Many who wear a tie to work everyday mostly live life under compulsion and are not meant for this vehicle. It is especially for those liberals who could wear a T-Shirt or a Jean to work and are still efficient at whatever he / she does.
Amazing is its new engine, which gives you that 16 wheeler feel to command but with a new found promptness. I am amazed to arrive at 14-15km/lt mileage on the highway cruising at 100-110 km/hr. It is fun to take it at 130km/hr but the steering tends to get light beyond that limit.
I miss having not bought a 4x4 Ex model, but my LX still quenches my thirst for little off-roads. I understand being home grown spares would not be too costly so anyone would not mind bouncing this companion around for the real play. Save me if traffic wardens warn me, but this vehicles on highway is fun even on traffic jams as you get to make your own road through corners and paddy fields.
Even in Delhi Traffic I am happier inside than my small car, as interior is spacious enough to let you enjoy the comfort of a living room with some soft music to stay composed while you look above other cars to judge how long to practice patience before you hit the accelerator. The Jump seats at the back are not meant for grannies neither for your sweet mother-in-law but is best for your young devil (3-15 yr old) to count cars you zoomed by on highways.
The middle seat is very comfortable and at par with front row seats; so at times one of us often jump to the back to get the feel of being chauffer driven around. I got myself OE fogs lamps fitted in the front and rear in my LX and it is blessing in fog and while driving in the highway at night. Got rear after market sensors, works good to reverse like a Maruti 800, I recall the 1st week I often got down to check before reversing.
They say as elections approaches keep your TATA SAFRAI under surveillance and tight security as often it assists politicians and party people to reach destination only seen once in 5 years during election. It is amazing at making roads between ‘sarso da saaag’ and taking loads with ease. True TATA lounge are not like other car lounges, so you may not be able to throw your weight around to patient looking poor souls called customer care executives. But they surely attend Safari owners with a difference, or maybe the Safari owners are different.