Tata Motors presented the the Tata Pixel, a new city car concept for Europe, at the 81st Geneva Motor Show. The Tata Pixel is based on Tata's much talked about Tata Nano. The car measures just over three metres in length and can accommodate four adults.
The Tata Pixel comes with Zero Turn toroidal traction-drive Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT), which assists rotation of the outer rear wheel forwards and the inner rear wheel backwards, while the front wheels turn at acute angles. The result is a turning circle radius of just 2.6 metres.
The 'scissor' doors rotate upwards from the front. The key functions in the Pixel can be controlled by the driver's smart phone, running 'My Tata Connect' - the first integrated human-machine interface (HMI) concept from Tata Motors.
The Pixel is powered by a 1.2 litre three-cylinder diesel engine, positioned at the rear of car.
The Tata Pixel boasts of a fuel economy of 29.4 kmpl. The Pixel does seem like quite an ingenious vehicle and looks way better than the current Nano, but Tata has their sights set on making this a European release. There’s no saying when this car will be made available to the public.
