TATA NANO: “LAKHTAKIA” The one lakh rupee car. “Lakhtakia” ‘the one lakh rupee car’ is just a dream come true for every Indian. Ratan Tata can now proudly say, as quoted by The ‘Times of India’ , “a promise is a promise”. The car has come within the affordability limits of an average Indian middleclass man riding a scooter with his wife and a small baby on her lap and the elder boy standing in front only to challenge the horrendous traffic on the roads of India. The biggies have just been stunned and for the people across the globe this $2500 car is nothing less than a miracle. As compared to Maruti 800 Tata Nano is more spacious from inside and the ground clearance is also more to make your ride comfortable with the engine mounted in the rear like that in the “Bug” of Volks Wagen. Girish Wagh, the head engineer, says, “The 623 cc engine will produce 20 kilometers per liter under normal city road conditions and in highway conditions the mileage may go up to 23kmpl”. Tata claims that the Nano complies with Bharat Stage-III and Euro-IV emission standards Let the wheels roll and watch further miracles.