Smart City Car.. No Doubts!

I recently got the Nano Twist in Damson Purple. It turns heads wherever it goes. Its small size helps a lot in getting out of bad traffic with so much ease. It looks smart and anyone will look good driving a Nano in one of the bright colours.

Interior of the new Nano is pretty good. The beige coloured trims go well with the purple colour.  My friends were surprised to see that there is so much space inside the car that 4 people can sit in great comfort. This little car is packed with cool features like 4 spearker-audio system that can play music from a CD, USB drive, Bluetooth, Aux-in and radio. The stereo can connect with android and apple devices and receive and place calls as well. The speaker quality is much better than what I found on my previous Tata vehicle. The AC works just great and cools down the car in very little time. You also get key-less entry which makes getting in and out pretty quick. The quality of materials used in the car are nothing to complain about. The dash has a new instrument cluster that now shows DTE and AFE which is a boon if you want to control your driving and squeeze the best milleage out of the engine. The instrument cluster has a new layout and looks upmarket. The best feature of the Nano Twist is of course the Electric Power Steering which is just butter-smooth and provides good road feedback at the same time.

The engine is the tiniest of all the cars out in the market today but, don't go by its size. This little power plant generates enough BHPs and NMs to get you going on any kind of terrain. You will be surprised to see how easily this car overtakes other vehicles and keeps making its way out of the traffic. On an open raod you can take this car upto 105 kmph which is quite impressing in my opinion.  The ABC pedals are placed appropriately and are weighted properly for easy driving. The only improvement Tata can bring in this car is in shifting gears which at times feels a bit hard but, it's nothing worth worrying about.  The gear ratios are widely spread and you don't have to up-shift and down-shift much while driving in the city.

I remember very well the sales guy telling me that Nano will initially give around 14 to 16 kmpl and once it clocks 1000 km the AFE will be anywhere close to 20 kmpl. I was surprised to see that just after doing 200 km my car had started giving me an AFE of 20 kmpl in the city and that too with the AC on!

There are some noticeable improvements in the NVH levels in the new Nano Twist. You won't hear much of the clatter from the engine now. The car is as silent as it can get. The steering wheel has a good diameter and feels good to be held. The power assistance to the steering makes the car all the more nimble and more suitable for driving in the city.  The suspensions smooth out bumps and pot holes better than the previous versions and Nano with the Twist now feels more like a car and less like a go-kart. However, the car was always fun to drive.

Last year I was going to buy Figo Diesel but for some reason had to chuck the plan. I was longing for a 4-wheeler but wanted something for a very little amount of money. Nano Twist seems like the best option for anyone who is interested in buying a small car that is bang for the buck. Nano Twist is a complete car and you can't ask for more for what you pay.

Please do not compare this car with any other car in the market.  This car is in a league of its own. Just drive it to know what I am talking about here.

Areas of improvement Gear shifting can be made smoother. Tata instead of coming with a diesel version of Nano should think about simply adding a turbo charger to the ongoing petrol version.

Peppy engine, fuel economy, space, creature comfortSometimes hard to slot the gear lever