tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22445271.post4947874694028232501..comments2023-10-09T06:52:14.901-07:00Comments on Perpendicular Thought: Nano confusionIn The Shadowshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11369846314400447513noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22445271.post-22925225259373693802008-10-24T23:03:00.000-07:002008-10-24T23:03:00.000-07:00When Ratan Tata announced his ambition of producin...When Ratan Tata announced his ambition of producing the one-lakh car, I very wisely informed my friends that such a cheap car would not be able to meet the European offset frontal impact standard. This standard requires a car to hit a barrier head-on so that 60 per cent of its front takes the impact at 56 km/h (Standard ECE R-94). My reasoning was that if the Smart (one of the smallest cars in Europe) sells for more than Rs 4 lakh in Europe, then how can we produce a safe car at such a low price? On March 10, however, Tata unveiled the Nano and announced that it will meet the European frontal impact standard, proving many of us wrong!<BR/>==============================<BR/>Thomson<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.alcohol-rehab.cn" REL="nofollow">Alcohol Rehab</A>thomson2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106899778248337699noreply@blogger.com