Tata Motors big launch

Tata Motors big launch, second only to the much anticipated one lakh car was the Indica. Longer and sleeker than the current Indica, the new car is designed keeping international markets in mind that demand better creature and safety features. Tata Motors claims that the car is 120 mm longer with a 70 mm extra wheelbase. Besides featuring a more European exterior and interior design, the company has also worked at addressing their engine range. Motive power will come from a 1.3-litre quadra-jet diesel engine, a variant of the 1.3 multi-jet engine from Fiat that also powers the Maruti Suzuki Swift diesel. A new 1.2-litre variable valve petrol engine will also feature in the engine bay, a technology that has so far been a preserve of the likes of Toyota and Honda. Tata also featured the Indigo CS, a compact sedan with a notchback that allows the Indigo to fall within the 16 per cent excise duty bracket. The shortened Indigo is available in both petrol and diesel engines. The Indica Dicor completes the Dicor-isation of its entire car range. The common-rail diesel produces 70 bhp from a 1.4-litre engine and Tata claims it gives 15 per cent better fuel-efficiency. Tata also showed its Xenon pick-up, a stylish ute that has so far been available for export only.