Tata nano vs Maruti 800

The apt car to compare Tata nano will be the Maruti 800. For the Maruti 800 has been the people’s car till now and the most common car on the roads but its market share will definitely be taken up by the launch of the Tata Nano. To begin with lets compare the two cars on the most important front that is Pricing. Since both the cars will be amongst the cheapest cars in the country and will aim at the middle class or the lower middle class segment.

Now the secret is out after considering the road tax, service tax and the other registration fees tata nano will work out to be Rs. One lakh and about thirty thousand. Ratan tata has definitely delivered on the pricing front. The maruti 800 had been the cheapest car in the country for a long time and will be available at close to 2 lakh rupees. Though with now the arrival of the nano you never what will be the pricing strategy for maruti 800 but it will definitely not be as low as that of the nano.

Next you could compare the two cars on their looks. And nano by my liking definitely emerges a winner here. It is clearly stylish and the looks and the design are much more contemporary as compared to the maruti 800′s looks. When we talk of power nano will be able to provide a maximum of 33 bhp where are the maruti 800 will provide a maximum bhp of about 37. But if you compare the weight of the two cars, maruti 800 will weigh 660 kg where as the tata nano comes a much lighter at 560 kg and hence the power to weight ratio of the two companies will provide an almost same power to weight ratio.

The engine capacity of tata nano is about 625 cc where as that of maruti 800 is 800 cc. The extra engine capacity is an advantage for maruti 800 as at high speeds the tata nano with a lower engine capacity will produce more noise. Also the engine of tata nano is at the rear of the car. One of the most vital reasons as to why the nano has been able to reduce costs.

You could now compare the Tata nano and the maruti 800 in terms of its size and dimensions. The maruti 800 will be 10 percent larger than the tata nano on the outside but the tata nano will still be about 20 percent larger than the maruti 800 on the inside. Thus providing more room for people sitting behind and also being easier to move in traffic or difficult parking situations. Now on another important criteria that is mileage. The tata nano will be able to provide a better mileage than the maruti 800.

The maruti gives a mileage of about 18 km per litre where as the nano will give a mileage of about 22 km per litre. And hence nano will work out to be more fuel efficient. Thus all in all the Tata nano works out to be a better buy than the Maruti 800 on almost all the fronts. If ratings were to be given i would rate nano a four on five where as maruti 800 will be a three. Nano the people’s car is surely here to stay.

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