The Tiago is a good drive. Actually, it is quite good. The steering is light at parking speeds and does weigh up relatively well compared to its competition. Our test car came with 175/65 R14 Goodyear tyres. They felt reasonably grippy on the car going into turns and even under braking. The Tiago comes with ABS, which helped, although Tata did not mention whether it is standard on all variants. Ditto with the dual front airbags.
Ride is well sorted, which is typical of most Tata cars. It also means the Tiago is a comfortable place to be in. Seats are large and well bolstered, plus the air con was powerful enough to chill in a jiffy, even in a hot and humid Goa.
Tata is weeks away from launching the Tiago, the first of its new line of cars. While there was no mention of price, we guesstimate it to be starting from Rs 3.9 lakh(ex-showroom) for the petrol with the diesel going for another Rs 50, 000 more. Of course these won’t have a lot of features such as airbags, ConnectNext entertainment system from Harmann and Bluetooth telephone.
Those will be available at the top end, which we think would be between Rs 4.75 lakh to 5.25 lakh. Which should keep the buyer interested, especially for someone looking at a fun car on a budget. The Tiago finally brings Tata upto speed with its worthy rivals. If it can keep a check on maintaining consistency in quality, its rivals would have something to worry about.
although I like it very much.