Tata Zest User Reviews

Exterior

 Excellent styling. the DRLs look very good and give a premium feel to the car.The finish is very nice and panel gaps are consistent.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Interior is Huge like any other TATA car. it is very spacious and can carry 3 adults easily in the back seat. The harman audio system is excellent and very easy to use. the sound quality is at par with the best. The fit and finish is also very premium. The only area where Tata should have worked on is the internal storage. There is very little space for storage of water bottles and other things. Seats are comfortable and the driver seat has a good range of height adjustment. Even with the front seats pushed back to the maximum, there is enough leg space for the rear passengers.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Engine performance is good. I have been driving the car since November 2015 and completed about 3900 KMs. the overall mileage given by the car is around 13 with mileage on the highways reaching upto 21 Kmpl. Gears are smooth and the engine is quiet.

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride is the best in the class. You will glide over bumps. Bad roads do not pose eve the slightest problem for the car. The suspension is set very nicely to give maximum comfort to the passengers. 

Final Words

Areas of improvement  

Exterior

 Great looks and colour

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort

Comfortable siting, Amazing cons11ole, informative dashboard. 

Spacious boot space.

Drive modes work amazingly well. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

If you DEZIRE to buy a new car or upgrade, take a look at ZEST, you will be AMAZEd at the features. Test drive will make you dELITEd (delighted).

Switching ECO to SPORT mode can overtake the likes of ecosport at AMAZEing speed, DUSTing off the Tall boys on the highway.

Ride Quality & Handling

Very smooth drive, with E-power steering for better control at high speeds.

Stable even at 170kms/hr speed.

In ECO mode on highways, I get 18kms/litre milege (at 100-110kms/hr speed). Good road grip even in wet conditions.

Switching modes is very easy and you see the effect in a minute, in terms of power, speed and proportionate change in milege.

Final Words

 Thumbs UP to the fantastic effort by TATAs.

Clocked 15,380 kms in 10 months and no complaints, except for milege and radiator noise on stopping.

TATA service has improved to a great extent. 

Areas of improvement  

 Radiator continues to run even after switching off the engine draining your battery and also creates an embarrassment in public.

Rear shocks and even rear doors are hard.

Second gear power pickup is too low.

Exterior Awesome exterior,crome linings ,day time running LED gave this car awesome look,projector head lamp,back side brake lamps looks like jaguar. very stable design.looks very nice..some people told here from front zest looks like indica,i want to let them know design is completely different ,if you see itfrom front it looks like laxuary brands.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Comfortable sets, epas sterring gives you perfect drivability, instrument pannel is also nice,dasboard is awsome. If you sit inside it, you can feel like big brand car.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is unbeatable, giving awesome power. Gear ox is also nice. Its not like older tata cars. Fuel economy is comparitively low. But still 15-16 in city with heavy trafic is very nice for me.

Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality and handling is best in class. Its stearing makes you very confident.

Final Words Its awesome car for every buyer,tata is improving its customer experiance. Its value for money,actually they gave us more than that.

I am driving it since 1 month no problem, Awesome suspension, ac and performance. 

Areas of improvement Littile bit in fuel economy.

Exterior

 Style, Road presence, DRL

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Harman Audio System, Auto A/C, Voice Command

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Good pick up ,Smooth acceleration., 21 under ECO,CITY 15 KM, Sport 10 KM, Easy shift Gearbox

Ride Quality & Handling

 Excellent, Low NVH levels

I have been driving the car from Jan 2016 and covered around 400 KM, It is excellent cat made by Tata, and i would regard it as exception to the cars earlier made by Tata.

It has smooth acceleration,Cushion shock absorbers and good ground clearance, easily can go over any bumper like an SUV without worrying the driver.

The best part is the flat torque of the car which enables you to go over a bump in third or fourth gear without having to change gears too often.

Turbo charged engine kicks in too fast and u feel u need to tame the car 90HP around corners.Never will the car make u tired and long journeys are a bliss.

Got 21KM mileage under ECO Mode with A/c on. CITY mode gives u around 14-15 if you are driving as per the recommended gear shift indicator which is highlighted in the driver information console next to the speedometer. Sport mode will fetch you over  10-11 under same driving recommendations.

If for the first 1000-1500 KM if you follow the user manual and driving recommendations, the car is bound to give u amazing mileage, comfort and zippy pick up.

Other new features the car has:-

1. Post first morning kick start, need to wait for 30 sec for turbo charger to kick in, this enables the car to give u zippy pick up.

2. Raditor Fan turns on post u switch the car so that u can go on ur way and the car cools it up before its next ride.

3.A/C does not hamper car 's pick up, its independent in operation without reducing the car's pick up.

4.Voice commands help in operation of A/C, Radio/Media,Phone

5.Have Bluetooth Connectivity and Navigation enabled in top end version.

