Dr Tigor Jekyll & Mr JTP Hyde

This review will be purely for how it drives. First things first, this car is surely an upgrade from the normal Tigor and this is how.. This is great collaboration from Jayem Motors/Automotives and Tata. ( I highly appreciate TM for this) Ok so, this isnt a sports car! It's surely a performance base if you ask me. ( Yes a base as I am sure there will be more needed improvements to build upon) The car has two modes, City and Sport. The car behaves as a normal car in the City mode, switch it to Sport and yes, NOW my review starts.. The car becomes sensitive to throttle inputs and pulls strongly in 2 rev bands as I experienced it. Why in two bands you may ask? Simply because this is a turbo charged unit which churns out a healthy 114HP. To be honest I find automotive companies are lazy these days to add a turbo charger to a smaller 1.2 cc engine. ( This is fad these days due to the fact that customers aren't happy with the stock power it produces and hence due to rising demands, solutions as such are conceived. Do note: long time reliability of these engines can get a bit wonky) Getting back to the drive, steering feel and feedback can be improved in sport mode to say the least. What needs the most tweaking are the brakes!! While trying to stop/slow the car at a corner when I encountered a speed breaker, I noticed the car skidding slightly and felt like I was loosing control at the back. I did notice the ABS unit kicking-in trying to counter this, but didn't inspire confidence. When it comes to performance it's not how well a car can accelerate, but how well it handles and how well it stops, since you do have a habit of throwing it at corners and things like that. In my opinion TM has come a long way in the way it makes cars. Interiors and quality has improved, BUT and this is a BIG BUT, the car isn't premium in anyway. It still feels raw in many ways and I don't mean it in the good way. They could have atleast worked on it's exhaust note as well. TM should work on this. There's a lot of room of improvement and I know they will take inputs from their fans and work on it. What I love about this car is that it can be a good city car and when you're in the mood for that sudden surge of power and acceleration; thetime when you are in the 'F&F' mood, it does put a smile on your face. Thank you JTP for giving us these concepts and looking forward to a muscle car as well.