The Dozen Most Important Cars of All Time

There are automobiles of great beauty and great speed but only a few have been able to fundamentally change the way we live and dream

Tata's Nano (2008)

tata Nano

The Tata Nano car is introduced at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi, India

Launched in January 2008, India's "people's car", as it is already dubbed, is intended to put motoring within reach of Asia's masses. At $2,500 it's hard to see it how it won't sell, but even if it doesn't it will become the poster car for a new, stripped back style of engineering — glue instead of welds! — that could change the world.

See 10 things you should know about the Nano.

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