anjan_c2007 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Source Rediffnews Tara Tiny @ Rs 99K is the world's cheapest car! March 17, 2008 The Tata Nano is no longer the world's cheapest car! Jostling along with Tata Nano, this July, will be Tara Tiny and Tara Titu. These are zero emission, electric cars and cost only Rs 99,000! And they come from the Tara International stable. Tara S Ganguly, the company's chairman and chief executive officer, had a big dream. And he set about realising it 'in a small way.' Tara International has teamed up with China's Aucma, a leading player in the electrical vehicles and appliances segment, to manufacture these cars. At the moment, four variants of electric cars are ready at the Tara International factory at Palta, a few kilometers from Kolkata. These are Tara Tiny, Tara Titu (two-seater and four-seater, respectively), Tara Shuttle, and Tara Carrier. While Tara Tiny and Tara Titu are priced at Rs 99,000 (approximately), Tara Shuttle and Tara Carrier are priced at Rs 500,000 (approximately). The company will also launch electric bikes priced between Rs 12,000 and Rs 35,000. The Tara series cars are available inelectric red, black and white. Bikes comes in varied hues -- green, blue, red, etc. To know about the specifications of the car and see more pictures of the world's 'cheapest' car. Comments by Yours Truly Vow!! now look at that! The two box Japanese and Korean small cars are looked down upon by the Americans who call them CUB's (Cheap Ugly Boxes).Now we Indians can also get a chance to look down upon this so called Tara (not Tata) as a CUB. The bodyshell is a poor true copy of the Daewoo Matiz which sells as replicas under so many Chinese names. For Rs 99,000 what more can one expect other than a compromise on safety, fit and finish, reliability and so on ? What the user may get is economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineshshah Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 hi are your sure? 1st april is coming it's a modified matiz!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjan_c2007 Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Rediff has a nearly 4 page website story on that, including factory pictures and so on.China's Aucma (not Acura) and Tara (not Tata) are their supposed proximity to big names! anjan_c20072008-03-17 14:08:13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rssh Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Even I saw and it looked as a matiz the side ways (like the Swift and Fabia kinds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalysm76 Posted March 18, 2008 Report Share Posted March 18, 2008 ya it look like the modified martiz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjan_c2007 Posted March 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2008 More Tara stuff : Source Rediffnews Tara Titu specifications:No. of seats: 2 Net weight: 940 kg Wheel base: 1800 mm Maximum speed: 55 km/hour Maximum grade ability: 13% Motor power: 5 kw Battery voltage: 12V*4 Recharge duration: 8 hours Driving charge: 130 km Ground clearance: 110/mm Running cost: 55 p/kmBattery capacity: 200/Ah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durango Dude Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 The Tara Tiny looks like a scaled down 'Indica' !!!! Imitation is the best form of flattery, I suppose. The other Titu looks like a pathetic imitation of the A class. "Don't want to be found dead in Tara's Tiny Tits, nope". Probably their next model will be called Scarlett OHara or Rhett Butler. I think Chinese products will be "Gone with the wind". I think we have been spoilt by our home grown Bajaj and Hero Honda soo much that no Chini disposable bike will be able to make it here...what say? Just think of the quality of Hero Honda and the innovations of Bajaj, no Ching bike stands a chance. But in the not too distant future...I see my 'nokrani' come to work in a Tara or a Tata: India is truly 'shining'.Durango Dude2008-03-23 12:49:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdityaM Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Not really all that impossible. My dhobi landed up yesterday in a Hero Honda bike, having upgraded from an "Atlas Cycle"!! India Shining!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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