A road accident from Durg in Chhattisgarh has given netizens the fodder for plenty of jokes and memes. The accident between Tata’s discontinued economy car Nano and Mahindra’s premium SUV Thar resulted in the SUV getting flipped over while Nano survived with minor damages.
A Thar moving at a high speed in the Padmanapur police station area was T-Boned by a Nano in the accident which left the SUV lying on its back. Luckily nobody was hurt in the accident, except maybe Thar’s image.
“An accident took place between a Tata Nano and a Thar near the Padmanapur mini stadium under the Padmanabhpur police station around 12.30 pm. The Thar overturned, but no report has been lodged as no one was injured,” Inspector Rajiv Tiwari told India Today.
A video of the aftermath of the accident was shared online where the overturned Thar and the minimally damaged Nano car can be seen.
#TharVsNano #Trending pic.twitter.com/Uz3QyO9VA3
— Dulal Karmakar (@itsdkarmakar) February 18, 2023
As the images from the accident went viral, several people tagged Mahindra Group’s chairman Anand Mahindra raising questions about their premier car’s stability.
@anandmahindra sir we have a really big issue going on with thar stability.
— Shamshad Ali (@shamshad4507) February 18, 2023
Even it could not stand against cars like nano, toppling is the biggest problem with thar. Going to purchase thar but after seeing this, i am in dilemma regarding the safety. #news #aajtak #zeenews pic.twitter.com/e787qIMXft
@anandmahindra Dear Mr. Mahindra here is proof that your so dashing demanding car THAR is so week which overturned by the hit of TATA NANO is this not shameful? pic.twitter.com/ow9xN6nBEp
— *हिन्दुस्तानी* (@meklyn82) February 18, 2023
Meanwhile, several other users took this opportunity to take a dig at Thar’s performance and its reputation following the accident.
छत्तीसगढ़ के दुर्ग ज़िले में टाटा नैनो और महिंद्रा थार की टक्कर के बाद थार वाले दहशत और फ़ज़ीहत दोनों महसूस कर रहे हैं। #TataGroup @TataCompanies @anandmahindra pic.twitter.com/TxF4rbXNfH
— Vaibhav Mishra (@baibhawmishra) February 17, 2023
The stability of an SUV like Mahindra Thar is always an issue as the center of gravity moves upwards due to the higher ground clearance, creating a problem of overturning during such accidents. When they are T-boned even by a small car like Nano, they can flip as we saw in this case.
