Tata’s New Indica
January 12, 2008 – 7:46 am by Ashish
And while we are talking about Tata Nano, let us talk about another car from the same manufacturer which, when launched, impacted the market quite heavily. What I am talking about is a hatchback which established Tata as a serious contender in the passenger car market and sold extremely well. It has been one of the highest selling cars as well. The car is – Indica.
You have loved it, you have loathed it, but no one could ever ignore it. There are people who swear by the comfort it offers while there are people who are frustrated by the reliability issues. There are people who were mighty impressed by the looks and then there were people who stayed away because of the ‘taxi’ image that the Indica had built for itself. And then there was the maintenance factor!
Tata, despite of all this, has continued to make Indica and has been working on making it better with each bolt going in. It has to be said that they have been reasonably successful at that as well. But everyone realized that it was time to give a big blow of improvement to the Indica and have now come out with this – New Indica. The essential design remains the same but boy would you look at those massive headlamps! Peeled back, wide-eyed, it is jeweled with a clear-lens treatment which accentuates the grown-up grille section as well. The grille has a ‘bee-hive’ look and the chrome strip running atop it makes the front end look smart. The rear is more or less the same. This two-box hatchback gets a refreshing style change which was more than just needed, but more will always be welcome. Specially when you look at the Grande Punto from Fiat which is stunningly gorgeous, you tend to think, could any other small car look this beautiful?
The interiors have been given a complete makeover as well. The instrument cluster now sits in the middle of the dashboard. With an addition of 70mm to the wheelbase over the current Indica, expect the space to go up another fraction which will certainly be a great job. Being bigger than the current Indica, New Indica will be 3795mm in length, 1695mm wide and 1550mm tall. The look and feel of the inside is rather rich and the fascia looks tidy. The top end version may also come with a lumber-support adjustment option.
Now this brings us to what everyone has been waiting for - the engines. The New Indica will be powered by Fiat engines henceforth. Not that the regular Indica will seize to exist, no. Indica will surely be sold and the New Indica will only complement it to make the portfolio even more appealing. A 1.3L quadra-jet common rail direct injection diesel engine will be doing duty under the hood while bringing the power of petrol to the New Indica will be a 1.2L Safire petrol engine from the Fiat stable which will feature variable valve timing. Mated to the engines will be a 5-speed synchromesh gearbox. The engines will be manufactured at the Ranjangaon facility.
The Indica has always been a comfy car and Tata has beefed up the suspension even further. A twist beam type layout will complement bigger 175/65 R14 tubeless tyres. Expect the New Indica to be made available in the latter part of ’08.
28 Responses to “Tata’s New Indica”
Iam not at all impressed by dis car!!!
By Sharath on Jan 13, 2008
I would like to know by when is the new Indica expected and at what price approx.?
By Suvigya Pathak on Jan 16, 2008
I think a bit of attention must be paid to the new Tata Sumo Grande as well. It’s a positive effort from Tata. The styling is far more modern and appealing as compared with the Sumo Vectra. It has a new powerful Dicor engine and promises to give around 16kpl. Not bad. The interiors are also very comfortable and stylish in beige. This UV is being pitched as a family car at a comfortable price bracket of Rs 6 lakhs which I feel is quite cool. The Grande comes loaded with features that are standard on all variants.
Kudos to Tata!
By Arun Kumar on Jan 16, 2008
when it will come in market and what is price of petrol modal
By Anant on Jan 17, 2008
the new indica looks really refreshing,i am planning to buy this one,please tell me when this model is going to avaliable in the market,my contact no is 94171-93593.
By sunil on Jan 18, 2008
I think this is the only model with better interior and exterior paint finish in it’s class.
By Darpan Racca on Jan 19, 2008
i am highly impreshed by this new indica… not only that ,i think tata deserve to be impreshed on their all products…their performance,style ,comfort.etc etc….
By rajkumar phukan on Jan 20, 2008
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT FEATURES ARE ADDED TO THIS NEW INDICA & WHAT PRICE WILL IT COST ?
By PARAS on Jan 23, 2008
when it will introduse in the market? what is the pricev & milege of diesel model .planing to buyt a car with in 2months ,expecting your reply soon
By shimnu on Jan 25, 2008
when it will come in market and what is price of petrol modal
NEW INDICA
By Rohit on Jan 25, 2008
Pl. tell me the time of avaiability and approximate price on road
By Dr. K. Dutta on Jan 25, 2008
All the specifications mentioned above definitely attracts a small car buyer like me.
would like to know the time of availability of this car in Rajasthan as I am planning to buy in next couple of months.
By Shailendra Singh on Jan 26, 2008
it look like better then old indica..i have one question abt this car is this turbo charged engine..? and wht is the price of diesel model..?and when its launch in the markeet…
By mandeep singh on Jan 30, 2008
I love Tata, What a improvement done by them .
I alos like Safari Indica Indigo But i would like to suggest u to u have to improve safari in full suv moddel and make attractive boddy and also give facility with it like land cruser like range rover and with power dont less the bhp of the car. plese make mussle cars and sports car also we like to see them
Thank u .
By Akshay Khairnar on Jan 30, 2008
Tata the Indian proud
By Anjani on Jan 30, 2008
The car looks great. With improved levels of quality Tata’s will definately take on cars like Swift. I only hope they finally give India the ‘Indica Sport’ with the 100bhp engine of the Indigo XL petrol. Even better get the Aria into production. I’m sure it has a market with the growing economy. Thanks.
By Kartik Bolar on Jan 31, 2008
what will be the on road cost of this car and when can we can its detailed features on yr web site.
By Rajesh Chauhan on Feb 22, 2008
can i know the rate of this car and when is comeing to market b’coz i deciding to buy the car by march 08 can i able to buy this car
By prathap on Feb 23, 2008
BHARATRATNA FOR RATAN TATA NOT JUST FOR NANO OR KEEPING THE TATA PROMISE BUT FOR IGNITING THE INDIAN MIND THAT WE CAN ALSO DO IT. I HOPE THIS REACHES THE RIGHT EARS.
By jayesh vasavada on Feb 23, 2008
I just want to know when the tata indica’s moder is to launch in madhya pradesh.
By Ritesh Mistri on Apr 1, 2008
when it will come in market and what is the price of petrol modal
NEW INDICA
By madhan on Apr 4, 2008
I would like to thank Tata for making a home car for us and this new indica will make us more proud. Please make a performance model or sports version of indica.
By Sibtain on Apr 8, 2008
I would like to know that when it will launch and at what price.
By amit on Apr 12, 2008
I bought Tata Safari Petrol VXi 4×4 Quartz Black 10 months back, as it was my dream vehicle and today I’m a proud owner of Tata Safari Petrol VXi 4×4 QB which is really an excellent & powerful vehicle, I’m fully happy with its performance. It’s a King - a real king on the road.
By Muralidharan on Apr 29, 2008
cars in india are overpriced and company dealer sevice charges r too high in comparison to other countries proof is when you sell them you dont get the expected price another proof whn sales r low companies sell cars on high discount specially hundai and maruti
By vimal on May 5, 2008
Hi
I am form the U.K. and cannot beleve how cheap cars are hear
in the U.K. you pay 10000 IRN for 1 houre of work shop time at the main dealer for a service
By Henry on May 6, 2008
i jst dont agree with henry as according to him he only pays 250 dollars for the ervice of his car as per the income level its pretty low rest all depends upon the car model .
By vimal on May 7, 2008
sorry thats service
By vimal on May 7, 2008