TATA Nano reasserts itself as most fuel efficient car in market
Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC (DIMO) recently arranged a “Nano
Mileage Rally” to further emphasize and consolidate the TATA Nano as the
most fuel efficient family car in the market. Almost 50 Nano owners took
part in this rally, which covered a distance of 70km from Colombo to
Negombo and back.
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Representatives from DIMO and TATA Motors were present at this
inaugural event. Each Nano car was topped up with a full tank of fuel
and sealed with a security sticker. Each car had to go through several
checkpoints on its way to Negombo and back. Once the car returned,
trained technicians measured the consumed fuel amount by refilling the
tank. And all data were tabulated.
Surprisingly there were some cars which achieved a fuel efficiency of
over 40km per liter, while the average fuel efficiency was 25km per
liter. All customer cars managed fuel efficiency over 18km per liter.
The drivers who attained the best fuel efficiencies were recognized by
way of cash awards.
Cash awards were handed over by Ranjith Pandithage (Chairman-DIMO),
Gahanath Pandithage (CEO-DIMO), Yasantha Wijesekera (Head of TATA
Passenger Cars) and S.Ragunathan (Regional Head -TATA Motors, India)
The TATA Nano, brainchild of Ratan Tata is a technological wonder
from TATA Motors. It has more space than other Indian and Malaysian
family cars, has several options (power shutters, central locking, A/C,
Stereo with CD Player, Bluetooth Hands Free Kit etc.) which comes with a
4 year / 90,000 km warranty and 3 complete free services upto 15,000 km.
It is undoubtedly stylish and probably the most economical vehicle to
drive in the market. Moreover it comes in a variety of colours, which is
eye candy.
With almost 2500 units sold within the first few months since the
launch, the TATA Nano is the preferred choice of the entry level
executive. The Nano is also preferred by individuals who use high end
Japanese and European cars, as their second or third vehicle – and
mainly used to do daily errands due to its cost effective travelling and
easy maneuvering.
DIMO introduced the TATA Nano to Sri Lanka in May 2011, during the 50
year celebrations of DIMO and TATA. Sri Lanka was the first export
country of TATA Motors, when we got the first truck chassis in 1961 and
Sri Lanka became the first export country for the Nano in 2011. |