Despite the tall roof and the weight carried over the rear wheels, the Nano handles quite predictably and is particularly nimble at city speeds.
Translation: don't worry about the recent plunge in manufacturing -- it's just a matter of nimble firms, reflexes speeded up by information technology, moving quickly to get rid of excess inventories.
Whereas the latter is a single-seat design carrying spartan cockpit furnishings and utterly functional equipment throughout, the sports car is usually a two-seater, sometimes a four-seater, characterized by its nimble abilities (if not speed and power) together with general suitability for high-speed touring on ordinary roads.
We're a small organization, but we're also nimble -- like a speed boat with an ATM on the back.
It is nimble, taking curves at speeds that the original GTO of the 1960's couldn't have begun to handle.
"The only way to stay relevant in today's world is to be nimble and move at the speed of culture," he added.
Novelty aside, there are genuine advantages to owning a small car: high fuel efficiency, fewer emissions, nimble handling and, often, impressive speed on straightaways and around corners.
In fact, the entire car is more rigid, so it feels more stable at high speeds and more nimble at low ones.
Primitive and tiny as it was, the Samurai was always nimble, and with its two-speed transfer case, shockingly capable off-road when operating in four-wheel drive.
The Washington Post's Anthony Shadid writes that the shoes were thrown with considerable speed and accuracy…Bush, a nimble athlete with great reflexes, successfully ducked.
"It is a surprisingly nimble, agile car with a top speed well above what anybody would be driving on a state highway.
