Would you — should you — buy a car for just 1,300 pounds.  

This week, India’s Tata motors unveils the world’s cheapest car at around that price.

The prospect    of a motor that costs less than half of the most basic model on the market in India has generated a lot of excitement. The so-called “people’s car” looks set to liberate the  masses  in the same way that Volkswagens did in Germany and the Fiat 500 did in Italy.    No more puttering about on scooters.

But the more environmentally minded in India are troubled.

Not only will the traffic get even worse if everyone goes out and buys cars but the impact on the environment of potentially millions of  new  exhaust pipes belching out fumes can only be imagined.

What do you think? Is it ecologically irresponsible to make a car that sells for so little?