Tata Zest User Reviews

Exterior : Excellent designing, aero dynamic, sturdy. Stands out from the commonly seen cars. Alloy wheels adds beauty to the car.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) : Excellent again, Spacious, comfortable seats, Harman infotainment is awesome, played some old Illayaraja songs during our drive to Yercaud, entire family enjoyed the music output.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox : Smooth gears and good engine response make the drive enjoyable. I get around 20 KMPL in long drives and 16 in city. 

Ride Quality & Handling: Smooth driving, car is sturdy enough to make the drive smoother at 110 speed, you don’t even feel you are above 100 speed

Final Words The best car in compact sedan category, value for money, you can buy it without a second thought.

Areas of improvement The show room staff should be trained to be confident, they have the best product and need to flaunt it. Other car makers flaunt every bit of it, for example ABS, you will find them mentioned in the rear of the car, we don’t notice in TATA CARS even though they are feature rich. Advertising a bit on the car itself will boost sales.

Execellent Design, Spacious, Fuel Economy etcNone

Exterior The car has great looks specially from the front left or right side and I was impressed at first view.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) The space offered is the best in segment. Features such as Airbags and ABS was a definite requirement for me when I went car shopping. In addition it has Harman music system with 8 speakers which was so far available in premium sedan cars. The comfort it offers is indeed incomparable to the ones in this segment.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance so far has been good and I am actually impressed with the fuel economy. I have read reveiws from several people that the FE they get from Petrol version is around 9 to 10 but I think it depends directly on the way one drives. If you start from standstill with full throttle and use brake and accelerate too many times, then FE is obviously going to suffer. It is not a Tata Zest problem. As fa as I am concerned, when I took the delivery of car, the display was 9.2 KMPL, however over a period of close to 1000 KM now, the display is 15.4 KMPL without first service being done yet. On some trips, I have also got a max of 19.2 KMPL with gentle foot on the throttle. So FE is very subjective IMO.

About gearbox, I sometimes feel jerks when downshifting from 5th to 4th or 4th to 3rd  in case I have to pick up speed. The gear handle is sometimes too hard and vibrates ocassionally. This is the only niggle I can say.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is just perfect with the super light steering which make driving a very enjoyabke experience. 

Final Words Have tried all the compact sedans by comparing the specs as well as test drives and I feel Zest is the Value for money car. Yes agree that dealership expereince is bad, but then I think what is important here is the product rather than packaging. Go for it.

Areas of improvement Dealerships needs to be a bit responsive and focus on customers. Times are changing and Tata must keep up pace and get their dealers to deliver. 

Overall the product is too good.

Looks, space and comfort with great safety featuresLack of bottle holders and rear wipers missing

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Just a year old vehicle, issue in shifting gear from 2nd to upwards. Even manual transmission also doesn't work. The issue is not consistent but when drive for 10-15 kmts the issues starts, So literally stuck on road many a times.  Given my vehicle to dealer 4 times yet the issue is not identified and fixed. The engineers at dealer says they have call specialist engineers from Tata Motors I wonder dealer doesn't have a SME who can help.

Just a year old vehicle, issue in shifting gear from 2nd to upwards. Even manual transmission also doesn't work. The issue is not consistent but when drive for 10-15 kmts the issues starts, So literally stuck on road many a times.  Given my vehicle to dealer 4 times yet the issue is not identified and fixed. The engineers at dealer says they have call specialist engineers from Tata Motors I wonder dealer doesn't have a SME who can help. 

Areas of improvement Please test your product thoroughly before launching and selling it to customers.

exterior and mileageautomatic gearbox, infotainment

Only milage issue I get 10 in city drive and 13 in highways The buying experience is very bad The driving experience is very good Servicing and maintenance is not so High The authorised service centre is bad there is no spare part available like spark plug.

Exterior

 The exterior looks refreshing with LEd tail lamps as standard. It looks proportionate and not stubby as the other rivals does.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 The interior fit and finish is far better than the rivals. Even the equipment level is adequate. It scores high on the space and comfort level offered and is way better than DZire.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

About the diesel variant, it was slightly less refined than DZire and is not noticable at all. I did not find petrol that exciting as they claim but is acceptable in terms of linear power delivery and refinement.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Didn't get chance to ride on bumpy road but handlind and steering response is good.

Final Words

 Go for it if you are not bothered about the brand image and resale value and want to try something new and refreshing.

Areas of improvement  

 Petrol engine could be a bit more refined as the other competetors.

 

Interior fit and finish, Space, ComfortBrand Image

Superb vehicle. Purchased at the release month i.e 6 years back in December month and now 3 lakh kms old.But milage engine performance remains excellent and till now engine is noiseless.

