An Awesome product from TATAs

Exterior Purchased a New TATA Manza Aura ABS ( Quadrajet) in DEC 2011 and have clocked above 4500kms. Prior to purchase - I have researched for almost all brands of Hatch /sedans and shortlisted Hyundai i20, Maruti SX4, dezire and Tata manza and have test drive of all of them. Finally chosen manza diesel version due to its long features list , equivalent drive quality as compared to other shortlisted models, fuel economy, more space and offcourse great value for money. Got a good discount post Diwali offers. Other shortlisted models being price tagged more with less features as compared to Manza - selected version. Large boot space, good styling, better ride quality and eye catching Trian wine color.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good interior design with an attractive dash board housed with a 2Din music system and Blue tooth connectivity. Music clarity and sharpness being excellent with six speakers/ tweeters as compared to other models. Blue tooth feature simply great to connect mobile for playing music , watching videos. Rear seats offer more legroom and better seating comfort in its class with lots of space inside and can adopt in all five persons easily - comfortably. Rear center arm rest enhances comfort feel.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox TATA FIAT make quadrajet diesel engine delivering green power with smoothness. Turbo boosts at RPM above 2000 providing good pickup and great acceleration. Fuel economy being 16/17KMPL in city driving and @20KMPL on highways. Driver should be skilled enough to have good sense on gear shifting ability at optimised speeds. Gear shifting lever easy to access and handle to shift gears. DIS - driver info system on dash board indicates and displays precise readings on instant and trip fuel economy but distance to empty readings not consistent due to frequent changing parking level of car and hence fuel level in fuel tank.This needs improvement.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality equivalent to other models offering better road grip. ABS providing better control on stability of car during sharp turns and as n when reqd offering good safety on road during driving. I have experienced ABS effectiveness at once on a highway drive at speed of about 70KM/hr and applied brakes in emergency when one biker suddenly drove and crossed on to road in drive line of a car.

Final Words A well designed / engineered n drafted car at a less price tags as compared to other established brands. Good fuel economy / space n comfort /long features list / large boot space and good ride quality and can be affordable for Common Indian Man.

Areas of improvement Fit and finish can be further improved. I have faced few minor issues with a new car - rear speaker connections were not made, mobile charger inside connections were not made,ignition switch problem -this were addressed immediately by sales person at resp dealership in pune. no customer education on a new car systems during delivery. Overall Sales and service dealer - service quality not at par as compared to other established brands in market. Sales personels not eager to attend new customers at showrooms, address enquiries and resolve queries enabling efficiently attract the customers to make them join TATA family. It was only the product that forced me to go for it. TATA need to consider and address this aspect asap to avail great benefits with a such a well enggrd product in its product list basket.

Fuel economy, Large space in segment,great comfort,styling,excellent music system with BLUE5.Fit quality needs improvement, service quality from dealers