An excellent car for beginners

Exterior Definitely the best in it's class. Quite similar to Grand i10. Still the hexagonal front grill and head lamps enhance the looks.

Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Again for a car at this price range you cannot get more comfort than this. I am a hefty guy. 175 cms tall and 85 kg heavy. I can sit comfortably anywhere in the car. Driving is comfortable. Even a grand i10 owner admits that power steering is better in Tiago. Though AC cools the cabin very well it doesn't have rear vents. Hence when it is hot outside (around 35 degree even) and your vehicle is parked in sunglight for half an hour AC is unable to cool the cabin. If you have covered car parking well and good. Music system is un matched as everyone knows. Long drives are exciting in this car. 

Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Typical 1.2 litres engine. Other than being slightly noisy (even petrol) no performance issue because of 3 cylinder engine. Gear box could have been placed near to steerting i.e. right below the music system (similar to i10) so that the co-driver can sit comfortably. It is slightly difficult if the co-driver is having a mischievous child.

On highways if you drive at an average speed of 90 it gives you 20 KMPL and if you drive at 120+ it gives you 17-18 KMPL. In bumper to bumper city traffic you may expect around 10 KMPL and in sub urban rides you can expect around 13 KMPL for sure. 'Distance to empty' is not so dependable. So please go by fuel level indicator.

Ride Quality & Handling I would really love to drive this car even in city. Features like reverse parking sensors are very useful for new drivers. Steering is a delight to turn. You can handle it with just one hand.

Final Words If it is your first car and if you are oscillating between Celerio/Grand i10/ Tiago simply go for top end of Tiago Revotron XZ (or XZA)- Petrol. I dont have any idea about Diesel. Tata gives EVERYTHING for the money you pay.

Areas of improvement

1. Tata Authorized Service centers and NOT widespread. Of course people say that you can get Tata cars serviced anywhere however when the car is new the owners would not want to take a chance. I live next to Chennai still I have to travel around 20 KMS for a service center. After Chennai Chrompet the next authorised service center is said to be in Tindivanam which is more than 100 KMS from Chrompet! So certainly it needs to be improved.

2. Gearbox placement - could have been placed just below the music system (similar to i10)

3. ORVM -  The adjustment can be made from inside however we have to manually open the ORVM. It is not autmatically opening or closing when the engine is turned on or turned off.

Of course the fascinating looks for under 6 lakhs segmentNo automatic open for ORVM even in top end