ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT TATA HARRIER

Harrier will launch in India on 23rd Jan 2019, which is just a few days ahead and here will provide you with all the facts and figures that you should know if you are considering to buy it.

LOOKS:

The car looks 80% similar to is prototype showcased in the auto expo, as promised by Tata Motors. It is famous for its look. This is the most handsome looking TATA till now. Harrier has a lot of things to offer in the Indian market apart from its look.
The front portion of the car looks unconventional as the positioning of headlights is different. The headlights are mounted below the LED DRL's which gives Harrier the slick look. DRL's are multifunctional and gets LED turn indicators embedded in it, which looks very cool and upmarket. Although it misses the dynamic swipe function.
At rear Harrier gets 3D LED tail lamps which look appealing. The rear portion overall looks similar to Land Rover Discovery.
One disappointment here is the size and design of wheels on Harrier, which looks very simple and does not go with the overall styling of the car.

INTERIORS:

There are some good news as well as bad news in this department. The good news is it comes with many features some of them like 7-inch LCD display in the instrument cluster are first in the class feature and many more. The bad news is, it lags sunroof and wireless charging which is offered in Hyundai Creta.

You will get an experience of sitting in the landrover, as Harrier has many elements derived from JLR family.
The material quality is good and has many soft-touch materials on the dashboard and in the rest of the car. The wooden finish on the dashboard enhances the overall look and feels more upmarket. Harrier has huge legroom and decent headroom at the rear, thanks to its overall length.

FEATURES:

Harrier will be available in total four trims – XE, XM, XT, and XZ. In order to get variant wise feature list, please click here.

• Xenon HID projector headlamps
• Front Fog lamps with cornering function
• 8.8- inch touchscreen infotainment system
• 7- inch digital instrument cluster display
• Terrain response modes (Normal, Rough and Wet)
• Six airbags
• ESP
• Isofix child seats mount
• Hill-hold and Hill descent control
• Roll-over mitigation
• Corner stability control (CSC)
• Traction control
• Brake disc wiping
• 60:40 rear folding seat
• Nine JBL speakers (four speaker, four tweeters and a sub-woofer with amplifier)
• Leather seats
• A leather-wrapped steering wheel and gear knob
• Shark fin antenna

ENGINE:

For now, there will be no Petrol engine for Harrier and also will get an automatic transmission from Hyundai in the future. Tata Motors will launch Harrier with 2.0 Multijet diesel engine sourced from Fiat. It is the same engine which powers the Jeep Compass, but Tata has tuned it in order to match the Harrier dynamics. Despite same engine Harrier produces 138 hp power and 350 N-m of torque, whereas Compass produces 171 hp power and 350 N-m torque.

When it comes to pricing, well there is no such official news from Tata Motors, but it is expected to be from 16-21 lakhs.

See also: Top 10 launches of 2019.

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REASONS TO WAIT FOR XUV-300

After their previous failed attempts in the compact SUV, segment Mahindra is all set to launch its Ssangyong Tivoli based compact SUV the XUV-300 which is going to be a big hit and may offer some tough competition in this segment. There are some strong points of this SUV which makes you consider it if you are thinking about buying a compact SUV in the future. Mahindra has recently announced that they will launch the XUV-300 in the month of February 2019. 

CLASS LEADING FEATURES.

• Sunroof

If you are a big fan of the sunroof, then wait for it. XUV-300 will get a sun-roof in its top spec and it is said to be cheaper than Ford Eco sport which is the only car in this segment with a sunroof.

• Safety Features

XUV-300 gets a class-leading 7-airbags after Ford Eco-sports which gets 6 airbags. Apart from this XUV-300 also gets ABS, EBD, Isofix mounts as standard in all segments.

• All Disc Brakes

XUV-300 offers disk brakes to all four wheels which is again a big plus point in this segment. This will definitely improve the overall braking performance of the car.

• Projector Headlamps

XUV-300 will come with dual barrel projector headlamps.

ENGINE

XUV-300 will come with Diesel as well as Petrol engines. 1.5 liter D15 Diesel engine is going to be more powerful in the segment producing 123 HP of power and 300N-m of torque. 1.2-liter Petrol unit will be 2nd most powerful engine producing 120 HP  and 170 N-m torque after Ford eco sports whos 1.0 Eco Boost engine produces 125 HP.

