The Tata Indicruz crossover will be the star attraction at the Auto Expo
According to the media invite which has just come in, Tata Motors will launch three new products at the Auto Expo next week.
We’re guessing it should be the Indica Vista Ignis, Penguin truck and the new Indicruz crossover. The Indica EV will be the second electric vehicle after Chevrolet’s Spark EV to make a debut at the show.
Tata will also launch a new Jaguar luxury saloon at the event. No points for guessing what car that is. It has to be the XJ which was launched in London in June this year and ever since, it has attracted a lot of interest from Indians. Engine choices are not plenty. You get a 5.0-liter petrol (385 PS, supercharged 510 PS) and 3.0-liter good for 275 PS.
We hope Tata would comment on the future plans for the Nano at the press conference.
Not yet, but very soon, as these spy shots propose, the Indica Vista Ignis with steering mounted controls, Airbags, ABS and a 1.4-liter SAFIRE engine is galloping our way.
Tata’s Vista Ignis will have Fiat Linea’s 1.4-liter petrol engine capable of delivering 95PS. Currently, the petrol Vista uses a 1.2-liter engine with 65 PS rating from the same family, which isn’t underpowered, but taking stock of what the the competition offers, the 1.4-liter variant could ignite Vista sales.
On the other hand, Tata Motors is known better for its diesel engines. The Safari petrol bombed, the Indica XETA could not hold a candle, and the Indigo and Marina petrols were nothing more than faint attempts to change the diesel-only image. Tata even offered a staggering 100hp Indigo XL limousine, which found minuscule success.
Could the Ignis mark a new era in Tata Motors’ petrol offerings? You tell us.
