NEW TATA INDICA VISTA - CHANGES EVERYTHING

The country’s largest auotomobile Company have launched their new Tata Indica Vista on August 23rd 2008.Going by the first looks , it is evident that Tata means business..

Well , they have a good catch line that goes with it which says “Changes Everything”.

To start off it has one petrol version and two diesel versions .Your’s truly had a test dive yesterday and I loved it to be honest.The first impression that you get when you see the car is “its big”.

Some of the features that Vista boasts of have been very thoughtfully incorporated by Tata and it does makes sense.For eg:-If the wipers are on ,the rear wiper is turned on as long as the reverse gear is engaged.The plastics aren’t restricted to the dashboards,they are present on both the front and rear door pads, seats have adjustable height and lumbar support.

Exterior:-

Comparing to its contemporaries , this one’s a huge car!
Some of the prominent features which immediately stands out are :-

1.Full length tail lamp cluster which gives it a sleek look

2.All new bumpers

3.A very stylish antenna(only available with the top variant)

4.Swept back headlamp cluster

5.Adjustable seats(height)

6.double din music system with a USB port.

The overall styling is amazing ,With the headlamps giving it a nice look. The radiator grill has a chrome strip on its top border to give it a sophisticated look.The vista is best viewed from the rear where the longlights and the rounded shape adds to its sleek design.I was quite impressed with the doors.the doors have external rubber beadings which results in less noice when the doors are shut .( I did try more than a few times opening and closing the doors much to the annoyance of the sales manager).

The bonnet weighed lesser when you compare this to other indica models which suggest that this one’s light.If you look carefully , you will observe that Vista has a lot of changes when you compare it to the older models , yes “Changes Everything”.

Interiors:-

This is where , Vista really rocks !Interiors are the best yet on a Tata passenger vehicle.

Lot of space inside and the comfort is well looked after . The seats can be adjusted for height . It has a 2 din music system with a USB port.
The noice levels inside the car are kept to a minimum . You wouldn’t know when the car has started! .

In the previous versions of Indica , one of the negative feedbacks was, that the steering used to vibrate at higher speeds (We are talking of 100-120KMH) .This one’s pretty steady.

The A/C is excellent and cools the cabin in no time .The A/c vents have two knobs each to direct the horizontal and vertical airflow as desired.

The mileage ,what the company says is about 15.5 with A/c for the lower variant(Petrol) and 18 for the diesel version.

Overall I would give a rating of 8 /10 to Vista .

So the square cut point is Vista is here to stay !