LOOKS

This SUV gets its name from XUV-500 which is cheetah inspired design, as lots of design elements like the front grille, headlamps are inspired from XUV-500. While major design elements are taken from the Tivoli. 

This SUV surely has the potential to give a great fight against its competitors and may come out as a game changer in this compact SUV segment. This SUV has all things in the right place and at the right time, now its the price which will decide the future of this SUV. If it is priced aggressively then we think it will be a great package overall.  

Mahindra XUV-300(S201) unveiled

The most awaited compact SUV from Mahindra & Mahindra code named as S201 finally, get's the official name today the XUV-300. XUV-300 is expected to launch in Feb 2019, Mahindra claimed that this SUV is feature loaded, has lot of features and some of them like, 7 airbags and dual zone climate control are segment first. Compact SUV is currently the hot segment in Indian market, Mahindra tried earlier in this segment by introducing TUV-300, but failed vary badly. But this time with XUV-300 the Mahindra is all set to increase their sale numbers in this segment.

Mahindra claims that this is the most safest compact SUV in it's segment, even safer than Nexon (who gets 5-star ratings recently). Well this claim is obvious as the XUV-300 is based on the Sangyong Tivoli's global platform which is one of the safest car in Korea. For the one who doesn't know Sangyong, well Sangyong is a Korean based automobile company and is one of the subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra India.

The competition in compact SUV segment is quite strong and has the strong players like Maruti Suzuki Breza, Tata Nexon, Ford Ecosport and Honda WR-V. But XUV-300 has it's trump cards like long list of features and it's looks.

Car will come with both, the petrol and the diesel engine. Diesel engine being the 1.5 litter producing 120Hp and 300N-m of torque and petrol engine is also expected to be 1.5 litter. It gets the features like dual zone climate control, first in class 7 airbags, disk brakes for all four wheels, 6-speed manual transmission (the automatic transmission is expected in the future), touch screen, android auto,apple car play, reverse parking camera, sun-roof, 17 inch diamond cut wheels, cruise control, push stop/start button and many more.

This is looking as a very good package and if company manages to price it aggressively then this might give a real tough fight to it's competition.

TIAGO XZ+ LAUNCHED, PRICE 5.57 LAKHS

Tata has launched their Tiago XZ+ variant recently into indian market. This will be the top of the line model of Tiago. It will basically sit above the XZ variant and now have some additional features that were in the wish list of the customers. It is priced at 5.57 lakhs petrol and 6.31 lakhs diesel (all prices are ex-showroom delhi)

The additional features in XZ+ variants are:

• Smoked headlights: 

Tiago XZ+ variant gets a all blacked smoked projector dual barrel headlamps. These are from the older Tigor model and not the one from the updated Tigor which has a crome inserts. This is the segment first feature. 

• 15 Inch diamond cut allow wheels:

Earlier the top variant of tiago comes in the 14 inch alloy wheels which are not that appealing to the eyes as it was the all white spoke wheels which appears to be little boring. But now Tata is offering the gorgeous looking 15 inch diamond cut wheel sets which are offer in Tigor. This makes Tiago more appealing and adds to its overall looks. But the diesel variant gets the same 14 inch spokes alloy wheels for cost cutting purpose. 

• 7 Inch Infotainment Touchscreen:

This is exactly the same system which is currently offered in the updated Tigor version. It supports android auto and navigation. The apple car play is currently not available, but it will be made available in future through software updates. This infotainment system comes with the 4 tweeters and 4 speakers setup.

• Automatic Climate Control:

Tiago now has an automatic climate control system which works decently. 

• Automatic Folding ORVMS:

Tiago also comes with the automatic folding ORVM with the welcome function 

• Glossy Black Roof:

This feature is optional and one have to pay Rs.7000/- to get it done.

Apart from the above features there are not at all changes in mechanical department, the engines are  same as 1.2 litter 3-cylinder petrol and 1.05 litter 3-cylinder diesel as the earlier ones.