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Name: Shrinidhi Hande
Item: Tata Aria [2014-2017] Pride Leather 4X4
Rating: 4
Author: Shrinidhi Hande

12 years ago | Shrinidhi Hande

User Review on Tata Aria [2014-2017] Pride Leather 4X4

Detail Review:

Rating parameters

(out of 5)

5.0 Exterior	5.0 Comfort	5.0 Performance
4.0 Fuel Economy	4.0 Value for Money

PURCHASE:

Not Purchased

DRIVING:

Few thousand kilometers

Aria is a feature rich crossover from Tata motors. I had the opportunity of driving this beast for about 10 days recently and got to explore it a bit.

Aria’s armory of features: Aria Pride had a series of features

· Cruise control is nice to have on a highway.

· Red colour foot lamps in all doors instantly reminded me of Mercedes Benz J. Useful when getting in and out of the car in night.

· Reverse camera is cool and makes parking easier. This is more practical than Merc’s parking sensors which beep if anything comes too close or Xylo’s mirror mounted indicator which shows the gap between the vehicle and an obstacle.

· Rear door wiper runs automatically when in reverse gear

· Steering mounted audio controls are cool. But this means driver will have to deal with additional commands by the passengers to increase or decrease volume or change track. Accidental pressing of these button can also spoil the fun

· Instrument panel is fully loaded and shows almost everything except may be the latest cricket score. Aria gives very specific indication as to which door is open, while Scorpio VLS I’d tried used to just say “One of the door is open”, forcing people to open and shut all doors till the warning stops.

· Electrically folding external rear view mirrors are also nice. When stuck in a narrow road trying to give way to an oncoming vehicle, I enjoy seeing the expression on the driver of the other vehicle as Aria’s mirrors fold on their own (of course I need to press a button) to get some space

· There’re lot of roof mounted storage bins. My passengers hardly used them.

· Ground clearance is good. At 205mm, it is 25mm more than XUV500, Scorpio, Xylo and Innova, just short of Ford Endeavour by 5mm. With its low body design, Aria is easier for elderly people to get in, compared to other SUVs.

Windows roll up or down completely with one touch. No need to keep it holding till it rolls completely

· Rain sensors are cool. Wiper speed gets adjusted depending on rain intensity.

· Follow me home lamp is useful. You can turn on the headlamp by pressing a button on the remote controlled key

· Top of the line variant gets auto lighting- can adjust light intensity depending on darkness outside. Again sounds like a BMW/Merc feature and is cool to have in a under 20 lakh car.

· Ability to switch between 4x4 and 4x2 on the go is cool. Shift happens without any hitch.

We drove for about 2888 kms and got a fuel economy of about 12kmpl. It is a nice vehicle but the price tag is what could have hindered its sales, besides a proven dislike for crossovers in India. (other crossovers like Skoda Octavia Combi, Baleno Altura, Siena Weekend, Indigo marina etc do not have great success story)

Let me know what you think of the aria

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