Tata Harrier [2019-2023] User Reviews

1. Bought it in 2019 immediately after the launch. So, any sales pitch or convincing factor may seem just a bluff as there is no history of this vehicle statistics, except this was designed by the team who have more than a couple of decades of experience designing and building vehicles such as Jaguar & Land Rover, which is definitely a benchmark to consider. Just went with decision to but and the key factor being - build in India and by an Indian company - TATA Motors. 2. Test drove the Harrier multiple times a kind of research technique wherein every time I drove a vehicle which is pitching on par with Harrier, I used to test drive that vehicle and immediately test drive the Harrier along with my family to get a combined inputs as which vehicle gave the best drive experience when driving at high speeds and braking. 3. Never really care about the cosmetics as they take a very low priority considering this is an SUV - needs to look and play rough or rugged. Ration of the engine size vs the body size vs the wheel size was key. The Innova is a MUV but cannot handle itself at high speeds as the wheel size does not sync with the body size irrespective it is 2.4+ liters, which means it a waste of having that power as you can practically never use full potential because it becomes dangerous to drive beyond certain speed. Experienced the same with MG Hector, KIA vehicles though I had to discard it my first round considering they are not close to 2 liters, but as they priced their vehicles on par with price of Harrier wanted to see what is being promoted and offered, as per me they sell their looks - Cosmetics only. Same as Taigun which just came in and say their one liter engine is an SUV for 20 plus lakhs - what a joke. Harrier is a heavy vehicle with two liter Engine, so having driven similar vehicle in USA and Europe, the fact is already known that the initial first two gears the torque will be high as this is designed for a climb like mountain terrain on a dirt track, and is really good at it. People who have been driving 800 to 1.3 plus cc expect initial speed like a 800cc vehicles, which is a wrong expectation from an SUV. 4. Committed to what ever is been listed in the Sales agreement and Warranty. 5. Pros: Feel Fresh and no feeling of tiredness on every long drive of more that 500 kms - Arrive and then get started to the planned event in no time. 6. Cons: Had initial teething issues with the support team as it was just few Harriers in India and they took time to revert as they used to send the details to the Plant team and they would systematically revert with their analysis and response, which I did like except their is a wait time. NOTE: Though I am writing this review but there no clear authenticity check that I really own a Tata Harrier Vehicle - this needs to be improved as I can write a complete negative review of a vehicle.