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Either there is an error in the article below, or Eco-Cars are going to be expensive. Taken from the Bangkok Post, the article below is mostly stuff you will have already heard about the Eco-Car project.

But it seems that this article does answer a question that many are interested to know: What will Eco-Cars cost? Or perhaps the best way to put it is: How cheap will Eco-Cars be?

As you scan down through the article you eventually meet this statement:

Thailand's small eco-cars will be selling in the range of $16,000 and up.

Tata Motors used the Bangkok International Motor Show to unveil the Tata Xenon, and showcase several other models with the hope of making an impression. The show ended today, and if you didn't get to visit it and are curious to hear some comments on the Tata offerings, I'll do my best to give you an idea of the impact the Xenon made on me.

Light on the underside of the hood to make working on the engine in the dark a more comfortable experience.

Here is a close up of the light in the engine bay, mounted on the underside of the hood. A thoughtful feature, or an indication that you're going to need it?

Okay, this isn't actually a Tata Xenon, but an SUV based on the same platform as the Xenon, in much the same way that the Fortuner is based on the Vigo platform, or the MU-7 is based on the D-max. The main difference is that the Tata effort makes the Xenon look better, While the Fortuner and MU-7 are both better looking than their pick-up counterparts.

It looks okay. Just don't sit in it and you'd be fooled into thinking this was a real contender.

These lights are just asking to be broken.