Tata Safari Storme [2012-2015] User Reviews

Exterior :  Exterior paint quality is excellent and the vehicle is quite a head turner where ever one goes. High stance is intimadating to others in traffic. Many reviews complain about some of the panel gaps but in my experience hardly any one ever notices them.

 

Interior :  Interior space is great and with high seating position + large winndows, the outside visibility is great and the cabin feels airy. There are plenty of useful pockets in the cabin but we would have prefered to have place for one litre water bottles even in the second row dooors. Cup holders under the A/C n music system panels are very small and mostly useless. We wish this space could be better utilised. Quality of plasics is good and Seats are very spacious and five adults can be very comfortable for extended periods. One is not at all tired after a 9+ hour journney. We would have prefered to have a in dash dedicaated GPS system in the vehicle.

 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox : My VX 4x 4 is almost daily worked on very rough roads or no roads at all. Even on a very steep incline, in a 4 x 4H mode the vehicle has enough power to haul a fully loaded vehicle with gusto. As long as one keeps the rpm in 1500-2000 range or above one faces no problems. We have so far driven 27,000 kms in one year. We got 13 kms/ltr on highways with ac on and speeds in the range of 120 kms/hour. In city we manage 12 kms/ltr. On better highways with less traffic we routinely cruise at 140 kms. The vehiclestays planted on the road at 140kms/hr speed and one hardly notices the effort. We are quite happy with hte gear box too.  

 

Ride Quality & Handling : Ride quality is excellent. It is on par with cars which are in 30L+ segment. On winding roads however, with high centre of gravity (and high ground clearance) there is rolling which is mainly felt by 2nd and 3rd row passengers. We have done 14+ hour rides in a day many a times and the driver feels fresh after such efforts. This was not the case in many much more expensive cars. What we are most pleased about are the brakes. This vehicle sports disc brakes on all 4 wheels. The vehicle therefore is quite forgiving and always behaves well even in emergency stopping. 

 

Final Words : On very roads - with deep craters - we have tried out the STORME against Audi Q7 and Mahindra XUV500. We think STORME has a definite advantage in that environment. We think that for the price that we pay, we cannot get a better package.  If Storme is offered with a 160+ bhp engine, we will upgrade immediately. Tata has made us proud.

 

Areas of improvement  : Wish list

01. In dash dedicated GPS and reverse camera display;  02. 6 airbags;  03. Traction control;  04. A bit more stiffer suspension for off roading;  05. Cooler glove box;  06.  Tata should consider offering a 160 bhp diesel engine for Storme as an option. 

 

 

Space, off road performance, highway performance, fuel efficiency, comfort, brakes and toughnessTimely availability of spare parts and suspension too soft while serious off roading.

In suv cars this car is simply super and amazing and this car better than others suv cars long life and extra comfort zone and it's drive very smooth good mileage suspension is also very smooth.

Tata Safari is good model and it has been looking like a better space and good looking but few things are bad that is fuel performance is very bad and good picking speed it's like a rich car for richest feeling people s in budget

Exterior Land rover influence is visible and I like it. No flashy or fancy design. A simple yet tough and muscular appearance.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Features are not extravagant but no point in having too many electrical gizmos which are hardly usable in Indian conditions for example cruise control. Space and comfort is a notch above for this segment and full marks to the storme for that. The ride quality is very good and the storme can take most bad roads in its stride. Some interior fittings are quite flimsy. The driver side seat inclination lever's plastic handle went loose in 2 weeks. There are a few sqeaks and rattles developing so soon.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine power is adequate and performance is now as good as the scorpio I believe. There is a bit of lack of low end torque from 3rd gear onwards but otherwise it performs quite well. The gearbox is much improved and smoother than before I think. Fuel economy is at par for the segment and I am getting around 12kpl as of now. Should improve after the first few servicings.

Ride Quality & Handling Handling is ok and since its a tall car some amount of body roll is there but it doesnt make the occupants nauseous as it does in a scorpio. High speed stability is quite good.

Final Words Safari storme is a sensible, tough yet get gentle beast which can take you to places not thinkable in most other cars!

Areas of improvement interior fittings should be tighter, reverse camera is a must, sound quality of music system needs improvement. ECU of 4wd system I think is not water proofed which is not practical.

Sober yet tough looks, space, comfort, road presence, go anywhere ability, great cruising abilityProne to sqeaks and rattles, bluetooth cant play music, no parking camera

Exterior Nice and it feels more bulky than before.Nice finishing of body,dual exhaust,use of chrome,etc

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Updated in beige and wood inserts but outdated in features(shuold learn from XUV 5oo).No climate control for this cost.very neat and very simple looking dash board feels more outdated when compared with its competitors in the market.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Step ahead from previous with very low NVH level from the point you crank the engine.Even now tata has never worked on the isolation of wind noise in tripple digit speeds it seems irritating to the front passengers a lot.

Ride Quality & Handling Thanks to the tech of ARIA which in turn gives better ride and handling.Off roading capacity is mainly noticed in the storme,it does things which previous safari never ever done look at oncar india review for its off roading capability.

Final Words Previous tata safari owners will not be happy with the new one but a new buyer will be satisfied.

Areas of improvement Nice SUV but Tata should do somethin in the following aspects,

1.Futuristic exterior design

2.Add some feature for this cost.

3.Dampness from engine to the cabin must be increased.

UPMARKET DESIGN,INTERIORS(THAN THE XUV5OO)ENGINE NOISE,FEATURELESS