Aria 4x2 Prestige, Black & Plum Leather - Done 35, 000 KMs and have never regretted the decision.
After driving Tata Safari for 5 years could not decide on the next one. Actually went to check for Safari Storme but then was shown the Aria - it took just half an hour of drooling and half an hour of drive to reach the conclusion - This is it !
The sheer power of the engine with auto-turbo is the first thing that you notice once you take the wheel and hit the highway. A very comfortable drive thanks to excellent suspensions, aerodynamic and sedan-like body styling. Did the long highways and the ghats, truly feels like an Aria. City drive is easy and a lot better than Safari due to it’s turning radius of 5 meters, better than even Innova & XUV.
Have breezed through the multi-level narrow car-parks and maneuvered the extremely tight & congested city parking spaces - no problems!
Not everyone will fall for it though. India’s first ever CROSS-OVER is as good as custom-made for the Safari driver, those who would not want to spend an awful lot of money on Toyota Fortuner. Make no mistakes comparing it with the Innova and XUV for this one is way up in terms of the machine.
Suave, Urban and mall-hopping customers may not like the ruggedness and not-so-cool interiors. This is something TATA need to further work upon. Also Tata need to look at front-end sales and customer experiences at the dealers and service centers, that needs a lot of improvement.
So, nothing is wrong with the mean-machine, but the Men really need to pull up.