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Tata Nano to get diesel, hybrid engines in addition to gasoline

07/24/2008, 1:27 PM

By paulee

The powerplant for what is expected to be the world’s cheapest mass-produced new car, whether it costs $2,500 or slightly more, has recently been revealed. The little car will use a diesel engine developed by Germany’s FEV.

The 623cc, two-cylinder engine will feature a Bosch fuel-injection system, but all other components will be developed by Tata and FEV, according to the The Economic Times. FEV is an independent engine and powertrain systems research, design and development company.

The Nanos showed to date had a gasoline-burning version of the 623cc engine with fuel injection, mated to a four-speed manual transmission. A hybrid version is also likely, although it is not yet known whether the electric motor will be paired with a gasoline or diesel version of the powerplant.

FEV is also working with India’s Mahindra & Mahindra on developing an electric-diesel powertrain for the automaker’s Scorpio hybrid vehicle.

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07/24, 1:40 PM

posted by:

macabre

Nothing wrong with small nicely rounded ta-tas…

07/24, 1:42 PM

posted by:

macabre

Those ta tas are perfect. I dream about them nightly.

07/24, 1:43 PM

posted by:

macabre

Can’t wait to get my hands on those ta tas.

07/24, 1:55 PM

posted by:

brassmonkey

Are enhanced ta tas called ‘hybrid’? I like natural ta tas. Thus, no hybrid for me.

07/24, 1:58 PM

posted by:

F3INT))AP3X

I’m sorry but do I even have to say anything macabre? You need a woman or a job, and if you have those already then maybe you just need a better hobby. Either way you can get the same effect your getting from your posts by shouting those useless sexual quips in an empty room or closet, because nobody is going to hear them either way. The only difference between the closet and the LLN site is that when your inside one of them your opinions actually matter…

07/24, 1:59 PM

posted by:

F3INT))AP3X

O ya I hate and despise the NANO with all my heart, god bless the V8!

07/24, 2:05 PM

posted by:

A4

i thought it was funny macabre, whatever the hell his name is must have a ford probe up his ass

07/24, 2:14 PM

posted by:

F3INT))AP3X

As if a car could literally even fit inside any human orifice, good one A4 maybe you can come to my kids birthday party and tell some more of those great jokes. As for macabre I don’t really hate you I just can’t help but be a dick about a solo triple-posting because it just screams “loser,” even though I’m sure you probably are not, it’s the male code of spite.

07/24, 2:19 PM

posted by:

xyunya

F3INT))AP3X, pretty good :)

07/24, 2:46 PM

posted by:

Xile

Is that electric power train going to come from a Tonka truck?

07/24, 4:10 PM

posted by:

golf4me

hmmm … Isn’t Tata Nano French for small teets? Not for me thanks. Maybe we here in America can get a Juggs version with a V8? :)

Sorry, F3INTwhatever, I couldn’t resist.

07/24, 5:00 PM

posted by:

xyunya

golf4me, where do you fit juggs in a Golf?

07/24, 5:01 PM

posted by:

xyunya

.. or V8 ?

07/24, 6:28 PM

posted by:

beatusmongous

Not French, but Spanish. Actually, it probably works in any of the Romance languages.

07/24, 6:47 PM

posted by:

golf4me

AGAIN, xyunya, I DO NOT own a golf. I PLAY golf. I think this is the third time I’ve told you that. Put down the pipe, man! :)

07/24, 7:55 PM

posted by:

brassmonkey

F3INT))AP3X – The rest of us would appreciate the correct usage of the English vocabulary. Where did you find the word ‘macabre’? Is it the word of the day on your calendar, and you were just dying to use it somewhere? If we really tried, we could fit a car up your ass, you snobbish prick.

07/24, 8:11 PM

posted by:

1c3d0g

Smart move. A Diesel engine is essential in developing countries (and in many island-nations) as they usually do not have access to clean fuel all the time. A Diesel engine can take on almost anything and keep on running.

07/24, 11:11 PM

posted by:

DeansterTJ

JUGGS is a great magazine. So is SWANK.

07/25, 1:45 AM

posted by:

zoomzoomer

Sounds like F3INT))AP3X needs to come out of that closet, since he seems to have little interest in Tatas.

07/25, 2:36 PM

posted by:

F3INT))AP3X

“F3INT))AP3X – The rest of us would appreciate the correct usage of the English vocabulary. Where did you find the word ‘macabre’? Is it the word of the day on your calendar, and you were just dying to use it somewhere? If we really tried, we could fit a car up your ass, you snobbish prick.”

You have got quite a big mouth for someone of such short wit brassmonkey. Maybe if you had scanned the page a little, you would notice that the first 3 comments of this page are from a person named “macabre,” so it is not an insult it is merely someones username. My original comment was intended to come right after his 3 posts but someone else commented first; oh that was you brassmonkey! So not only can you not read, but you posted right in between his posts and mine and still did not realize that it was that man’s username. So I hate to be a “snobbish prick” as you so lightly put it but I do have to say, you are the quintessential beacon of irony in this case.

P.S. My English is perfect you ignoramus.

07/28, 8:49 AM

posted by:

JohnnyBlazE

1c3d0g made the only valuable comment on this so far.

It is indeed a smart move.

 
 
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