Tata Safari is a home grown SUV,so we have to be accomadative towards the features.
The most important thing which strikes you is the truck genes which makes it very strudy& roomy & carries you in style.
when i drove it frm goa to B'lore it was smooth sailing .In the city the problems surfaced: the power steering good fr h'way was not ok fr city .the surge of power on highways was not visible in low rpms.I was reduced to park the Safari &get round in a rick..The weight proved a big hiderance for the stop & go traffic.the city mileage proved to be just 7/ltr!
the simple solution for this good SUV to be the Best of the lot is very simple: SLIM DOWN BABY!.
If Tatas can bring down the weight by just 20% the power to weight ratio will be very favourable & can be a mean machine.It will also mean a more fuel efficent SUV.
The second most important fuel wastage is the1 min start& stop ritual fr the turbo charger which is a national loss fix this technology & then we do not have to look beyond our home grown SAFARI.
If all that is undertaken then all the foreign SUV will have to say goodbye .
