The Styleback Reloaded...

The Styleback Reloaded...

Tata Togor is the company's venture to the segment that they have started 'The sub-4-meter sedans'. Tigor is the sedan model of the Tiago. This measures under 4meters to cut the tax duties. Now Tata has upgraded the Tigor to BS 6 and to a new styling ×Design Tigor is now based on impact 2.0 design language. The tripod base shaped arrow design os seen all-over the car on the grills to the seats. From the front, the car looks somewhat like the Tata Altroz. The projector headlights are alike and the hexagonal shaped fog lamps are fitted inside a black insert. A chromium line runs below the grill and a redesigned air dam below the grill. The side remains unchanged the length is similar to the older one. The diamond-cut alloys are 15 inches. The backside now has a LED tail lamp and a reverse parking camera. The main highlight is the LED rear-mounted brake lamp. The boot remains the same 419 liters. The Interior remains more or less the same. Except for the Tata Altroz sourced flat-bottom steering wheel which has controls for the infotainment zone and a 7-inch touch screen system. This system has 4 speakers and 2 tweeters from Harman Kardon. The music experience is awesome in this segment. The rear seat is sofa-like. Sitting 3 occupants is a breeze. The seat offers an armrest from the base XE variant. The car lacks rear AC vents that are seen on its competitors. But the air throw is strong enough to cool the cabin easily. ×Drving& Comfort The Tata Tigor is sourced by a 1.2 liter 4 cylinder revolution petrol mill. No diesel option is available. This 1.2-liter engine is now BS6 compliant and offers 86hp and 114nm which is decent compared to its rivals. This being a 3 cylinder engine may have vibrations and harshness. But Tata has done a good job in noise insulation. Technically the engine is the same unit on the tiago. But the gear ratios are different. The engine can pull the car with ease. Like the other Tata cars, this car also has driving modes. This engine is offered on 5-speed manual and amt gearboxes. Cruise control is missing in this car. The suspension is nice and does its job very well. The car does have a rear center armrest and also the seats are wide enough to have 3 occupants. The company says this as sofa seating. The central tunnel is not so large so that 3 occupants can sit easily. But the car can have rear AC vents. But the AC unit is capable to cool the cabin sooner. ×Variants Tigor is available in XE,XM,XT,XZ& XZ+ variants. There are also AMT variants available on XM& XZ+ variants. Prices start from 5.75 lakhs for the base XE to 7.5 lakhs for the top-spec XZ+AMT variant. ×Infotainment The car has a 7inch touch screen system from Harman. It delivers the best sound quality in its segment. This system has apple car play and android auto connectivity. This screen also shows up as the display for reverse camera ×Safety The car is occupied with 2 airbags ABS& EBD as standard. The car also scored 4 stars in the Global NCAP test. ×For Whom Is This Car is for those who need a stylish sub-4-meter sedan and offers better safety at this price. ×Updates The car offers an electrically folding ORVM in the top model. Also, the rear armrest is now standard fitment. ABS, EBD& 2 airbags are also standard now. But the rear AC vents are not provided in this update also. ×Comparison with the competitors The main competition of Tigor is with the Maruti Dzire, Honda Amaze& the newly launched Hyundai Aura. Among this, the Tigor only has a petrol engine other diesel option too. The features are more or less the same except the connectivity features of the Aura. Also, the Tigor only has a 3 cylinder engine compared to the 4 cylinder engines of others. ×Verdict If you need a car that runs in petrol and is BS6 compliant and needs a much better cabin experience, a safer car, and a nice rear seat, you can go for Tigor.