Tata Manza [2011-2015] User Reviews

Exterior: Looks like a very average sedan, no one can guess the space and comfort by having a look from outside. Fantastic headlamps, ground clearance, chrome lined grills and boot. intelligently placed side indicators. Finishing on some exterior parts is not smooth and could have been improved. 

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Dual tone impressive interiors, cabin noise is very less, infact once you roll up the power windows you won't feel there's a world outside, cabin space is incomparable and leaves dzire, vento, amaze, verito, sx4, etios and many other highly priced sedans way back, decent head and leg room. Handles the speed breakers, pot holes and craters on the road very nicely. Dash board does give a premium look but again finishing should be improved here and there inside. Has space for 6 speakers and 2 tweeters. adequate lighting options inside, magazine pockets in front doors, door open indicator, tray under the co-driver seat, rear center arm rest. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: It going to be an year and engine i still performing nicely, 90 ps is decent power to drive this vehicle even when fully loaded, turbo lag is very less in comparision to swift, swift dzire, verito, etios, etc. max speed I drove was 170 kmph and still felt the vehicle being stable, have achieved a fuel economy of 22 kmpl on highway at a continuous speed of 60-70 kmph with ac on, for city driving it ranges between 15-17 kmpl. Gearbox is smooth sedan like and shifts are never an issue. 

Ride Quality & Handling: Goes very well on all kinds of roads without any hickups. rides very smoothly over the bumps, suspension limits jerks to a great extent while driving through pot holes or damaged roads. 90 ps of power takes the vehicle very nicely in all sorts of terrain, ride quality feels like a real sedan and it just FLOATS on smooth roads. Very low on maintenance and due to the TATA service network you will find their service centers in all big/small towns across the country, infact i got my first service done in Thiruvananthpuram despite the fact that i purchased it in Bangalore.

 Final Words: Best sedan in this range in terms of performance, comfort, mileage and price 

Areas of improvement  Exterior and interior finishing needs to be improved, cosmetic changes should be made to make it more attractive to buyers as people go more for the looks than performance.

Exterior

 good looks, specially the front and the side angle is very nice. the new headlights is quite awesome too.

ground clearance is bit of a problem when you are 5 people with some luggage. big road humps is a problem.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 very comfortable seating. long drives are no more a pain. the driving is very comfortable. with lumbar support, driver's seat is just perfect. finish quality of the dashboard is worth the money, may be improved a bit.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 quite powerful engine, fuel economy may be improved a bit, gearbox is smooth too. service of the car is a very smooth process as well.  with the air conditioner on,engine power drops a bit.

Ride Quality & Handling

 smooth drive, doesnt feel like you are driving such a big car. with height adjustable steering and driver seat, driving comfort is at a new high.

Final Words

 Complete value for money

Areas of improvement  

 better fuel efficiency, 

Exterior Not bad. But a little bland.It's designed to be spacious and carry people in comfort. Quite functional design considering the boot space.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Excellent seating layout, spacious (like really spacious).

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox 1.3 TJet is a little underpowered for the car's size. But atleast its the Fiat Tjet engine. I wouldn't have bought it if it were Tata's engine, gearbox

Ride Quality & Handling Not bad. Its stable at highway speeds. Once the turbo kicks in, power is more than sufficient. But u got to be patient until it kicks in.Definitely get the ABS. Also get Airbags (if people riding it wear seatbelts always. Otherwise no use).

Final Words Only buy it for VFM. I bought this for my parents. I was worried about safety. It saved my family from an accident. All three did not wear seatbelts. Not even a scratch on them, considering the car had toppled. The car got fixed and still runs with no issues. It is not a good city car. Defintely a good cruiser. Also for service, if you have issues with the dealer, try to find any authorized service company. we did the same.

Areas of improvement Interior quality, fit and finish.

Car purchased from Fortune Cars, Mumbai in May 2011. Poor sheet metal. My car rusted within 3 years despite 5-year Dinitrol anti rust treatment. Was informed that the warranty on the sheet metal is for only one year. The electronic display did not work since day 1 and Tata Motors were unable to fix the problem to date. The strap holding the battery in place broke two months ago, but replacement yet to be received. A button of the music system came loose - it cannot be fixed at the service centre, the entire music system needs to be sent to the system manufacturer for replacing the loose button. After sales is mostly lip service.