Exterior

 Pros:

1. Good looks; being a compact sedan, boot has been intergrated properly and look good on overall design.

2. Projector headlamps when litted with fog lamps pulls a fantastic look.

3. Chrome lining outlining the Radiator grill merge with headlights beautifully

4. LED tail lamps looks great along with the fog lamp at the back

 

Cons:

1. DRLs are too bright

2. Tail lamps are LED as advertised however, breaklight remains the conventional bulb lighting

 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Pros:

1. Amazing quality; at par with the competition

2. Dual tone interior looks great

3. Best part is the Infotainment system with voice commands; it actualy understands Indian accent easily

4. Ample amount of space at the back even with the front seats all the way back

5. fantastic NVH levels; cabin is so damn quite

 

Cons:

1. Missing armrest; could've been easily integrated, specially in the front seat(s)

2. Mobile charger could've been located near the USB slot to make room for another glass holder which indeed is a requirment in the car

3. Rear seat roof lamp missing; again, important requirement

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

Pros: 

1. Engine modes are not gimmick as reported by a few other sites; while Eco does bing down the throttle level; Sports is the mode you'd like to drive in

2. Steering is nice and light; very responsive

3. Gear shifting is smooth

4. Gear suggestion is a welcome move; it actually suggest which gear the car should be on to maximise the FE

 

Cons:

1. I feel there is gear lever vibration; not that it's visible but of you keep your hand on the gear while driving, you could feel the vibration; not sure how is it in other cars in the competetion

2. First three gears needs to be shifted to in quick succession; should've been tuned to hold on the third a little more

3. So far, pretty avg FE figures. Hope it gets better after the first few services

 

Final Words

Best in class Car and a real Value for money. Cheapest in terms of money and best in terms of features among the competetion. Proud that it's made by an Indian Car maker.  

 

 

Great looks, fantastic infotainment system, good NVH levels.For now, fuel economy!

Dear Buyer, I change my car every few years (not high end expensive cars) out of my love for cars and doing this since several years. Driven all sorts of cards from Ambassador, Fiat Premier Padmini in 90's to 800, Omni, Cielo, Maruti 1000, Esteem, Gypsy, Sumo, Santro, Ikon, I20, Verna, Zen, Beat and now a Tata Zest. I wasnt much inclined to own a TATA after once having driven a Sumo. I am generally not impressed with the tatamotors brand when this competes with the Hondas, VWs, Chevys and Toyotas. Not much impressed with Suzuki either notwithstanding its ASS network across India.

But this was a turnaround. I test drove Aspire, Dzire, Amaze, Xcent and Zest. For this price, if they give something extra something else would be taken away. Mileage with underpower, Bootspace with passenger space, features or power and if most of the things are there, it is an apt taxi feeling.

Now straight to the point - Tata Zest gives you most and above all - impresses to be a drivers' car. Its a feeling of a Verna Fluidic inside, better than Sunny on a driving experience. The control and weight is amazing. If height and steering is adjusted to your comfort, you feel the control of a high end car.

Exterior Proof that the TATA impression is eating into your impression over the looks. Cover the logo and its comparable to any european car. The front gives the impression of power. The back is Okay but cant help if the designers are forcing themselves into 4 meters. The car looks good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Seats are extremely comfortable. I have a lower back issue and the car bucket seats are awesome. There are some limitations - no space for big bottles, wallet, magazines etc. Features are standard as in other cars and Harman Kardon is good.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine is powerful. With turbo in petrol is zooms. This car is real power and compare it with 1.6 litre engines. Economy is not like Suzuki for sure. I got a 14 in eco mode in city, 18 in high way. But the engine is still new and its before its first service. Note, I have a full efficient handling type of driving with least braking, maximum roll before speed breakers and signals, gear change is lowest feasible RPM and very soft touch of accelarator. Gear box is good like the Chevys and the Ford.

Ride Quality & Handling Awesome, no doubt. Go the the ghats and you'll realize the piece Tata motors has made. Go 120 KMPH and there is not a bit of shiver. The car is in control. The steering is silky yet commands. Take sharp bends and the car holds them like butter. This is the best part. Perhaps, it was this than anything else which bowls me over. Its a wow in handling to a driver.

Final Words Go for TATA ZEST. I met the ASS and these guys are really improved. They want to make a point. It seems they have used some experience from their European facilities of Jaguar and Rover.

Areas of improvement Dear Tatamotors - Where is the space for my wallet, bottles etc? I need to make it up with accessories. Why not add a handrest for the back seat if not the driver? Eco mode underpowers the vehicle like anything - do you really need this mode? Once you drive in ECO and then in CITY, the latter gives an impression of low mileage, although its not true. Sport is like a takeoff from the road but the mileage bar goes down. Who is racing? CITY is sufficiently powerful. Please ask your dealership to know clear advantages of Zest in the segment. I knew more than them. Ask them to learn by heart the difference in models. Otherwise they were good with service.

Handling, comfort, ControlPracticality on Bottle, wallet or sundry space

I only know one thing and that's why I love this car is safety features and build quality. It's safe my family from collision at speed of 120. I am dam sure if I was driving other car .I had one it wouldn't be survive that collision