TATA ARIA

Tata Motors took help from the technicians at its subsidiary Land Rover to fine tune the handling of the Tata Aria. It is definitely an improvement from the handling of the Tata Safari – a comparable beast. The Aria does roll when leaned into corners. 
    
 Design 
Tata insists that the Aria is not just a people-mover, but a proper 4×4 in its own right. Initial impressions suggest a very competitive package with some first-time safety features. Torque on demand  adapting all terrain quality/capabilities.
    The Tata Aria is best described as a people mover on some serious steroids with all-weather and all-road capability. The very large and very intimidating front is dominated by the large three-slat chrome grille flanked by large swooping dual-barrel projector headlamps. Front fog-lamps are inset in the blacked-out bumper insert which quite helps in getting rid of some visual bulk on the front and gives it a more aggressive look. The muscular flared-fenders which house meaty 235/65 sized rubber on purposeful five dual-spoke 17” alloy wheels really do give the Aria a slightly chunky and very SUV-like demeanor. 

Tata Aria’s interiors are a pleasurable place to be in. comfortably seat five passengers in the front two rows, but the ARIA wins with more leg space in the third row, strange because, the Aria is bigger. The quality of materials and the wooden bits are top-notch in both the cars. 

ENGINE :

It is a 2.2 liter diesel motor making 140 PS @ 4000 rpm and a massive 320 Nm of torque @ 2200 rpm. These figures are enough to haul this crossover from 0-100 kmph in 15.65 seconds. That is also considering the nearly 2,225 kerb weight of the Tata Aria. Having a smaller engine that glistens with modern technology, helps the Tata Aria post better acceleration figures. It reaches a top speed of 170 kmph. It is quite tractable and very silent in its operation. Braking is done with the help of 320mm ventilated discs at the front and 280 mm solid discs at the rear. The Tata Aria returns 10.9 kmpl in the city and an excellent, if suspicious figure of 18.3 kmpl  on the highway. This translates to over all figures of 14.6 kmpl. So much with 4 wheel drive.

safety features in the Tata Aria include Electronic Stability Program (ESP), ABS, EBD and traction control. The Aria also includes a segment first 6 airbags, cruise control, side intrusion beams and a collapsible steering column. The steering wheel is also quite easy to fit in the hands and has cruise control, Bluetooth and audio controls in them. There is also a satellite based navigation system, leather upholstery, darkness sensing head lamps, rain sensing wipers, glove box chiller, 6 CD audio system and reverse camera. 

Design and Styling

• Huge 17" wheels, Chrome finish front grille, ORVM integrated turn indicators
• Round shaped fog lamps, Vertical pillar mounted tail lamps
• Swept back head lamps with integrated turn indicators

In term of Design and styling Aria is one the best looking products from Tata. Huge seventeen inch wheels with disc brakes all around give the Aria this imposing stance. The front end of Aria looks very similar with large sized headlamps, large chrome finished front grille and large front bumper with huge airdam flanked by round front fog lamps on both sides. All in all Aria looks very balanced and proportionate. But the fit and finish of Aria is a notch up in comparison to other Tata products. When viewed from side Aria looks very huge and the different shaped rear quarter glass give it a modern and up to date look. The front grille of Tata Aria is finished in chrome which give it upmarket look, overall fit and finish and paint quality.

Exterior Dimensions :

Length of Tata Aria is 4780mm, width is 1895mm and height is 1780mm. Tata Aria has a seating capacity of seven passengers and all are comfortable, all because of Tata Aria's huge wheelbase of 2850mm and overall ground clearance of 200mm also lends off-roading capability to Tata Aria. Tata Aria is bigger in all respects and hence proves to be much more comfortable with more legroom and headroom.