that thing looks about as strong as a soda can. An empty soda can.
The Tata Nano has apparently passed the current European front and side impact standard crash tests at the MIRA test facility.
http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/241500/But you are right I wouldn't want to take the Nano out myself on the motorway, but would be purely for urban driving where speeds are less than 45mph. The Nano is really just a modern incarnation of a vehicle such as the classic Citroen 2CV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvJp1X3qiogThe communists built some pretty tough automobiles, they just didn't go to well or stop to well (or steer to well).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLW4tVGgz9ohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9SBavZ9YVchttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news...-austerity.html