Spy Pics : The new Telcoline

BunnyPunia · 22nd October 2006, 13:40

managed to click 10-12 pics of the new TATA Telcoline, both the single cab as well as the double cab versions. There are a lotta changes and the vehicle looks like a Hilux...
I was riding from Mumbai into Pune on the Kinetic Jupiter (im on currently on the great indian road trip..)

scorp 1 · 22nd October 2006, 13:57

Hey, you managed to click neat pics from your scooterette !
Good job done

How is a TelcoLine different from TataMobile? Aren't both similar products?

PS - I've been following the updates on the Great Indian Roadtrip (GIR) by xBhp.com. Have loved all the snaps .. Awesome ! You guys rock !
For unawares - here's the link : http://www.thegreatindianroadtrip.com

rahul_intlad · 22nd October 2006, 14:06

Dont know if tata is making an export specific model as well because have seen a sportier looking version of the above as well.Infact I initially thought it was a ford endevour pick-up version[front view quite similar] but it was confirmed as a tata product once the moment I saw it go into the Telco premises.

nitrous · 22nd October 2006, 14:13

She's tooo HOTT!
Well done,TATA!

swale84 · 22nd October 2006, 14:13

Yup, saw one outside the Tata Motors Pimpri plant..front grill looked just like the endeavour's, had me confused for a while....that was a twin cab version though, I think.

Also saw a heavily taped up Indica there a couple of weeks ago.........

BunnyPunia · 22nd October 2006, 14:27

@scorp : thanks to canon 350D and the fish eye lense

overall the vehicle does look good and while i did hv a tough time keepin upto 100km/h and only den was i able to overtake the test car (the jupiter does around 120km/h on the clock)

sajo · 22nd October 2006, 14:28

Whew! Finally a good look at this thing.. After two failed attempts to click its pics as mentioned in this post. I absolutely love the new front end. Considering that the new TL will be mainly targeted at the export market, quality will take a giant leap too.
BTW, what remains to be seen is whether the 2.2 L DICOR will be introduced on this one.
And I agree with you Bunny, its mighty quick. I was riding at 80 kmph when I was within a few meters of this thing, when the driver decided to floor it. By the time I got myself to 100kmph (i was on a 150 DTSi), he had disappeared over the horizon.

milin · 23rd October 2006, 02:19

Hey great pics..Congrats...we finally get to see what the forthcomind TL would look like, thanks to you....i guess they will be changing the headlamps and tail lights cause they look like temporary units to fill up the spaces and also to enable the car to be testworthy and road legal during testing..

gd1418 · 23rd October 2006, 08:57

With a set of alloys, broader tyres and better head & tail lamps, this could be the pick-up truck I'm looking for. If it is equipped with the 2.2 DICOR, then....ssslllluuurrrp. Will it have a 4x4??

Bunnybhai, great pics from a 2wheeler at 100Kmph. I am sure you must have had a pillion to do this..If not, then truly amazing...

condor · 23rd October 2006, 09:07

Bunny - good catch. Thanks for the pics. What abt the other pics - can you post them on imageshack?

From the pics, this things looks like a beast. Reminds a bit of the pick-ups from dodge etc. Hoping the interior is more than just an evolution from the current 207DI-Ex.

Su-47 · 23rd October 2006, 10:33

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Originally Posted by BunnyPunia

@scorp : thanks to canon 350D and the fish eye lense

overall the vehicle does look good and while i did hv a tough time keepin upto 100km/h and only den was i able to overtake the test car (the jupiter does around 120km/h on the clock)

Forgive the ignorance, but what exactly is Jupiter? A scooterette capable of doing 120! Is it launched for sale or you had access to some test vehicle?

garvit2002 · 23rd October 2006, 10:36

man this one looks very good . a great upgrade to tata207di

typeOnegative · 23rd October 2006, 12:01

The Telcoline is the export version of the Tatamobile right?

directinjection · 23rd October 2006, 14:11

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Originally Posted by milin

Hey great pics..Congrats...we finally get to see what the forthcomind TL would look like, thanks to you....i guess they will be changing the headlamps and tail lights cause they look like temporary units to fill up the spaces and also to enable the car to be testworthy and road legal during testing..

A closer look at the picture reveals that the headlight is derived from the one fitted on Sumo SE model, with a large plain glass covering to take care of the air drag. It definitely requires better headlights, as you have rightly pointed out. But somehow, I have a feeling that the design in the picture is the final one and the cost-conscious guys at Tata Motors will disappoint us, as far as the headlights go.

The new TL doesn't look radically different from the current TL/207. Considering that the Tatamobile appeared way back in July 1988, a more contemporary design would have been more welcome. Apart from the 2.2 DICOR, they should also offer the 4 cylinder 3.8 litre Cummins engine which Tata's subsidiary Tata Cummins already produces. Then it might even sell in the US!

