The Tata Magic Iris has been unveiled at the Delhi motor show, and like the Nano it is designed to get people off bikes and into cars.
The five-seater Magic Iris seats two up front and three in the back, and has a 611cc water-cooled diesel engine. It delivers 11bhp - more than the typical three-wheeled motorbike - and has a top speed of 34mph.
Construction is basic: its sheet metal roof, car headlamps and tail lights are all heralded as steps forward in safety over a three-wheel bike. It is available on 12-inch radial or 10-inch crossply tyres.
No prices have been released, but it will go on sale this year and Tata promises it will have a lower maintenance costs and a higher load capacity (and therefore earning potential) than a three-wheeled bike.
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Re: Tata Magic Iris to replace bikes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE5m9aaVoPE&feature=related
Get it right mind you and you'll be king of the car park. Citroen Saxo burnouts? Pah!
Re: Tata Magic Iris to replace bikes
Looks like it would fall on its face 1st time the driver has to break hard.
Re: Tata Magic Iris to replace bikes
Costs as much to buy as a very posh pushbike ($2000.- apparently), and would probably cost as much to run as a scooter here. Perhaps even less, given that it's a diesel. If they'd offer it, I'd be very seriously tempted- cloth side windows and 50 KM/h top speed included.
Just like the original 2CV: stop thinking about it as a car, and it starts to make all sorts of sense