The much awaited Renault-Nissan-Bajaj alliance seems to have tanked as the companies have failed to reach an agreement on the ULC car project. Over three years ago, Renault-Nissan had shown interest in Bajaj’s ultra low cost car project and had given its word to buy it from Bajaj, if they liked the production version. However after the RE60 was unveiled last month and the people from Renault-Nissan saw it, they have not given any response to Bajaj Auto. Naturally the French automaker is disappointed that the Bajaj RE60 did not match up to their expectation of a low cost car. Meanwhile, the Tata Nano can rejoice. [click to continue…]
When Bajaj unveiled the RE60 on the 3rd of January, it gathered a lot of interest among the critics and the customers alike. It gained both positive and negative feedback from them and it is obvious looking at the exterior of the car and the way the model has been pitched. According to the company officials, it’s not a car but just a 4 wheeler. However, keeping such things aside, we take a look at the journey of the invention of the RE60. Mr. A Joseph, the Chief Technology Officer of Bajaj Auto who is the head of the Bajaj R&D team says that the design and development of the RE60 was a massive challenge for the Bajaj folks. Earlier, the company had collaboration with the Renault-Nissan alliance to develop an Ultra Low Cost (ULC) car. However, that alliance didn’t work too well. Mr. Joseph states that after the failed alliance, the engineers had to totally redefine the concept and its specifications. [click to continue…]
Bajaj Auto has unveiled its RE60 4-Wheeler in New Delhi. The Bajaj RE60 has the lowest CO2 emissions of 60 g/km. The company claims a mileage of 35 kmpl and the RE60 will hit a top speed of 70 kmph. The tall boy design looks funny and the RE60 is more of a 4-wheeled rickshaw than a car. The front seems to be inspired from the Fiat Uno, while the overall body looks like that of a small Maruti Suzuki WagonR. The Bajaj RE60 offers 2+2 or 1+3 seating and has the speedometer in the center of the dashboard, right above the center console. The vehicle has a single wiper and runs on 135/70/12 tyres. With a weight of just 400 kgs, the RE60 is very light and will also be offered in a CNG version. The windows are foldable and not the conventional roll down types. Bajaj will offer 2 variants of the RE60, a commercial variant and a private variant. The vehicle will be made at Bajaj Auto’s Aurangabad plant. [click to continue…]
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