5.0 Exterior | 4.0 Comfort | 4.0 Performance |
4.0 Fuel Economy | 5.0 Value for Money |
Being a car enthusiast, It was in the year 2016 when I realized my dream. Back then I was hunting for a right car (decent hatch back with petrol power) with a budget of 6 lakh to suit my requirements. Compact city commuter, with occasional highway runs, decent and frugal engine, comfortable for 4 with enough leg room,and good driving dynamics were my needs. After lot of research, I had considered Maruti celerio, Hyundai grand i10, Maruti swift, Tata Tiago and Delta variant of Maruti Baleno. Of all the above mentioned car's it was Tiago which impressed me a lot and for the price it was offered it was hard to resist. It ticked all the right boxes of my requirements list, Very good looks(subjective), spacious and plesant interiors, high class infotainment system, generous boot, driveable engine with flat torque delivery, strong build and a superb handler. Though few of the cars mentioned above excelled in one or two parameters, they failed to deliver either in the safety aspect or my budget. Grandi10 was a close call but the budget was out of reach along with few equipments compared to Tiago. Then comes the word WHY TATA????? Literally I was Harrased ?? made fun for choosing the brand, but my decision was above all, with a strong mindset and trust, waiting for three months, I bought the sun burst orange Tiago xz p in the month of Sept 2016. People who spoke negative about the brand were awestruck with the quality and features and slowly started to love the car,, and the brand. But even now they are some brain dead people who prefer resale value above their life??. Ok, so about my experience with Tiago from 2016, To be Frank, it's good. The car has delivered more than what I had expected, Drove about 21k kilometers till date, and was never let down by the car, there are few niggles here and there but no car is perfect. Few things that can be improved is on the engine side and nvh levels. The 1.2l, 3 pot petrol is perfect for many occasions, except while overtaking, which has to be planned. Nvh level do increase when AC works in tandem. But not a deal breaker. Pros & cons, I would not call it as cons but area of improvements, NOT A DEAL BREAKER 1.Better NVH levels. 2.A bit extra under thigh support. 3.1l bottle front door pockets. 4.Adjustable head rest for rear seats. 5.Dealer training bit lacking. PROS, (NOTABLE) It's a pro among the B segment.?? LOOKS(SUBJECTIVE) HANDLING (CLASS APART) BRAKING MILAGE(16 IN CITY 19-21 IN HIGHWAY) INFOTAINMENT.SAFETY BUILT QUALITY GOOD SERVICE (PRERNA BANGALORE). Thank you TATA MOTORS,, Tiago as a product is a pure justice to the hard earned money,, and a love for driving.
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