Upcoming Car: Tata Nexon
Tata Motors— one of the country’s largest automobile manufacturer— is ready to make its way into one of the fastest growing segments in the Indian car industry. Tata had showcased the Nexon at the 2014 Auto Expo as a concept compact SUV and now it is under testing. The Nexon is based on the Bolt platform and this is a new SUV in the making. The Tata Nexon will be powered by a range of petrol and diesel engines with AMT (automated manual transmission).
The Nexon will get all the new technologies Tata Motors has been introducing on all its new products. The Nexon will get the Harman music system with touchscreen, bluetooth connectivity, reverse parking camera, satellite navigation, voice commands, multiple driving modes, automatic transmission, airbags and ABS. The Nexon will have a new petrol engine and diesel is mostly the 1.3-liter multijet that Tata Motors has been using on the Vista, Manza and now the Bolt and the Zest. There will even be a 110bhp petrol engine that will be newly developed by Tata Motors especially for the Nexon. This is a four-cylinder engine and it will be derived from the 1.2-liter petrol that is used on the Zica.
The Nexon will be under four meters and it will have a five seater. The design of the Nexon will be a lot different from what we had seen at the 2014 Auto Expo. The price of this new compact SUV from Tata Motors will be about INR 6.5 lakhs to INR 10.5 lakhs (ex-showroom). This new compact SUV will be competing with the Ford Ecosport and the Maruti YBA. At the moment, there aren’t many players in this segment.
Specifications:
- Dimensions: 3.9 meters
- Engine: 1.3-liter diesel, 1.5-liter petrol
- Power: 90bhp, 110bhp
- Transmission: Five-speed manual
Know more about other upcoming cars from Tata – Tata Zica Sedan & Tata Safari 400 .