Nana Nani NANO - A personal mobility solution

 

Exterior

• Very stylish and cute looking car.
• Well assembled but poor and soft body material.
• Both bumpers are soft and delicate.

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

• thumbs up to its compactness, every corner of the car is with in the the reach of driver.
• Seating is very comfortable, even for the tall people of six feet hight.
• Rear leg room is excellent.
• Very cheap finish.
• Plastic casing of A-piller and door casings inside are fitted with plastic plug type screws which comes out very often hitting road bumpers.
• AC is good but not chilling instantly, specially for the driver.
• No boot space, although rear room can be used as boot space if the rear seat is folded.
• Cup holder is of no use, large bottles dont fit in, small ones often fell down near pedals.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

• The car is not quiet.
• Engine is underpowered, feels all the time on highway driving.
• Acceleration is good from 0 to 60 km/h. Then it drops and takes time to reach the top speed at 105 km/h.
• More revving the engine at the top speed produces a rooring sound.
• Low torque makes it difficult to park at sloped parking spaces.
• Gear shifting is smooth.

 

Ride Quality & Handling

• The car is extremely easy to handle, and that is without power steering.
• It is an ideal small car for driving on narrow zig-zag lanes crowded with rickshaws and two wheelers.
• It is a solution for personal transport/mobility in urban areas.
• While cruising on the highways and expressways, the upper speed limit at 105 km/h feels very frustrating when the roads are empty ahed.   
• The A-piller causes serious trouble creating high degree of blind spot at some turnings.   
• Suspension is very bad.

 

Final Words

• Very delicate instruments and parts which may wear out faster.
• Wheel cover in the rear right side melted out due to excessive over heating caused by brake jamming.
• Wheel cylinder damaged and replaced under warranty at 150 kms.

 

Areas of improvement Left ORVM, Rear power windows, Rear wash wiper, Glovebox and automatic transmission is expected in LX version. Specially automatic transmission will be very helpful in stop-and-go city traffic. Top speed should be increased a bit more.

 1900 Kms Update  Gear shifting cable lock is broken and replaced under warranty.

Small compact futuristic looks, Fuel economy, Easy to handleNo boot space, Cheap finish, Poor quality