Tata Motors must be working on piecing together the upcoming SUV previewed by Tata Hexa concept now, at a component manufacturer/supplier level, to get the car ready for launch, hopefully by early 2016.
Tata Motors has found a way to preserve all the hard work they put in for the Aria MPV, and sell it with a brand new appeal.
Information has leaked that Tata Hexa automatic variant that is known to debut a new 6-speed automatic transmission will be receiving kits from General Motors Powertrain (GMPT) – a division of General Motors Corporation. In addition, or maybe as a result, the gearbox setup is said to be of much higher quality than the units offered in SUVs under Rs. 30 lakhs in India. Indirectly hinting that Tata Hexa automatic will be smoother and more responsive than Toyota Fortuner automatic.
Then, on a similar note, the new Hexa SUV with wildly renovated design, inline with Tata Motors’ next-gen design philosophy, will have to be tweaked to be feasible and cost effective for mass production. That job, of taking care of manufacturing feasibility and tooling for related components, is said to be outsourced to LG, Korea. This is the same firm that renders design consulting and similar services for major auto manufacturers including Hyundai.
This package which is now marketed as SUV, since the earlier premium MPV campaign failed to take off, has better chances of seeing success.
This new design developed by Tata Motors is said to reduce the coefficient of drag as compared to its original model, Tata Aria. This has reportedly resulted in marginal increase in fuel efficiency and top speed.
Tata Aria MPV was already highly capable in terms of its functions, including going off-road. There is already a 4×4 variant on offer. So it may not be a difficult task to spin it as a functional SUV.
Some of the known specifications of upcoming Tata Hexa based SUV, include DRLs on front end, LED tail lamps at the rear, 19 inch alloy wheels shod with 235/55 section tyres, 2.2 litre Varicor 400 diesel engine producing 155 PS max power and 400 Nm peak torque and Terrain Response system.
Source – Gaadi.com
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