Came across this article on the much-awaited Tata Nano CRDi coming later this year and touted to deliver close to 40 km/L highway FC. Here's the link:

http://www.indiancarsbikes.in/cars/i...40-kmpl-26944/

Some interesting tidbits:
  • 800 cc 3-cylinder CRDi motor, Honeywell (Garrett) turbo, Bosch engine management, delivering 30 km/L urban FC
  • Cheaper direct injection variant delivering 30 km/L in development (still impressive)
Other sites state that the 800 cc CRDi is smallest production CRDi engine. With highway FC like that, I could get to Baguio on about 8 liters of diesel, and not worry about the steep climbs because of CRDi torque!

Nano sales have rebounded from just 800 units in November last year, up to 8,000 units in February, so I guess the electrical fires are a thing of the past.

Cheers