2015 Tata Nano GenX first drive review

The Tata Nano is no ordinary car. It was a car that began its journey in 2009 as India’s automotive icon, on the back of Ratan Tata’s impossible promise of delivering a One Lakh Rupee Car to the world. Seven years later, it has been consigned to an underwhelming fate to say the least. The Nano was reduced to a lesson in marketing don’ts. But now, as part of Tata’s rise with the Horizonext philosophy, Tata have wiped the slate clean and built a new Nano " the GenX.

Okay. So just another facelift?

Well, yes and no. The basic silhouette hasn’t really changed. Neither have the dimensions. If you look closely, you’ll notice that the front and rear bumpers have been redesigned, as you’d expect in facelift models. The cute smiley front has been replaced by a wide grin, and the reason …