NEW DELHI: It's the most talked about project in the auto industry right now. But there's more to the Tata Motors Rs 1 lakh people's car than just it's eye-popping and jaw-dropping price tag. Despite the hush of secrecy surrounding the project, ET AutoMania spoke to vendors, suppliers, consultants and industry insiders to come up with details of what the car will pack in.
The Tata Rs 1 lakh car is undoubtedly the most talked about product that will hit the market in 2008. This despite the fact that the year will be choc-a-bloc with launches (see Local Launch) across the product spectrum . The company, understandably enough, has been tightlipped about the project but ET AutoMania spoke to vendors, consultants, analysts and auto industry insiders to cull information about this muchawaited people's car. So here goes the details...
First things first... the Rs 1 lakh car will probably sport a 660 cc engine and crank out between 30-33 horses . And yes, it will offer both diesel and petrol drivelines. German Tier One component major Bosch is developing "a brand new" common rail direct injection (CRDi) solution that will be compatible with the Tata Rs 1 lakh car. "For the first time, Bosch is developing CRDi systems at that cost to suit the configuration of an extremely low cost vehicle," said a component industry source. In June, Wolf Henning Scheider, president-gasoline systems division, Robert Bosch had announced the company's intent to become "market and technology leaders" in the low price vehicle segment.
The company, he said, is supplying "alternators, brakes and gasoline and diesel engine management systems for the one-lakh car from Tata" and in four months, Bosch's local engineers have "developed viable technical concepts and solutions" for the project.
That's just the beginning. According to vendor sources, the Tata Rs 1 lakh car will be rear-engined (unlike most cars on Indian roads today which are front-engined ), four-door and four-seat . The strip down base variant will not offer air-conditioning or power steering, say sources. The prototype is ready and may world premiere at the Auto Expo next January.
Like the Indica, the new car is being designed by Italy's Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering (IDEA). And like the Indica, it will come in a cute egg shape with the same kind of rear light arrangement as the group's first passenger car. And yes, it will sport a tall boy frame and may offer some "totally different" design cues like an aircraft-style storage space under the hood or a single wiper.
The Tata Rs 1 lakh car is undoubtedly the most talked about product that will hit the market in 2008. This despite the fact that the year will be choc-a-bloc with launches (see Local Launch) across the product spectrum . The company, understandably enough, has been tightlipped about the project but ET AutoMania spoke to vendors, consultants, analysts and auto industry insiders to cull information about this muchawaited people's car. So here goes the details...
First things first... the Rs 1 lakh car will probably sport a 660 cc engine and crank out between 30-33 horses . And yes, it will offer both diesel and petrol drivelines. German Tier One component major Bosch is developing "a brand new" common rail direct injection (CRDi) solution that will be compatible with the Tata Rs 1 lakh car. "For the first time, Bosch is developing CRDi systems at that cost to suit the configuration of an extremely low cost vehicle," said a component industry source. In June, Wolf Henning Scheider, president-gasoline systems division, Robert Bosch had announced the company's intent to become "market and technology leaders" in the low price vehicle segment.
The company, he said, is supplying "alternators, brakes and gasoline and diesel engine management systems for the one-lakh car from Tata" and in four months, Bosch's local engineers have "developed viable technical concepts and solutions" for the project.
That's just the beginning. According to vendor sources, the Tata Rs 1 lakh car will be rear-engined (unlike most cars on Indian roads today which are front-engined ), four-door and four-seat . The strip down base variant will not offer air-conditioning or power steering, say sources. The prototype is ready and may world premiere at the Auto Expo next January.
Like the Indica, the new car is being designed by Italy's Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering (IDEA). And like the Indica, it will come in a cute egg shape with the same kind of rear light arrangement as the group's first passenger car. And yes, it will sport a tall boy frame and may offer some "totally different" design cues like an aircraft-style storage space under the hood or a single wiper.
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Source: ET
Source: ET
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