This is the new Tata Nano.

It is being introduced in India as “The People’s Car”, a cheap and efficient way for a family of four to have transportation. It’s a two cylinder vehicle which only makes me writhe when I think about it eventually coming to the states. Just imagine being on the interstate behind one of these. Even Fred Flintstone would point and laugh at this car. “That’s innovation? No. No, thank you. Wilma would kick my ass if I came home with — Look, I’ll keep my car made of wood and granite, okay? My bare feet have got more horsepower than that chick pea.”

The car is only going for about $2,500 in U.S. dollars, which is exceedingly cheap and actually quite practical. But exporting it to other countries? Did we learn nothing from the Geo Metro or the Yugo? You have to do what you can to survive and make it. So I am not denigrating efficiency. But if you are a man picking up a woman for a date in this car, you should know that unless she is really, really, really, really into you (or blind (with no hands or sense of proportion), you will probably end your evening at home…alone…and watching internet porn.