrantogether

Well , see the India section of this website...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emission_standard

Regards,

Simran..

The norms for Nano is Euro III which is obsolete in Europe. India is about 5-10 years behind Europe. That is good news in that they are moving forward.

I hope the car does well.

Europe:

Quote:

Euro 2 (1996) for passenger cars - 94/12/EC (& 96/69/EC)
Euro 3 (2000) for any vehicle - 98/69/EC [10]
Euro 4 (2005) for any vehicle - 98/69/EC (& 2002/80/EC)
Euro 5 (2008/9) for any vehicle - (COM(2005) 683 - proposed)[11]

India:

Quote:

Overview of the emission norms in India
1996 - Revision of Mass Emission Norms for Gasoline and Diesel Vehicles, mandatory fitment of Catalytic Converter for Cars in Metros on Unleaded Gasoline.
1998 - Cold Start Norms Introduced.
2000 - India 2000 (Eq. to Euro I) Norms, Modified IDC (Indian Driving Cycle), Bharat Stage II Norms for Delhi.
2001 - Bharat Stage II (Eq. to Euro II) Norms for All Metros, Emission Norms for CNG & LPG Vehicles.
2003 - Bharat Stage II (Eq. to Euro II) Norms for 11 major cities.
2005 - From 1st April Bharat Stage III (Eq. to Euro III) Norms for 11 major cities.
2010 - Bharat Stage III Emission Norms for 4-wheelers for entire country whereas Bharat Stage - IV (Eq. to Euro IV) for 11 major cities.

simrantogether · 12th January 2008, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3v0

I hope the car does well.

Thanks...

Regards,

Simran..

The Mad Electrician · 12th January 2008, 09:56 PM

Ok, now to look at it from a gear heads point of view!!
tata vs Smart four two vs Mini Cooper vs Toyota Yaris

all comparisons will be TATA / Smart /Mini /Yaris
Winners in the category will be in bold
Price
$2,500 / $15,000 / $17,450 / 10,950
Economy
50/40/31/37
Motor size
642cc/ 61ci / 1.6L / 1.5L
Horse Power

33 / 70 / 120 / 106
Top speed in Miles Per Hour
43 / 90 / 126 / 113
0-60
N/A / 12.8 / 8.5 / 17.0
Features
Tata
A/c NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
Power steering NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
Power Windows NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
Air bags NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
Radio NO / Yes / Yes / Yes
More features
Smart Four Two
http://www.smartusa.com/smart-fortwo-pure.aspx
Mini Cooper
http://www.miniusa.com/#/learn/FACTS...Top_Features-s
Toyota Yaris
http://www.toyota.com/yaris/options.html

Looks like the mini takes the cake!!

Sources
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7180396.stm
http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/28/auto..._usa/index.htm
http://www.smartusa.com/
http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...ta-yaris-1.htm
http://www.miniusa.com
http://www.caranddriver.com/shortroa...ecs-page3.html
http://autos.yahoo.com/toyota_yaris_s-performance/

I compared the TATA to these cars because it is the category that it will most likely fall into based on past reading about similar cars.
TATA motors was trying to make a minimalist Econo-box vehicle they have done an extremely good job. as far as looks go I guess it looks ok, not attractive not hideous, It can cart around a family and probably not much more. But hey when it breaks down you can put it in the back of your Tahoe and take it to the dealership for servicing!! For those who want to see a few other minimalist vehicles look at the following. Yes, I know these are sports cars and on the complete opposite end of he vehicular spectrum but they are cool cars!
Aerial Atom - (my dream car!!)
Lotus (my other dream car)

audioguru · 12th January 2008, 10:02 PM

How can it be called a car? It is a golf cart.

The Mad Electrician · 12th January 2008, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by audioguru

How can it be called a car? It is a golf cart.

Look at the atom, it's basically a go-kart on crack

audioguru · 13th January 2008, 12:46 AM

The Atom is a dune buggy.

HiTech · 13th January 2008, 12:53 AM

Do you guys realize that there are golf carts on American golf courses that are adorned with features and performance that far exceeds that TaTa? Heck, there lawn tractors that surpass that car as well!

The Mad Electrician · 13th January 2008, 12:53 AM

a 0-60 in 2.9 seconds dune buggy!

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11th January 2008, 04:25 PM	(permalink)
Nigel Goodwin	Yep, sure do - Ta Ta For Now. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk

11th January 2008, 05:22 PM	(permalink)
Nigel Goodwin	Bit before my time! - I remember it from various TV shows - who obviously stole it from him!. __________________ PIC programmer software, and PIC Tutorials at: http://www.winpicprog.co.uk

12th January 2008, 09:56 PM	(permalink)
The Mad Electrician	Ok, now to look at it from a gear heads point of view!! tata vs Smart four two vs Mini Cooper vs Toyota Yaris all comparisons will be TATA / Smart /Mini /Yaris Winners in the category will be in bold Price $2,500 / $15,000 / $17,450 / 10,950 Economy 50/40/31/37 Motor size 642cc/ 61ci / 1.6L / 1.5L Horse Power 33 / 70 / 120 / 106 Top speed in Miles Per Hour 43 / 90 / 126 / 113 0-60 N/A / 12.8 / 8.5 / 17.0 Features Tata A/c NO / Yes / Yes / Yes Power steering NO / Yes / Yes / Yes Power Windows NO / Yes / Yes / Yes Air bags NO / Yes / Yes / Yes Radio NO / Yes / Yes / Yes More features Smart Four Two http://www.smartusa.com/smart-fortwo-pure.aspx Mini Cooper http://www.miniusa.com/#/learn/FACTS...Top_Features-s Toyota Yaris http://www.toyota.com/yaris/options.html Looks like the mini takes the cake!! Sources http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7180396.stm http://money.cnn.com/2006/06/28/auto..._usa/index.htm http://www.smartusa.com/ http://consumerguideauto.howstuffwor...ta-yaris-1.htm http://www.miniusa.com http://www.caranddriver.com/shortroa...ecs-page3.html http://autos.yahoo.com/toyota_yaris_s-performance/ I compared the TATA to these cars because it is the category that it will most likely fall into based on past reading about similar cars. TATA motors was trying to make a minimalist Econo-box vehicle they have done an extremely good job. as far as looks go I guess it looks ok, not attractive not hideous, It can cart around a family and probably not much more. But hey when it breaks down you can put it in the back of your Tahoe and take it to the dealership for servicing!! For those who want to see a few other minimalist vehicles look at the following. Yes, I know these are sports cars and on the complete opposite end of he vehicular spectrum but they are cool cars! Aerial Atom - (my dream car!!) Lotus (my other dream car) __________________ Straightaways are for fast cars. Corners are for fast drivers! Last edited by The Mad Electrician; 12th January 2008 at 10:00 PM.

12th January 2008, 10:02 PM	(permalink)
audioguru	How can it be called a car? It is a golf cart. __________________ Uncle $crooge

13th January 2008, 12:46 AM	(permalink)
audioguru	The Atom is a dune buggy. __________________ Uncle $crooge

13th January 2008, 12:53 AM	(permalink)
HiTech	Do you guys realize that there are golf carts on American golf courses that are adorned with features and performance that far exceeds that TaTa? Heck, there lawn tractors that surpass that car as well! __________________ Don't make me reach through this monitor to slap you a good one!