Strengthening Tata's passenger car portfolio, Hexa hits the road

The multinational automotive manufacturing company and a member of the Tata Group, the Tata Motors has launched its new flagship model, known as 'Tata Hexa' in India on January 18. The Hexa had been on Tata's drawing board for quite some time and has been designed by studios of three countries. 

With its 'Impact' design language, the Tata Hexa SUV is expected to go up against the Toyota Innova Crysta and the Mahindra XUV500. In a bid to engage customers before the Hexa launch, Tata had organised 'Hexa drive experiences' in a few cities to showcase the abilities of the Hexa off the road and on it.

The USP of Tata Hexa is that it has two sets of 2.2-litre VARICOR diesel engine. The VARICOR 320 produces 148bhp and 320Nm and the VARICOR 400 churns out 154bhp and 400Nm. One can also opt for an automatic unit along with a 6-speed manual unit on all trims except the base XE variant. As far as safety is concerned, the Hexa gets dual airbags and ABS as standard across all variants. In the XT trims, one also gets side and curtain airbags for a total of 6 airbags. ESP and traction control are available on the XT and the XT 4x4 trims only, whereas, hill descent control and hill hold assist are available on selected variants.

Moreover, the Hexa gets a ConnectNext infotainment system from Harman which is smartphone compatible and has the regular AUX-in, USB, Bluetooth connectivity. The XT, XTA and the XT 4x4 variants also get cruise control. The Tata Hexa will be available in 5 colours which are the Arizona Blue, Tungsten Silver, Pearl White, Sky Grey and Platinum Silver. The price range of the new Tata SUV is between Rs 11.99 lakh to Rs 17.49 lakh (Ex-showroom price Delhi).