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Gallery: $2,000 Tata Nano to go on sale
India's Tata Motors reveals plans to take orders for the ultra-cheap Tata Nano, "the People's Car," and will begin delivery in July.
Credit: Tata Motors
The dimensions of the Tata Nano are 3.1 meters (10.1 feet) long by 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) wide - with a height of 1.6 meters (4.5 feet).
The Tata Nano with come in three models: Tata Standard, Tata Nano CX (includes heat and A/C), and Tata Nano LX (includes fabric seats and front power locking.
The Tata Nano is expected to have a top speed of 105 kilometers per hour (65 mph) and should be able to negotiate hills with an incline of 30 percent.
Fuel efficiency is expected to be 23.6 km/liter or 55.5 miles per gallon.
Potential buyers can reserve a Nano for as little as 2,999 rupees (US$59).
The interior or a Nano.
American car makers were quick to take notice of the Nano at the Geneva auto show. Here is Rick Wagoner CEO of General Motors.
James Press, vice-chairman of Chrysler, takes a seat.
Ujal Singh Bhatia, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of India to the World Trade Organization, gets the feel of a Tataa Nano.
Tata Nano at the Geneva auto show.
Reporters inspect the Tata Nano at the Geneva auto show.