Great pics Bunny!

maxbhp · 24th October 2006, 09:31

Great , thats all I can say . If only had they made it reliable atleast like a Mahindra , its going to be one helluva car. Doesnt it look a bit Montero-ish fromt his angle ?

22nd October 2006, 13:40	#1
BunnyPunia BANNED Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 904 Thanked: 1,511 Times View My Garage	Spy Pics : The new Telcoline managed to click 10-12 pics of the new TATA Telcoline, both the single cab as well as the double cab versions. There are a lotta changes and the vehicle looks like a Hilux... I was riding from Mumbai into Pune on the Kinetic Jupiter (im on currently on the great indian road trip..)
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22nd October 2006, 13:57	#2
scorp 1 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: DL Posts: 167 Thanked: 6 Times	Hey, you managed to click neat pics from your scooterette ! Good job done How is a TelcoLine different from TataMobile? Aren't both similar products? PS - I've been following the updates on the Great Indian Roadtrip (GIR) by xBhp.com. Have loved all the snaps .. Awesome ! You guys rock ! For unawares - here's the link : http://www.thegreatindianroadtrip.com
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22nd October 2006, 14:06	#3
rahul_intlad Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pune Posts: 1,577 Thanked: 5 Times	Dont know if tata is making an export specific model as well because have seen a sportier looking version of the above as well.Infact I initially thought it was a ford endevour pick-up version[front view quite similar] but it was confirmed as a tata product once the moment I saw it go into the Telco premises.
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22nd October 2006, 14:13	#4
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,964 Thanked: 333 Times View My Garage	She's tooo HOTT! Well done,TATA!
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22nd October 2006, 14:13	#5
swale84 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 457 Thanked: 9 Times	Yup, saw one outside the Tata Motors Pimpri plant..front grill looked just like the endeavour's, had me confused for a while....that was a twin cab version though, I think. Also saw a heavily taped up Indica there a couple of weeks ago.........
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22nd October 2006, 14:27	#6
BunnyPunia BANNED Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: New Delhi Posts: 904 Thanked: 1,511 Times View My Garage	@scorp : thanks to canon 350D and the fish eye lense overall the vehicle does look good and while i did hv a tough time keepin upto 100km/h and only den was i able to overtake the test car (the jupiter does around 120km/h on the clock)
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22nd October 2006, 14:28	#7
sajo Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 2,625 Thanked: 1,157 Times	Whew! Finally a good look at this thing.. After two failed attempts to click its pics as mentioned in this post. I absolutely love the new front end. Considering that the new TL will be mainly targeted at the export market, quality will take a giant leap too. BTW, what remains to be seen is whether the 2.2 L DICOR will be introduced on this one. And I agree with you Bunny, its mighty quick. I was riding at 80 kmph when I was within a few meters of this thing, when the driver decided to floor it. By the time I got myself to 100kmph (i was on a 150 DTSi), he had disappeared over the horizon. Last edited by sajo : 22nd October 2006 at 14:31.
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23rd October 2006, 02:19	#8
milin BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 95 Thanked: 43 Times	Hey great pics..Congrats...we finally get to see what the forthcomind TL would look like, thanks to you....i guess they will be changing the headlamps and tail lights cause they look like temporary units to fill up the spaces and also to enable the car to be testworthy and road legal during testing..
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23rd October 2006, 08:57	#9
gd1418 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,577 Thanked: 729 Times View My Garage	With a set of alloys, broader tyres and better head & tail lamps, this could be the pick-up truck I'm looking for. If it is equipped with the 2.2 DICOR, then....ssslllluuurrrp. Will it have a 4x4?? Bunnybhai, great pics from a 2wheeler at 100Kmph. I am sure you must have had a pillion to do this..If not, then truly amazing... Last edited by gd1418 : 23rd October 2006 at 09:00.
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23rd October 2006, 09:07	#10
condor Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Speed-brkr City Posts: 16,242 Thanked: 16,903 Times View My Garage	Bunny - good catch. Thanks for the pics. What abt the other pics - can you post them on imageshack? From the pics, this things looks like a beast. Reminds a bit of the pick-ups from dodge etc. Hoping the interior is more than just an evolution from the current 207DI-Ex.
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23rd October 2006, 10:36	#12
garvit2002 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Jaipur Posts: 241 Thanked: 2 Times	man this one looks very good . a great upgrade to tata207di
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23rd October 2006, 12:01	#13
typeOnegative Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vikhroli, Mumbai, India Posts: 1,502 Thanked: 28 Times	The Telcoline is the export version of the Tatamobile right?
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24th October 2006, 09:31	#15
maxbhp Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: C C K Posts: 1,383 Thanked: 92 Times View My Garage	Great , thats all I can say . If only had they made it reliable atleast like a Mahindra , its going to be one helluva car. Doesnt it look a bit Montero-ish fromt his angle ? Last edited by maxbhp : 24th October 2006 at 09:33.
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