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This pretty Nano is about 10 feet long, 5 feet wide, a little more than 5 feet tall. Tata says the car’s got a 623 cc 2-cylinder engine, no power steering no radio and only one windshield wiper. Tata says it produces 30 to 35 horsepower. That’s less than all but the smallest motorcycles. And the New York Times, in an excellent story looking at just how Tata built a $2,500 car (answer - eliminate everything that isn’t absolutely necessary to make it accelerate, turn or stop). Awesome car!

“Tata’s been ginning up hype for the Nano for more than a year, promising that it would motorize India’s masses - hence its nickname, “The People’s Car” - and there’s been no end of rumors, leaks and speculation about it in recent months.”

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