Indica Vista, the next generation in the Indica series by Tata Motors was launched in August 2008.For a car maker like Tata Motors that started making cars only a recently, all their hard work has given fruitful results with the vista.Indica Vista has the prospective to redefine the value for money.The new model comes with an attractive refreshing new look, spacious interiors and fabulous exteriors.
Variants & Colours
The petal shaped of Tata Indica Vista headlights has a marvelous look. The smiling front grille and tall taillights that seems to be a trademark of the indica make the car stand out from the crowd. Adding to the beauty of the automobile are its new central line on the hood and sharp crease lines on the door below the beltline.
Aqua, terra and Aura are the three variants of this car and are available in a wide range of vibrant colors including grey, black, blue, silver, orange, marine silver and red.
Interiors & seat arrangements
The interiors of the car are spacious and comfortable, making for a good ride. The twofold tones of grey and beige interiors add elegance to the look of the car. The front seats are highly comfortable with dual adjustable head restraints front and adjustable head restraints from rear with 60/40 split rear seat.
Car Exterior
Tata Indica Vista is accompanied by host of attractive exterior features like a bold honeycomb grille, wing shaped headlight cluster that complements the grille, and tall taillights that give the car a salient look. Some of the other features of Indica Vista include de-mister, and front/rear fog lamps, rear wiper The car rides on tubeless tyres, gas filled shock absorbers, and a new twist beam suspension.
Engine & Safety Features
The Indica Vista comes with two kinds of engines.One being the petrol driven engine that of a safari model of 1.2 liters and dispenses 65 bhp@5500 rpm and a maximum torque of 96 Nm@3000 rpm. The second one being the diesel driven engine which again is of two different configurations.
The first diesel variants of Tata Indica Vista are 1.4L turbocharged inter-cooled TDI engine and the second one is 1.3L Quadrajet Common Rail diesel engine.
The TDI engine gives a maximum torque of 135 Nm at 135 @ 2500 rpm and has 71 bhp @ 4500 rpm of power. The Quadrajet engine gives a higher torque, of 190 Nm @ 1750 rpm, and has a power of 75 bhp @ 4000 rpm.
One of the major drawbacks of this car is that there is no safety features compared to the other regular indicas.Features like airbags and ABS (Anti Brake Locking system) are not found in the car. Also according to surveys, the position of the Speedo meter poses a problem at times.
The swift and other similar cars still may have a little more edge in the overall feel good factor which the vista lacks, but with a reasonable price tag, considering the features and price to size to features ratio; this package is complete and simply unbeatable.The price ranges from Rs. 3.49 lakhs to Rs. 4.88 lakhs.
Updates::May 2010 New Version Drivetech4 announced
Tata indica Vista got a new version in its line up.This new version called Indica Vista Drivetech 4 has a starting price of Rs 3,57,000 in the petrol option and Rs 4,40,000 in the disel option.
The new Indica Vista Drivetech4 series car meets the Bharat Stage IV emission norm compliant Quadrajet diesel and Safire petrol.Thenew Drivetech 4 car is armed with a specially designed gearbox designed to provide the car high torque power and least vibration.