Tråd: 2011 Geneve Auto Show: Tata Pixel Koncept

Tata Pixel by-bil, vist i denne uge i løbet af 2011 Genève Auto Vis, kunne være den perfekte bil for nogen med en tilbøjelighed til at fare vild. Med sin teknologi, Zero-Turn, kan bilen bogstaveligt talt ændre retning i sin egen lille skygge. Tjek den følgende video for at finde Pixel i aktion:

Teknologien bag bilerne fantastiske agility er et torusformet trækkraft-drive uendeligt variabel Transmission (IVT) – Ja, så prøv at sige, at fem gange hurtigt. Hvad systemet ikke er heldigvis meget nemmere at forklare. Under en lav hastighed manøvre Drej forhjulene på en meget spids vinkel. I mellemtiden, det bageste ydre baghjulet bevæger sig fremad som den inderste baghjul bevæger sig baglæns.

Denne fire-hjulede ballet udmønter sig i en venderadius på kun 2. 6 meter (8. 5 fod). Dens imponerende nok, at du overveje at flytte ind på en blind vej, blot at wow naboer med en serie af automotive pirouetter. På bagsiden af Pixel er en effektiv 1. 2-liters 3-cylindret turbo-ladet dieselmotor der ifølge Tata Motors, giver livlige ydeevne og lave emissioner.

Baseret på den Tata Nano, i øjeblikket verdens billigste bil på ca $2.300, opgiver Pixel sine lavpris-rødder til en kraftig dosis af højteknologiske gadgetry. Saks dørene rotere opad, afslører en hytte, der har mere til fælles med den slanke interiør af en Apple gemmer show-room end nogen cut sats økonomi bil. Pixel beskæftiger My Tata Connect, som giver mulighed for integration af en smartphone eller tablet i biler infotainment system og andre centrale køretøjet funktioner. Heldigvis, rat og pedaler har endnu at blive erstattet af en touch-screen.

Tata Motors forsikrer os om der er plads til fire voksne – og at have drevet Tata Nano, jeg kan stå inde for at biler rigelig plads både foran og tilbage. Men mens pixelen imponerer med sine rappe kørsel manerer, nogle kunne tyde på bilen, selv er en måde for den indiske bilproducent at vende omkring dens salg tilgang til Nano uden for Indien. Nano Europa, vist sidste år i Genève, var en mere upmarket version af Nano rettet mod europæiske købere, der forventer højere niveauer af komfort, magt og sikkerhed (i. e. airbags) end bil tilbud til indiske købere. Pixel tager denne tilgang op en anden hak, både hvad angår teknologi og stil.

Tata Motors talsmand, Christians Ray, fortalte os, selskabet ikke har ændret retning om sin tilgang til det europæiske marked. En af generne af Tata Nano er tanken om en rummelige, stilfulde lille bil. I den Tata Pixel, som faktisk er et koncept baseret på Nano, sagde vi bo forpligtet til denne idé, Mr. Ray. Mens du holder tro mod vores tro på, at der er en mulighed i Europa for en by bil, i Tata Pixel konceptet viser vi et koncept, der måske er endnu mere optimal i rummet, manøvredygtighed og miljøvenlighed.

The Tata Pixel city-car, shown this week during the 2011 Geneva Auto Show, could be the perfect vehicle for anyone with a propensity for getting lost. With its Zero-Turn technology, the car can literally change direction in its own tiny shadow. Check out the following video to see the Pixel in action:

The technology behind the cars amazing agility is a toroidal traction-drive Infinitely Variable Transmission (IVT) – yea, try saying that five times fast. What the system does is, thankfully, much easier to explain. During a low speed maneuver, the front wheels turn at an extremely acute angle. Meanwhile, the rear outer rear wheel moves forwards as the inner rear wheel moves backwards.

This four-wheeled ballet translates into a turning radius of only 2. 6 meter (8. 5 feet). Its impressive enough to make you consider moving onto a dead-end street, simply to wow the neighbors with a series of automotive pirouettes. At the rear of the Pixel is an efficient 1. 2-liter 3-cylinder turbo-charged diesel engine which, according to Tata Motors, provides lively performance and low emissions.

Based on the Tata Nano, presently the worlds cheapest car at approximately $2,300, the Pixel abandons its low-cost roots for a heavy dose of high tech gadgetry. Scissor doors rotate upwards, revealing a cabin that has more in common with the sleek interior of an Apple stores show-room than any cut rate economy car. The Pixel employs My Tata Connect, which allows the integration of a smartphone or tablet into the cars infotainment system and other key vehicle functions. Thankfully, the steering wheel and pedals have yet to be replaced by a touch-screen.

Tata Motors assures us there is room inside for four adults – and having driven the Tata Nano, I can vouch for that cars ample room both the front and back. But while the Pixel impresses with its nimble driving manners, some might suggest the car itself is a way for the Indian automaker to turn around its sales approach for the Nano outside of India. The Nano Europa, shown last year in Geneva, was a more upmarket version of the Nano aimed at European buyers who expect higher levels of comfort, power and safety (i. e. airbags) than the car offers to Indian buyers. The Pixel takes that approach up another notch, both in terms of technology and style.

Tata Motors spokesman, Debasis Ray, told us the company has not changed direction regarding its approach to the European market. One of the genes of the Tata Nano is the idea of a spacious, stylish small car. In the Tata Pixel, which indeed is a concept based on the Nano, we stay committed to that idea, said Mr. Ray. While holding true to our belief that there is an opportunity in Europe for a city car, in the Tata Pixel Concept we are showing a concept which possibly is even more optimal in space, maneuverability and environmental-friendliness.