Final Words

Zippy Car with good perfromance

Areas of improvement  

 Didnt find any right now, post first service will re-review the car again.First service at around 3500 KM or 3 months of purchase whichever earlier.

Exterior

 Nice Elegant Look

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Looks like Volks Wagen if u hide Tata Logo, Nice comfort, 4 person can accomadate in rear seat, nice driving experience, but poor millage..also i have facing some problem in AC...AC is not chilling fast in 35degree... they have taken my car for 5 days to solve this problem but it's a pure waste...Tata have to appoint good engineers in their work shop to solve the problem.. the current people don't know how AC works in this car... they fail to explain how AC works in Auto Mode...

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Fuel economy very bad..in city ony 7-8 KMPL in bumper to bumper traffic, highway around 14.5 KMPL.. I have driven around 9000 KM this car..good comfort but u have to sacrifice millage..

Ride Quality & Handling

 Ride quality amazing.. good steering.. u can touch 140 KM without any hesitation in Highway.. but again u have to compromise with millage...Servicing this car is easy if you know any body in Service centre other wise nightmare !!

Final Words

Good Car with poor millage...Tata have to work on millage and AC.. Also they have to appoint good service engineers in the work shop..otherwise no point in releasing in NEW Cars...This will become TATA-Try again Try again..!!!!!!!

Areas of improvement  

Improvement in Service centre...Provide knowledge to the service person & do something for improvemnet in millage & AC...

Exterior Very good sporty Will change the Brand image of Tata in cars. People cannot relate Old Tata Cars with this. It gives a fresh and powerfull feeling once yo drive and you feel like a proud owner of Zest. This car is so nice in exterior that it cannot move unnoticed on Road.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Excellent European designed.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Very good Will change the Brand image of Tata in cars. People cannot relate Old Tata Cars with this. It gives a fresh and powerfull feeling once yo drive and you feel like a proud owner of Zest. This car is so nice in exterior that it cannot move unnoticed on Road.

Ride Quality & Handling Awesome.

Final Words Will change the Brand image of Tata in cars. People cannot relate Old Tata Cars with this. It gives a fresh and powerfull feeling once yo drive and you feel like a proud owner of Zest. This car is so nice in exterior that it cannot move unnoticed on Road.

Areas of improvement Could not think of except Rear viper.

Exterior Looks are not bad. The tail lamp goes really with the rear design. Front could have looked sharper. Orvms's don't fold though.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Best in class interiors. Cabin noise is minimum and mostly unnoticeable. Back support and under thigh support is optimal. A/C with climate control plus great audio system makes for a pleasurable experience.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine performance is good. Fuel economy can be improved. My instrument display reads 9.1 kmpl. Gear box though smooth still feels a little clunky. The car feels slightly underpowered. Though this is made up for in the sports mode.  

Ride Quality & Handling This is the best aspect of the car. Ride quality and handling is unmatched. Goes over bumps and potholes smoothly.

Final Words The car is a massive upgrade from it's predecessor. A few things like gear stick and hand brake feel a bit inferior. My experience with the car so far has been good. After sales service has been quick and hassle free. I would suggest this car to anyone looking for a compact sedan.

Areas of improvement Fuel economy can be improved, orvm's don't fold, front design can be better.

Exterior

 Given the size constraint the design is really good.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort)

 Features are vast improvement over previous models 

Audio system by Harman is mind blowing, 8 speakers in built make it mind blowing.

The AC is uniform and chilling within few minutes, controls on steering are easy to access, e

Good finish and good quality materials used in the cabin bulit, nice insulated cabin which makes hard to guess to such a level that it is difficult to tell if the engine is in on or off mode(petrol), 3 can sit on the rear without any issue at all and good leg room no problem on long journeys at all, the air bags are included only for 7 lakhs on road for both driver seat  and copassenger makes it a safe car, in bulit security alarm is cool and secure, 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox

 Engine is responsive, smooth and efficient

Ride Quality & Handling

 Brilliant Ride quality and handling

Final Words

 Though Earlier products were not as refined but were still pretty useful and practical Im yet to exeprience the Service which was pain point previously

Areas of improvement  

 Delay in delivery , Lack of knowledge, some misinformation and commitments 

Exterior High class look.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Harman music system is mind blowing sound quality, very comfort seating space, extra leg space.

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox In Hyderabad high traffic millage 11Km/L; less traffic 16Km/L and High way 17.7 Km/L; Change of gears are smooth.

Ride Quality & Handling Its first car to me, I am happy with performance. My colleagues are saying that it’s superior than previous TATA models in performance, features and driving comfort.   

Final Words I can recommend this (ZEST-XT-Petrol) to others.

Areas of improvement No suggestion.