The other vehicle I have is the Tata Indica Vista Quadrajet. I bought it in September 2009. Now I am sure many would frown like What!! An Indica… taxi… that obnoxious tourist gaadi… Mind you this is different… a lot different.
For starters Tata developed this car from grounds up… they made this new generation Indica, bigger, taller and stronger (sounds like that boost ad… na ) yes! This was a complete transformation of a car a true facelift on an existing model unlike some other companies that do just superficial work like new headlights, new seat covers with some body graphics and voila launch them as upgrades or limited edition pricing them higher and fleecing the poor customer.
Tata changed the Indica from its basics and introduced a new heart, the engine a world renowned CRDI engine from Fiat (this same engine is in many cars in the country today eg. The fiat Punto and the Linea, Maruti Swift & the Dezire and of course Tata Manza and the Indica), they all share the same engine.
Very few people knew about this fact and many did not believe it. Well it’s an engine which was developed by three international giants Fiat, Suzuki and General Motors. The latter left the collaboration due to some differences in agreement but the two former companies carried forward and Fiat took the major share in developing this gem and because Tata Fiat jointly sell their cars in India Tata too got to use this engine for their cars.
The Indica vista is a big hatch back. It can easily seat 3 adults in the back seat with ample leg and head room. The driving position is perfect and the top model has safety features like ABS and airbags. The steering is height adjustable and so is the driver’s seat. The engine is a powerful diesel mill 1345cc with 75bhp on the tap. The average fuel economy I have got in the past two years is 16kmpl with the air conditioner always on. The average goes up if I drive on the highways and decent speeds and I have experienced up to 20kmpl on few trips. Plus one gets the economy of diesel which thankfully the government has not touched as yet.
Enjoy the pictures for now
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