Nano drive

During my last trip home I actually got the chance to drive a Nano and I jumped onto it. The first impression as soon as I opened the door was – not bad, this is not so small inside as it looks from outside. The interiors were functional and simplistic, nothing fancy but the plastic quality for the controls as is usually the case with cars in India could do with improvement. The car started promptly at the first crank and the controls lit up some kind of bluish-greenish hue…reminded me about the Indica, Sumo console…after all the car is from the same stable. We were 4 grown adults and all sat comfortably. The driver position is upright and one gets a good view of the road. My biggest surprise was the drive quality – the engine was responsive, suspension handled the potholes better than some other cars which I have driven and it is nimble. I did not get a chance to try the AC and hence don’t know if the engine response suffers when the AC is switched on. However on the roads I did get psyched out when I saw big vehicles coming from the opposite side. I also didn’t get the feeling of safety sitting inside. Nit picks aside safe to say that I was impressed with the small wonder. Make it electric and voila it gets more interesting…