In the past few months, Tata Motors has been doing really well in terms of sales. In November 2020, the home-grown carmaker sold 23,600 units as opposed to 10,400 units of the same month previous year, registering 108 per cent growth. At present, Tata is India’s third largest car manufacturer, after Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai Motor India. Now, the company aims to achieve 40,000 monthly sales mark to challenge Hyundai and grab the second spot. Read – 7 New Tata Cars To Launch In 2021
In order to do so, the home-grown carmaker is betting big on its two new upcoming SUVs – Gravitas 6/7-seater and HBX mini SUV. Both models are slated to launch in early 2021. The Tata Gravitas is the bigger version of the Harrier sharing its platform, features and engine setup with the 5-seater SUV. Though, it’s 63mm longer and 80mm taller than its younger sibling. The wheelbase (2741mm) is exactly similar to the Harrier.
The upcoming Gravitas SUV has three row of seats arrangement, thanks to its stepped roof and longer rear overhang. Inside, it will have grey trim and ivory seat upholstery and door pads. Some of its key features will include auto hold function, an electronic parking brake and an 8.8-inch floating infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity and voice recognition feature. The SUV will also offer a 7-inch instrument panel, a 3-spoke steering wheel with mounted controls, climate control system, adjustable driver’s seat, cruise control and many more goodies.
As mentioned above, the Tata Gravitas will share its powertrain with the Harrier. That means, it will come with the 2.0L, 4-cylinder diesel engine and 6-speed manual and torque convertor automatic gearbox options. The oil burner pushes out a peak power of 168bhp and 350Nm of torque.
Talking about the Tata HBX, the micro SUV will be put up against the Maruti Suzuki S-Presso and the upcoming Hyundai’s mini SUV. The fresh spy pictures reveal that the front end of the model will look similar to the Harrier featuring split headlamps with LED DRLs, ‘Humanity Line’ grille and a dual-tone bumper. The higher trims could be exclusively offered with dual-tone alloy wheels.
Interior of the Tata HBX micro SUV is likely to retain of its elements from the concept. It will get a 3-spoke flat-bottom steering wheel and a floating infotainment unit with AC vents placed below it. While the lower trims might get black fabric seats, the higher variants could be offered with leather upholstery.
Tata’s upcoming mini SUV could be made available with two engine options – a 1.2L petrol (85bhp/113Nm) and 1.2L turbo. The latter one might be reserved for the top-spec variants. Transmission choices are likely to include a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed AMT unit. Read – New Tata Altroz Variant Coming This Christmas
The HBX concept based micro SUV will be the second Tata model to underpin the Alfa platform. If reports are to be believed, its production model might be named ‘Tata Timero’. Internally, it’s known as ‘Tata Hornbill’. It could be priced as low as Rs 5 lakh for the entry-level variant.