Exterior: OK...it comes with thick sheet metal unlike Amaze, Etios or any other vehicle. You can also witness carpet cladding in the boot.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort): Excellent space and comfort. No other car can come closer to this. My children just play around in the car and there is no space issue now....We took this car mainly took this car for space, power and torque requirements. Apart from this it surprises you with a Blaupunkt system which is awsome. Also boot space allows for long journeys to push in whatever you like in that place...:)

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox: I would say nearly the highest power of 90 PS and 200 NM torque which is very good for the segment. It also gives mileage of 22kmpl. Autolocks the doors at speed of 10kmph

Ride Quality & Handling: I would say it doesn't jump during traffic signal turning green. However it provides you very good ride comfort.

Final Words: I took drives of nearly all cars and found this very balanced overall. I have been driving for nearly 6 months now and hence thought of writing this review.

Areas of improvement : Tata dealership is not great...they themselves don't know many features of the car...

I have purchased the car in June'11. The car is performing good (Not Very Good). The service from The Tata Motors Dealer here is very bad. For last 3.5 yrs I could not get the focus of the lights properly. I had send the car for six times but it was not done. They are blaiming the manufacturer i.e. TATA MOTORS. I am sorry but this is the actual picture. You will not get the car properly cleaned after washing/servicing. The people there are very much interested to get the score card even before giving delivery of the vehicle. No improvements found even after giving complaints to the Dealer/Mamager . May I request TATA MOTORS to see that improvements in the service is taking place. People are now not liking Tata Vehicles mainly because of very poor service by the dealer.

Exterior Body Design could have been better. Needs to take a leaf from Ciaz which is bult on the same engine. If improved. Can fetch a better price. Fog Lamp Strips on front bumper should be made available on all models. Also rub rails on all models.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Good. Can improve by having split A/C. Need slight better door pockets. Pl. provide front Arm rest on all models.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Excellent!!! can you improve the fuel efficiency??? Gear shift is smooth, infact its a drivers' delight.

Ride Quality & Handling Very nice. Performs exceedingly well on Ghat roads. Excellent road grip.

Final Words PL. improve the styling on looks. Specially the front facia. Please do not stop producing this beautiful car.

Areas of improvement The looks on the front facia, Engine hood. Improve headlight and tail light assembly looks. Please market this car better.

On 21 Oct 2015 14:23, "Sajil Joseph" <sajiljoseph@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello,

1. Don't you inform customers when the extended warranty is void? Concorde service people told me that extended warranty is valid on July 2015 and replaced the glow plug. Why you keep on reiterating?

2. Do you have any proof to support your statement, that concorde motors have checked this issue? I need to see this. If so what did they check and how was this concluded stating nothing needs to be done. Concorde engineer had told me that this is a common issue with Manza and they didnt check this.

3. This doesn't answer my query. Why do you need to remind me that this was a test drive car when complaints arises? I didn't had mentioned anything about the test drive car in our discussion.

4. On 16th around 6:30pm during our conversation you had communicated that turbo issue will be checked on 17th? Do you admit this? So how can you say that this was checked on 16th? Concorde service manager had called you back while leaving to have a discussion with me. Or did you checked this issue after 6:30pm ?

5. From where can I know that the extended warranty of my car is void?

6. Do you have any proofs to support that they have checked this issue? Concorde engineer had told me that this is a common issue with Manza and they didnt check this.

7. Now you are saying things differently. On 16th you had told that service should have done by 12 months after 3rd service. Now you are saying that it should be done by 24 months or 30000 kms after purchase. Can you please clarify which is correct? Do you have any confusions or do you need to check this again with your manager?

If this is 24 months then it should be scheduled on April 2015. I had clearly told the reason for not doing the service on April. Also when I told this you said that if it was a gap of 3 months then you would have replaced the turbo in extended warranty. You are repeatedly changing your words in the presence of your colleagues and managers.

Jibin,

I think you are seeing this loop of mails. Can you please clarify with Krishnan about this and get back to me on this?