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InfoMotori reports Tata Motors has launched two special editions of the Vista in Italy with white/black and red/black paint schemes. Under the hood, you’ll either find the same 1.4 petrol or 1.3 diesel generating 75hp.

Tata’s obsession with the black roof stretches to the 10th anniversary edition for the Indica, followed by the first birthday edition of the Vista painted light brown. Official shots of the Tata Nano from the 2008 Auto Expo unveil showed a top-end model with a black roof.

Do you think Tata Motors should sell the Vista black roof edition in India as well?

OnCars.in has caught the LHD variant of the Tata Indica Vista testing in Pune with Tamil Nadu registration plates. No unusual addition or feature was noted on this model. Tata Motors is charting serious plans to enter many international markets that includes LHD countries.

A recent media report suggested Tata Motors is planning assembly lines in Indonesia, South Africa and Brazil. The company is betting on the Vista and Manza to appeal to overseas buyers.

International media is abuzz talking on the possible markets for the proposed Indica Vista EV. The company is ready with the product and is presently carrying out real world tests in Europe to see how the car copes with those conditions. German, French and Japanese companies have started arriving on the EV scene and Tata’s Vista EV will be among the first lot of new generation EVs in Britain to  [ Read More ]

Tata Motors will bring three models from its current portfolio to the Geneva Motor Show that begins next month. The three models on display are Vista, Aria and the Manza. Tata will showcase the Vista and Manza with the current 1.4-liter petrol/1.3-liter diesel engines. The power spectrum of 75-90hp is left untouched. ABS, airbags, air conditioning, power windows, audio system and leather seats will be present on the exhibits. Currently  [ Read More ]

We will increase prices for all passenger vehicles except the Nano and the newly-launched Aria by 1-1.5 per cent from January due to higher input costs.

Tata Motors’ Vice-President (Commercial, Passenger Cars Business Unit), R Ramakrishnan said at an event recently.

Tata is set to launch the updated Indica Vista in the Italian market this month. The Indica Vista replaces the erstwhile Indica in the Italian market.

The Italian spec Indica Vista has been loaded with features for the Italian market and all variants of the car have Power Steering, All four Power Windows, Front and Rear Fog Lamps and Central Locking as standard fitment.

The engine options in the Indica Vista for the Italian market will range from a Fiat sourced 1.4 litre, 8-valve, petrol engine producing 75 bhp to the Fiat sourced 1.3 litre, award winning, Multijet diesel engine. The 1.4 litre petrol engine is available as a petrol only option, as well as a bi-fuel option with either CNG or LPG. The 1.3 litre diesel engine variant has been termed the Quadrajet, similar to the Indica Vista being sold in the Indian market.

The pricing for the Indica Vista in the Italian market ranges from 9900 Euros (Rs. 5,60,000) for the petrol engined variant to 11280 Euros (Rs. 6,38,000) for the diesel engined variant. The LPG and CNG variants have been priced at 11520 Euros (Rs. 6,52,000) and 12360 Euros (Rs. 6,99,000) respectively.

After my harrowing experience with the Tata Indigo DICOR, I decided to try other Tata products including the Sumo Grande and the Indica DICOR to see what else could make me giggle.

I’ll speak about the Indica and Sumo some other time as what I commuted in today is nothing short of its mountain’s king.

The Tata Indica Vista was my official car for the whole of today. When I waved good bye, close to a 100 kms was clocked on it, mostly through the expressways and the rest in the congested, confused and complicated Chennai city traffic.

We were the first ones to bring a full pictorial review of the Indica Vista to the internet. I remember that day vividly. Back then we were not allowed to take it out for a spin since the official launch was not done. It should have been a few days before the launch and that was enough to get us excited.

It was I and Harish Kumar (a.k.a. Harry) who experienced the truly jaw-dropping Tata. It was not an Indica in any aspect. Gaps were tightened, surfaces were softened, levers and knobs were fine-tuned and the steering wheel was not the diameter of a well anymore.

We had begun blogging back then. To see a car that was yet to be launched right in front of our eyes was not a daily event. We were carried away. We wrote the plastics were in reach of international standards. Yes, it was a stupid comment.

How was the Indica Vista today?

Believe it or not, I never knew I was driving a diesel variant until the accompanying person informed me after I complained about its slightly noisy character past the 3.5k RPM mark.

No, I’m not making this up.

With that said, let me split up the review into different parts so that we cover the basics.

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One of our readers has emailed us a bunch of Tata Indica Vista Anniversary Images from what looks like a company PowerPoint presentation file. The images point out the special features of this car. In case you missed the Tata Indica Vista Anniversary edition post, it included the Press release.

The Anniversary Edition Tata Indica Vista can be booked today in both diesel and petrol variants at any of the Tata Motors dealerships. Bookings opened on 30th December.