A pre-production concept of the Tata Nano Twist Active with an openable boot lid was exhibited at the Auto Expo at the start of this year. Today, a camouflaged test mule of the same was spotted testing on the Pune-Nashik highway near Satara, Maharashtra, by our reader Keshav Akasam.
In all the current models of the Nano, the engine sits at the back and the boot is not openable. Now the company has redesigned the boot for more usable space and added to the convenience with the help of the openable boot lid. Apart from this change, this revamped version of the Nano will get redesigned bumpers and tinted headlamp clusters.
The other changes will include the power steering from the Nano Twist and the new three-spoke steering wheel seen on the Zest also might be introduced. New fabrics for the seats and wood finish on the centre console are the other features expected to be introduced in the refreshed Nano.
There will be no mechanical changes and the Nano Twist Active will be powered by the same 624cc twin-cylinder petrol engine that churns out 38bhp of power and 51Nm of torque. This mill comes mated to a four-speed manual transmission and power is sent to the rear wheels. However, Tata might equip one of the variants of the Nano with an automated manual transmission soon.
Tata had earlier announced that they plan to introduce two models every year as part of Horizonnext. They recently launched the compact sedan, Zest, while the new hatchback, Bolt, is already scheduled for a pre-Diwali launch. This means this version of the Nano might be only launched sometime next year.
