TATA Tiago Diesel

Tata Tiago is one of the new offerings by Tata Motors with its innovative, fresh design language and great driving dynamics. It is a product of Tatas next-generation design that makes the car look bold and confident in its segment. The car comes with a choice 1.2L petrol and 1.05L diesel engine both mated to five Speed manual transmission which helps to get an ARAI mileage of 23.84 kmpl in petrol and 27.28 kmpl in diesel.

Tiago comes in 5 variants with 6 different colour options starting at Rs 3.20 Lakh and going upto Rs 5.50 Lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi). The car offers some unique features in its class like different driving modes, 14 inch alloy wheels, turn-by-turn navigation app, lots of storage space, cool glovebox, Harman-sourced infotainment system with USB, Bluetooth and aux connectivity. There is a dual-tone dashboard with color-coordinated inserts available as an option.

Tata Tiago exteriors are the most interesting and eye-catching in its category. They contribute to make it look more like a premium car.

The front end gets a neat-looking vertically aligned honeycomb grille, sharp-looking three-dimensional clear lens headlamps, bumper with wide air-dam, and chrome-plated fog lamps. On the rear, tail lamps are sharp and horizontal which follow the new design philosophy by Tata motors. The car comes equipped with new multifaceted Tata Emblem, parking sensors with display, body coloured bumpers and rear spoiler.

Tiago is offered in six different vibrant colours - sunburst orange, espresso brown, striker blue, platinum silver, pearlescent white, and berry red. Top XZ variant comes with new 14 inch Alloy wheels, wing mirrors with turn light indicators, rear wash and wipe functions. 

Tiago Interiors are very impressive at the first sight. It comes equipped with one of the best features in segment like turn-by-turn navigation system, sporty instrument cluster, steering mounted audio controls, connect-next infotainment system by Harman supporting Bluetooth, USB and Aux connectivity.

The fit and finish of the cabin is impressive and gives a more premium feel. It comes with exciting dual tone interiors, fully customizable air vents and premium designed graphics on fabric. Tata Tiago offers multi storage spaces which are designed to make the cabin more practical and useful. The car offers curry hook, coat hook, tab holder, pen holder, card holder, cooled glove box, ticket holder and bottle holders in all doors.

It also offers boot space of 242 Litres. Seats are wide and comfy with a good amount of cushioning and can seat 5 passengers in relative comfort. There is ample amount of leg and head room space for both front and rear passengers.

Tata Tiago is powered by two new engines, a 1047cc Revotorq 3-cylinder diesel engine and 1199cc Revotron 3-cylinder petrol engine. The diesel engine develops 70 PS of power @4000rpm and 140 Nm of torque @1800-3000rpm while the petrol engine develops 85 PS of power @6000rpm and 114 Nm of torque @3500rpm.

It is mated to a five-speed manual transmission and returns a good fuel efficiency of 23.84 kmpl in petrol and 27.28 kmpl in diesel variants. Like previous Tata launches, Tiago also offers Multi-Drive Modes to its customers in which Driver can switch between ECO and CITY.

The car comes equipped with dual front airbags, ABS, EBD, corner stability control and speed sensing auto door locks. Tiago has excellent brakes with the help of ventilated discs at the front and drum brakes at the rear.

Apart from these, the car also gets a clutch lock and follow me headlamps. It also gets warning and indicators for open-door, in-gear and shift indicator, low fuel light and driver seatbelt reminder, etc.

The Tata Tiago offers electric power steering with tilt adjustment, remote fuel-and-tailgate opening, integrated rear neck rest, driver footrest, tinted glass, driver seat height adjustment, electric adjustable OVRM, cooled glove box and boot lamp.

Tiago is based on monocoque chassis using an independent suspension with MacPherson at the front while the rear gets a setup of semi-independent twist beams. The suspension of Tiago is tuned more towards comfort damping rather than dynamic damping. Car offers ground clearance of 170mm, which is best in class. Tiago gets 175/65 R14 tyres with either Bridgestone or Goodyears. Overall it feels more planted and secure.