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The much-awaited Nano hit the roads on Friday. Ashok Raghunath Vichare being the first owner of the world’s cheapest car.

“I hope that the Tata Nano will bring motoring pleasure to those who will be buying their first car as also those who currently own a car but want a modern, contemporary and emission-friendly city car,”

Tata Motors Chairman Ratan Tata said after handing over the key of the first Nano to Mr. Vichare here.

Mr. Vichare has bought a Tata Nano LX (lunar silver), the top-end model.

With Tata handing over the top-end model to Mr. Vichare, the delivery process of the first one lakh cars have started, which would be completed by March next year.

The Tata Nano is a rear-engined, four-passenger city car built by Tata Motors, aimed primarily at the Indian market. The car is very fuel efficient, achieving around 26.00km/l on the highway and around 22.00km/l in the city.

Models And Pricings:

At its launch the Nano was available in three trim levels:

* the basic Tata Nano Std priced at 123,000 Rupees has no extras;
* the deluxe Tata Nano CX at 151,000 Rupees has air conditioning;
* the luxury Tata Nano LX at 172,000 Rupees has air conditioning, power windows and central locking
* the Nano Europa, European version of the Tata Nano has all of the above plus a larger body, bigger 3-cylinder engine, anti-lock braking system (ABS) and meets European crash standards and emission norms.

The base model will have fixed seats, except for the driver’s, which will be adjustable,[clarification needed] while the deluxe and luxury models will get air conditioning and body coloured bumpers.

Specifications:

Engine:

• 2 cylinder petrol with Bosch multi-point fuel injection (single injector) all aluminium 33 horsepower (25 kW) 624 cc (38 cu in)
• Value Motronic engine management platform from Bosch
• 2 valves per cylinder overhead camshaft
• Compression ratio: 9.5:1
• bore × stroke: 73.5 mm (2.9 in) × 73.5 mm (2.9 in)
• Power: 33 PS (33 hp/24 kW) @ 5500 rpm
• Torque: 48 N·m (35 ft·lbf) @ 2500 rpm