Tata Motors upgrades old Nanos with new starter motor

Mumbai:Tata Motors is upgrading old Tata Nanos, produced up to mid-September 2011, with a new starter motor to enhance their performance. This is in line with the company's practice of upgrading its vehicles; on the Nano itself, the company had upgraded the exhaust and the electrical system in November 2010, as was announced then.

Owners of all old Nanos were informed about the exercise, and about 50,000 cars have already been done.

This new starter motor is already installed in the Nano 2012, which was introduced in November this year with a host of new features like new colours, new interiors, an improved AC, a more powerful gasoline engine and a fuel efficiency of 25.4 kmpl.

Making the Tata Nano even more desirable, the car's 624cc engine has been made more powerful delivering 38PS of power (earlier 35 PS) and 51Nm of torque (earlier 48 Nm). Yet fuel efficiency, a highlight of the Tata Nano, has been taken to a new high of 25.4 kmpl (earlier 23.6 kmpl).

The ride and handling has been improved with a revised suspension set-up, including an anti-roll bar at the front, and an improved steering mechanism. The interiors are completely new, available in beige in the Nano LX, black in the Nano CX and medium graphite in the Standard version.

The exteriors are now available in 10 colours, eight of them new. All the variants come with a warranty of 4 years or 60,000 kms, whichever is earlier.

These and other new features in the Nano 2012 were included after insights were gained through multiple surveys from Nano owners.