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How Short Is a Tata Nano? Enough To Ship Sideways On a Train

 
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Tata Nanos shipped sideways on flatbed rail car outside Bangalore, India, from YouTube user Auroajay

Tata Nanos shipped sideways on flatbed rail car outside Bangalore, India, from YouTube user Auroajay

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You've surely seen car-carriers full of brand-new vehicles on the highways. But many new cars roll out of the factory onto trains that carry them over much of their journey.

Now a new video from India shows a trainload of diminutive Tata Nano minicars passing by an onlooker in Bangalore.

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The significant thing is that the Nano is short enough (at just over 10 feet long) that the cars can be packed onto flatbed cars sideways.

Meaning five Nanos per train car, rather than two or perhaps three longer vehicles parked end-to-end on the 40-foot load bed.

It's just one more clever way that Tata has reduced costs for what many consider to be India's equivalent of the Ford Model T that put the U.S. on wheels a century ago.

The Nano is the tiny $2,500 car that's meant to make a new car affordable for middle-class Indian drivers. The first Tata Nano was delivered last July, and the car has just gone into volume production in a brand-new factory.

The car has been well received, though a few reports of flaming Tatas have been widely publicized in the Indian press.

[Indian Autos Blog]





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Comments (5)

  1. By Ajay Posted: 7/24/2010 5:19am PDT

    Hi Sahil,
    This is Ajay, the guy who recorded this video. I think there is no rights violation as the rights to the video belong to me since i have recorded it in a public place. There is No rights violation in India to record and post a video or a picture from a public space on the Internet.
    I removed the video from You Tube on your request as a goodwill gesture and hope that you appreciate the fact.
    There are ample examples of spy-shots of unreleased/concept vehicles from public places, captured by general public, being published in renowned magazines in india and around the world. Thus this video/pic is no way of a confidential nature compared to them.I would thus leave it to Mr.Voelcker to take the action he deems appropriate, he may keep the pic or remove it. Thank You
     
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  2. By Sahil Soney Posted: 7/25/2010 9:52pm PDT

    Hi Ajay
    First of all thanks a lot for the comment and me and my company really appreciate your gesture. I would like to rephrase my comment above and apologize for the wrong words used. The video is of confidential nature for our company. And if Mr. Voelcker can just remove the picture and not the article it would really be appreciated.
    Regards
    Sahil
     
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  3. By  car shipping quote Posted: 9/24/2010 1:51pm PDT

    These remind me of the Smart Cars I've seen more and more in the states, and I'm sure they'll do well as long as they can prevent them from catching on fire...
     
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  4. Nissan Dealers Chicago avatar jason smith Posted: 8/26/2011 4:14am PDT

    I had heard reports that nano's were catching fire on their own. I also remember seeing a report somewhere that blamed the spontaneous combustion on a leaky fuel pipe.

    But whatever has been said the nano is still a great car in terms of affordability and fuel efficiency. How many companies can claim to make a car under $2500 ??

    The nano is a humble effort in bringing safer means of transport to many indian's who cannot afford a high priced car.
     
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  5. john_v avatar John Voelcker Posted: 8/26/2011 4:48am PDT

    Here's our original report on the Nano fires: http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1043693_hey-toyota-it-could-be-worse-you-could-have-flaming-tatas
     
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