Tata reveals Manza Hybrid and Nano CNG

Our very own Tata Motors is here with its set of new cars for the Indian audience. This time around Tata Motors is looking forward to more fuel economical cars. At the Auto Expo 2012, the auto major displayed one pretty technical but a clever piece of engineering. The company unveiled the Manza Hybrid concept for which it seems to be very serious. This car is powered with three cylinder version of company’s DICOR engine, known as 1.05 DICOR.

Furthermore, Tata Motors has made use of balancer shaft and few other changes have been made to enhance the fuel efficiency of the engine. What is more interesting here is the electric power source that has a 45KW electric traction motor.

The power will be taken from the costly Li-Ion batteries. The solar panel on the roof will sprinkle the some charge to the Li-Ion batteries. The Manza Hybrid is the first car of Tata to get bi-xenon headlamps. The 1.05 DICOR engine is also likely to power Tata Vista. This car is in its testing stage and the engineers are claiming that it will deliver astounding fuel efficiency, which would certainly set a new benchmark in the Indian auto industry.

The three cylinder engine will be more efficient than four cylinder engine, reason being the lower internal friction and reduced cubic capacity. Besides this hybrid car concept, Tata Motors also showcased its new cars, which includes Tata Nano CNG, Tata Pixel and Tata Safari Storme 4WD.

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