TATA MOTORS LAUNCHED sub-compact sedan NEW TATA ZEST AT RS.4.64, IN INDIA SEE FEATURES

Tata Motors, the home-grown automajor, has finally launched its much anticipated sub-compact sedan - the Zest in India at a starting price of Rs. 4.64 lakh (ex-showroom). The Zest is the first all-new product based on Tata Motors' 'DesigNext, DriveNext, ConnectNext' philosophy. The car has been designed with inputs from the three design studios of Tata Motors - Pune, Conventry (UK) and Turin (Italy).

The Zest gets new Tata signature grille with the new 'Humanity Line', which flows into the head-lamps. Other fascinating design elements are projector head-lamps with chrome accents, LED lamps at the rear and a new set of 15-inch alloy wheels.

Also Read: Tata Zest Review

Tata has offered the new car with two engine options: a 1.2-litre MPFi turbocharged Revotron petrol engine and a 1.3-litre multijet diesel units. While the diesel motor is the same that powers the Vista, the 1.2-litre Revotron is Tata's newly-developed turbocharged petrol engine. While the regular petrol and diesel variants of the car come mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, there is one AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) powered diesel variant as well.

Variant-wise prices

Petrol

XE - Rs. 4.64 Lakh
XM - Rs. 5.25 Lakh
XMS - Rs. 5.43 Lakh
XT - Rs. 5.99 Lakh

Diesel

XE -  Rs. 5.64 Lakh
XM - Rs. 6.27 Lakh
XMS - Rs. 6.45 Lakh
XMA - Rs. 6.99 Lakh
XT - Rs. 6.99 Lakh

Engine and Transmission Options

1.2-litre Revotron petrol with a 5-speed manual transmission - 89bhp, 140Nm

1.3-litre Multijet diesel with a 5-speed manaul transmission - 74bhp, 190Nm

1.3-litre Multijet diesel with a 5-speed manual transmission - 89bhp, 200Nm

1.3-litre Multijet diesel with an automated manual transmission (AMT) - 89bhp, 200Nm

Dimensions

Length - 3995mm

Width - 1695mm

Height - 1570mm

Wheelbase - 2470mm

Fuel Tank - 44-litres

Ground Clearance - 165mm

Mileage

Petrol model - 17.6Km/l

Diesel model - 23Km/l

Highlights

- New 5-inch infotainment system - Harman/Kardon has designed the infotainment and audio acoustics system, While MapmyIndia has designed the next-gen navigation & location based services

- Drive by wire technology for better engine response

- Improved suspension coupled with a zero pivot subframe

- ABS

- Automated Manual Transmission