Auto Expo 2010: Tata Magic Iris is ready to take on the trike
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/minivans/" rel="tag">Minivan/Van</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/misc-auto-shows/" rel="tag">Misc. Auto Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/india/" rel="tag">India</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tata/" rel="tag">Tata</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/tata-magic-iris/"><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/img_1295_630op.jpg" alt="" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Tata Magic Iris - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
<br /> Visit New Delhi and you'll be overwhelmed by the number of motorized trikes hustling and bustling through the city proper. They're practically the official vehicle of India because of their low cost, ease of maintenance and small size. But just as <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/tata/">Tata</a> is trying to revolutionize the world of budget motoring with the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nano">Nano</a>, the Indian automaker wants to offer another form of urban transport to replace the much-loved trike. The Tata Magic Iris is it.<br /> <br /> We don't have exact dimensions, but as you can see in the pics, it's small - the wheelbase isn't much longer than a baseball bat and the wheels max out at 12 inches (10-inch hoops are standard). Nestled within the steel five-seater (two in front and three out back) is a 611cc, water-cooled diesel churning out a 11 horsepower, allowing the diminutive box to hit a maximum speed of 34 mph. While its specs aren't about to set the world on fire, it's considerably more versatile than the trike it aims to replace. Tata hasn't announced pricing yet, but expect the Magic Iris to come in well below $2,000 when it hits Indian roads later this year.<br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tata-magic-iris/low/">Tata Magic Iris</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tata-magic-iris/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/01-tata-magic-iris_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tata-magic-iris/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/02-tata-magic-iris_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tata-magic-iris/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/03-tata-magic-iris_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tata-magic-iris/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/04-tata-magic-iris_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/tata-magic-iris/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/01/05-tata-magic-iris_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> [Source: <a href="http://indianautosblog.com/">IndianAutosBlog</a> | Live Images: <a href="http://indianautosblog.com/">Shrawan Raja</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/auto-expo-2010-tata-magic-iris-is-ready-to-take-on-the-trike/">Auto Expo 2010: Tata Magic Iris is ready to take on the trike</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/auto-expo-2010-tata-magic-iris-is-ready-to-take-on-the-trike/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19304211/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/06/auto-expo-2010-tata-magic-iris-is-ready-to-take-on-the-trike/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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