Tata Tigor
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Tata Motors |
Production | 2017–present |
Assembly | Sanand, India |
Body and chassis | |
Class | Subcompact car (B) |
Body style | 4-door sedan |
Layout | front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
Platform | Tata X1 |
Related |
Tata Tiago Tata Nexon |
Powertrain | |
Engine |
1.2L Revotron I3 petrol 1.05L Revotorq I3 diesel |
Transmission |
5-speed manual 5-speed semi-automatic |
Dimensions | |
Wheelbase | 2,450 mm (96.5 in) |
Length | 3,992 mm (157.2 in) |
Width | 1,677 mm (66.0 in) |
Height | 1,537 mm (60.5 in) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Tata Zest |
The Tata Tigor is a subcompact sedan manufactured by Tata Motors in India based on the previous Tata Tiago. It was launched[1] in India in March 2017.
History
The Tata Tigor was born directly from the same project that originated the Tata Tiago[2] (internally called Kite 5) as it represents the four-door sedan version with a third rear volume. The Kite project was born in 2013 with the aim of developing two new compact cars, modern and inexpensive to offer on the Indian market in place of the Tata Zest and Bolt models that did not have the desired success as they were nothing but the profound restyling of the previous Indica Vista and Indigo Manza. In particular, Tigor replaces the Tata Zest.[3]
Compared to the Zest the Tata Tigor is slightly shorter than a few millimeters, and even the pace measures only two millimeters less, the overall length is 3.994 meters as in India the cars that fall within the 4 meters limit enjoy tax breaks. The defects that manifested the old Zest were the rather small trunk with a capacity of only 370 liters and limited opening due to the rear lamps too intrusive. The Tigor instead offers a 419 liters trunk and the size of the rear lights have been reduced as well as being divided into two elements (on the Zest the headlight was in one piece).
The official presentation of Tigor takes place at Auto Expo 2016 in pre-production version with still the design name Kite 5, while only in 2017 is the official Tigor name announced for the model and consequently the official production starts with sales instead of start in March of the same year on the Indian market.
Like the Tata Tiago, also Tigor uses the Tata X1 platform, re-engineered respect to the old platform version used by Indica and later by Bolt.[4] The wheelbase compared to the Tiago is stretched by 5 centimeters to increase the rear habitability. The Tigor is front-wheel drive, the suspension uses a very classic scheme: MacPherson front end with stabilizer bar, wheeled rear axle with twist bridge. Front disc and rear drum brakes.
The engine range consists of the petrol 1.2-liter Revotron three-cylinder 12V that delivers 85 horsepower and 114 Nm of maximum torque with a 5-speed manual transmission or 5-speed automatic and a diesel 1.1-liter Revotorq three-cylinder common rail 70 horsepower 12V delivering 140 Nm of maximum torque, combined with a 5-speed manual transmission.[5] Like Tiago, Tigor is produced only with right-hand drive and is not expected to be imported into Europe.
References
- ↑ "Tata Launches Compact Sedan Tigor, Price Starts from Rs. 4.7 Lakh". CarKhabri.com. 2012-03-29.
- ↑ Economictimes.indiatimes.com, ed. (30 January 2017). "Tata Motors to launch Kite 5 sedan on Tiago platform in March". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ Zigwheels.com, ed. (29 March 2017). "Tata Tigor vs Zest: Detailed Comparison". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ AutocarIndia.com, ed. (28 March 2018). "Indica: The end of an era". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ↑ IndianAutosblog.com, ed. (18 March 2017). "Tata Tigor - Features & Specifications". Retrieved 18 August 2018.
External links
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