Hmm. Tata Nano=budget Smart-uki?

[krebsy]

Saw the report on the Tata Nano today and immediately thought, "Should've kept the old engine from the ZZR. Pick up a nano, whip out the 600+ cc two cylinder engine and drop the IL4 98 BHP engine in..

Give it 12 months and I bet you'll be able to get "mini smart-ukis" based on these things..

K.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Suspect that by the time they piled on everything required for UK safety and emissions rules along with import duty the price would about triple.

All the best

Keith
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[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

I bet they have the world's most flimsy chassis. Possibly made of cheese.
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[krebsy]

No worse than my old ZZR then. . A few stiffer springs on the back and a support bar to strengthen up the engine bay, drop on a 600 ish CC Kwak engine and Bob's your uncle...

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[s44678]

That nano just stinks of death. Might as well just wrap yourself in tinfoil and ride around on a bike. Prob come off better in a crash.

But whatever. Indian middle classes aspire to owning a car and well, its a car I guess, so good luck to em.

[Feasty]

From reading a little about this car, if/when it comes over here it'll cost about £4k, does a max of 65mph, around 50mpg, doesn't have air vents in the car and the windows aren't electric, plus you only get a drivers side mirror.

Now correct me if I'm wrong but the cheapest cars currently here are the little Hyundai's/Daewoo's etc and they're not much off the £4k mark for a 'full' car.
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[Kickstart]

Hi

From a few weeks old copy of Autocar the cheapest car is a Kia Picanto 1L at £5995. Can only find 2 models of Fiat Panda, 3 models of Kia Picanto and one model of Smart car for under £7k (although a basic model Toyota Aygo only misses that cut off by £20).

All the best

Keith
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[McGee]

Needs a turbo busa engine in it.
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[krebsy]

Well, just saw a 2nd hand Smart for about 3 grand with 40k on the clock, just the right milage for the engine needing replacement...

I wonder how much it would cost to import a Nano, add the basics to bring it up to european spec and slap a big engine in it. It wouldn't be any different I guess from building a Cateram (or copy) in the shed as a project....

K.
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[Fisty]

According to the paper the base model nano will be £3799 OTR when it comes here in 2011.
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