A touchscreen infotainment system and automatic climate control are sorely missed. For starters, automatic climate control is not offered even on the fully loaded variant, there is no touchscreen infotainment system which has become a norm even in lower segments and the MID display on the instrument console offers very limited info. Featuresĭespite being a car that has a price tag of INR 14.36 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi), Safari suffers from a serious lack of equipment compared to the competition. There are still some issues though, like the malfunctioning rear seat lock which fails to keep the seat back in place (something which we encountered in the old car as well back in 2012).
Material quality is pretty much the same as the old car but the new black color theme has certainly enhanced the perceived quality. Flexible seating solution and rear jumps seats add to the SUV’s practicality. Dual-AC with floor- and roof-mounted rear vents cool the cabin effectively. The seats come in handly to transport two additional passengers on a short trip but a long stint would prove uncomfortable. Safari also offers two jump seats in the luggage bay which technically makes it a 7-seater. New seat fabrics are on offer and the seats are comfortable as always. So you’re forced to position your seat a little lower than your liking.
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At an optimum driving position, the key fob annoyingly tends to get in the way of driver’s right knee (this happened with two drivers of very different build and seating position).
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Black color theme, silver inserts and a new steering wheel heighten the perceived quality of the cabin.įront and rear seats, which have always been supremely comfortable, continue unchanged but we would’ve liked an improved driver ergonomics. The faux wooden inserts have been replaced by silver elements to blend better with new color theme and the subtly revised centre console now incorporates a new HARMAN audio system console (pre-facelift version’s music system had an after market feel in the way it was incorporated into the dashboard). The new multifunction steering wheel which is inspired by that of Zest do spruce up the dashboard’s overall appearance. InteriorĬhanges on the inside are relatively more noticeable primarily because of the new all-black color theme. The roof rails are no more color coordinated and that’s where exterior visual changes end. So what has changed? The front grill and secondary air dam receive new black honey comb meshing instead of chrome finished vertically-oriented rectangular elements and the ‘STORME’ typeface on the chrome grille headliner is now black in color. Unless both pre-facelift and newer versions are parked side by side, one would be hard pressed to point out the visual differences. Unfortunately, with the facelift, the company has missed another great opportunity to impart a fresh appeal into the off roader.
The grille and secondary air dam get different meshing and that’s pretty much it. In short, we think not being distinctive enough is Safari Stome’s Achilles heel. In their defense, Tata Motors officials stated that the core character of the design was kept intact to retain the loyalty old car commanded from off road enthusiasts. This strategy may have given the new gen SUV a reasonably stable monthly sales figure but it never really helped the bottom line. When it was launched in 2012, Tata Safari Storme was clearly a next generation product in its own right with an all-new hydroformed chassis, improved engine and new interiors but the designers settled for a philosophy that was too close to its predecessor (which is being sold alongside). In an attempt to bring it to the fore, Tata Motors has introduced a minor refresh for the 2015 model year and we lived with one for a good part of a week to find out if the brawny SUV gained the X factor which was missing before. Tata Safari Storme offers all the above and some more but, much to the company’s annoyance, it’s sales figures are nowhere close to the segment leader.
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