Aimed at European urban commuters, representing Tata Pixel Concept is far more innovative recasting of the original Nano platform.The Pixel will be powered by the Nano is 60 horsepower, 1.2-liter diesel, which will be mounted under the rear seat, hit a five-speed transmission. No word yet on when Tata plans to get the car for sale, but it seems to be coming out soon.
The moment Pixel is advertised as the most efficiently packed four-seater in the world. It comes in just under 10 feet long and nearly a foot shy of the Tata Nano’s total length. Based on the Tata Nano, Pixel – a little over three feet in length – is the most package-efficient four-seater in the world, comfortable seating for four adults, in contrast to a typical city car, which is either a two-seater or can accommodate two adults and two children alone.
This cost-effective innovation stones Pixel is the turning radius of only 8.5 meters by letting the outside rear wheel to rotate forward and the inside rear wheel to rotate in the opposite direction when the steering wheel and the car is running at low speeds – - a feature that simplifies the lavatory maneuvering.
Tata Pixel’s ability to maneuver and park in tight spaces is made possible by its Zero Turn toroidal momentum Continuously Variable Transmission (IVT). This highly efficient and cost-effective system assists rotation of the outer rear wheel forward and the inner rear wheel backwards at slow speed maneuvers, while the front wheels turn at sharp angles. The result is a turning circle radius of 2.6 meters
Assuming that the report from Autocar is correct, Pixel replace the previously proposed Nano Europa, when the doors have been converted to the traditional opening devices and meters are manipulated.
The Tata Pixel Concept also introduces “My Tata Connect,” the automaker’s first integrated human-machine interface (HMI) concept. As with other contemporary colleagues, “My Tata Connect” has a large central touch screen display, enabling seamless integration of a smart phone or tablet with Pixel’s infotainment system and other critical vehicle functions and offer a link to the outside world.
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