Quote from Bladerunner :

A Kitchen table is faster than a G-Wiz

Only if Jeremy Clarkson drives it and it runs out of battery,

^ actually, the minimum speed limit here in washington state is 75mph on highways. the tata would be a good grocery getter, but you should turbo it for a faster ride, and a legal ride at that.

Lol - A TATA Nano with a supercharger

i said turbo, higher boost then a blower

But I said a supercharger

Supercharger +1. They make a cooler noise.

Quote from Bob Smith :

Supercharger +1. They make a cooler noise.

And there's no turbo lag.

add anti lag and pressure controls, besides, i love the hiss and the pop when i shift gears, i am planning to save up for an old school rally boost setup on my impreza, 3k enough? anti lag is cheap right? it's only a hose...

and also the whine of the supercharger gets on my nerves so...

hmm if you ever drove a Diahatsu 660cc turbo....you will notice that the turbo is really no more than a sound mod. not doing anything meaninful performancewise.

hmmm? turbo is NOT a sound mod, it's using the exaust pressure to force air into the intake. how is that a sound mod? and i thought turbos kinda mutes the exaust because it coiles.

whats dis turbo lag you speak of ?

Jeez, spiky.

it doesnt really hit home just how vertical the power curve is until you look at the x axis for a while

Just bumping this thread because of the news that Tata have just bought Jaguar and Land Rover in a £1 billion deal. http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/26032 ... nd-rover-sell-tata-0.html

I'm not entirely sure what to make of these kinds of buy-outs. I'm always a bit scared of what will happen to these much loved and respected marques.

Proton bought Lotus a few years back promising a much brighter future for the brand, and then did absolutely nothing (except getting the Lotus engineers to have a fiddle with one of Protons hatchbacks).

So, what kind of a future will Jaguar and Land Rover have now ? or are we going to see a Tata micro-car with plush leather seats and 4 wheel drive ?

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I do have a feeling we will we see the smallest 4x4xFar.

I think its good news, Tata have said they want to keep everyones jobs in the UK and not move everything to India. I just hope they make a few more of the concept cars that Jaguar come out with, they need to make Jaguar turn a profit.

Quote from ATC Quicksilver :

I think its good news, Tata have said they want to keep everyones jobs in the UK and not move everything to India. I just hope they make a few more of the concept cars that Jaguar come out with, they need to make Jaguar turn a profit.

Didn't BM say the same about Rover ?.... Edit: The jobs may be safe for the moment, but it's Ford who's paying to keep them safe http://uk.news.yahoo.com/press ... r-car-giants-6323e80.html so what happens when that money runs out ? £300million will be gone in no time. And what does that say about TATA's intentions ?

@ Beefy, maybe they call it the TATA Nono

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@ Beefy, maybe they call it the TATA Nono

Or a TATA NoGo. Looking at their previous off-roaders, I don't think we will see anything that good.

None the less, whatever they come up with will be interesting.

I feel sure they could make a good job of Jaguar and Land Rover, they should have some talented people on the design front. It will probably boost the quality of TATAs, as well.

Ford are going down the tubes, let's face it. Let's hope TATA have some new ideas that Ford blatantly haven't.

Someone said about these two being in stark contrast to their stablemates ... well, what happened to one of the few cars available in Europe with DRUM BRAKES ALL ROUND ...

those cars will be even more crap than they are now...

Jaguar is (was?) going in the right direction with the Jaguar XF. Let's hope the TATA boys and girls understands that and continue down that road.
Seriously though, I think TATA is a much better home for both Land Rover and Jaguar than Ford ever was. In fact, I think Volvo would be better off owned by TATA than by Ford. Ford should build Mustangs plain and simple and stick to that.

Quote from Mazz4200 :

Just bumping this thread because of the news that Tata have just bought Jaguar and Land Rover in a £1 billion deal. http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/26032 ... nd-rover-sell-tata-0.html

The historic irony of it all has me giggling with glee.

@ Xaotik Yeah, that was the first thing that came to my mind too, which i guess is why i've got an uneasy feeing about it.

To be honest i'm not all that worried about Land Rover, it's in a healthy state, has a loyal following, and has the best brand name out there in it's segment of the market.

But I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Jaguar. My uncle had a couple of Jags, and my father would always 'borrow' his XJ12 whenever we visited, and his XJS was the first car i ever drove . Problem is, thanks to those bloody Germ-ans and their chuffin precision engineering, they've stolen the core customer base from Jaguar. It's no secret than Ford have been propping up Jag for years. Look inside any of their cars from the last few years and you'll see nothing but the Ford's Group parts bin. Plus they really have been stuck in the past in relation to their car design, like that horrid S-Type in its woeful attempt to harken back to the Mk3, and the X-Type's attempt to be a mini XJ for the masses, but was nothing more than a Mondeo under its skin. Perhaps the new XF is a step in the right direction, and perhaps it will save the company, but for me it looks too much like a Lexus, although the interior does look funky (thats going by pictures, not seen one in the flesh yet)

Thing i'm most bothered about is, Jag can no longer rely on that Ford parts bin to save costs, so what are we gonna get now ? A Sat-Nav from a TATA Nano in the next gen XK, switch gear from a TATA......'whateverothercartheymakethingy' in a new XJ ?

Whats going to happen to the quality ? Whats going to happen to the workforce after the money given by Ford runs out in a years time ?

And i guess the biggest bug-bare. Why the hell couldn't some British company step up to the plate and take it on. It's not as though we're a poor nation, it's not as though we don't have any companies that can't afford to keep it British.

Any other Brit out there wanna chuck in a few quid so we can bring back Kitty to her rightful home ?

Can't wait for the logo change and the subsequent hood ornaments.

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Can't wait for the logo change and the subsequent hood ornaments.

Yikes, We need to save Kitty http://www.lfsforum.net/attach ... id=52383&d=1206618623

Hope this doesn't get out of hand, but http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXpsrKEzx6o