You've realized an important quality of the Nano: its short length. In fact, you don't have to drive into your Armada to park three cars in a standard American two-car garage. Two Nanos will fit into one garage slot, so mom and dad can each have a Nano for commuting to work and general go-fer errand running, and leave the remaining parking slot for a general purpose vehicle, which isn't used as a daily driver but is there for when its extra capacity is needed. The result is that fuel required is cut nearly in third from what most people do today. Two Nanos, if built to meet U.S. safety and pollution standards would cost less than one standard American compact sedan. It's a two-for.
You're right on the money. In 1959, Jan Myrdal and his wife Gun Kessle drove from Sweden to China, by way of Central Asia, in a 12 hp. Citroen 2CV. Much of the time they had to drive off-road, especially in Afghanistan, because of the lack of any roads in the region. My 1993 Dodge minivan has 100 hp., less than any new car on the road today sold in the U.S., and I have never felt like I didn't have enough power, and I mostly drive on two-lane roads. A car like the Nano is perfect for commuting, which involves a lot of crawling on crowded highways filled with overweight cars with only one occupant.
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You've realized an important quality of the Nano: its short length. In fact, you don't have to drive into your Armada to park three cars in a standard American two-car garage. Two Nanos will fit into one garage slot, so mom and dad can each have a Nano for commuting to work and general go-fer errand running, and leave the remaining parking slot for a general purpose vehicle, which isn't used as a daily driver but is there for when its extra capacity is needed. The result is that fuel required is cut nearly in third from what most people do today. Two Nanos, if built to meet U.S. safety and pollution standards would cost less than one standard American compact sedan. It's a two-for.
You're right on the money. In 1959, Jan Myrdal and his wife Gun Kessle drove from Sweden to China, by way of Central Asia, in a 12 hp. Citroen 2CV. Much of the time they had to drive off-road, especially in Afghanistan, because of the lack of any roads in the region. My 1993 Dodge minivan has 100 hp., less than any new car on the road today sold in the U.S., and I have never felt like I didn't have enough power, and I mostly drive on two-lane roads. A car like the Nano is perfect for commuting, which involves a lot of crawling on crowded highways filled with overweight cars with only one occupant.