New Tata One

STUNNING STYLING and brilliant packaging will give India’s most-awaited car a serious advantage that could makeup for other low-cost features in Tata Motors’ quest to obtain the Holy Grail - the Rs 1-lakh price-tag. From what we hear, the car is turning out quite well. There is a choice of two motors to begin with- a 624cc, twin-cylinder petrol, developing around 30bhp and a 700cc, twin-cylinder diesel, which we hear is an all-new engine and not the same one as in the Ace pick-up.

Chairman Ratan Tata, exclusively revealed to Autocar India (September 2007) that high-end variants with alloys and leather trim and even a larger engine will be available What remains to be seen is how well Tara's new baby meets the aspirations of those buying their first car.