Tata - Great Endurance Challenge @ VRDE

sachinayak · 22nd March 2016, 12:41

Updates as of 8 days/192 km

Zest Revotron Petrol - 24231.9 km (Avg Speed 126.2 kmph)
Tiago Revotorq Diesel - 23707.9 km (Avg Speed 123.5 kmph)
Tiago Revotron Petrol - 23496.6 km (Avg Speed 122.4 kmph)
Bolt Revotron Petrol - 23196.5 km (Avg Speed 120.8 kmph)

Coming soon

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Two huge milestones in a handful of hours: 25,000km & 200hours of nonstop flat out motoring

Sheel · 22nd March 2016, 13:09

How long, kilometer or day wise is the drive planned?

mrbaddy · 22nd March 2016, 13:44

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Originally Posted by Sheel

How long, kilometer or day wise is the drive planned?

It looks like some big numbers are planned based on some of the tweets being posted in the last couple days.

Nothing officially being revealed.

I wouldn't be surprised if they don't stop till 50k kms run on all 4 cars.

sachinayak · 22nd March 2016, 20:27

The Zest and Tiago Diesel both have clocked 25000 kms.

The Zest took 198 Hours, 5 Min, 21.456 Seconds.

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The Tiago Diesel followed it a few hours later - taking 202 Hours, 21 Min, 18.489 Seconds.

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Source: Twitter.

aditya79india · 22nd March 2016, 21:02

I was wondering if they have achieved this without stopping the engine even once?

swiftnfurious · 22nd March 2016, 23:13

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Originally Posted by sachinayak

Updates as of 8 days/192 km....

192 hours I presume?

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Originally Posted by aditya79india

I was wondering if they have achieved this without stopping the engine even once?

I doubt. All the cars went through an oil change if you notice the pics. The cars were definitely not ON for the complete time frame. Neverthless, an achievement considering the speeds these cars have been doing with mnimal breaks for the last 1 week!

discoverwild · 23rd March 2016, 07:13

25000 kms in 198 hrs! Just did the math. It includes all the break periods for services and other pitstops too and yet they have managed to average 126kmph. That means the vehicles have been going at maximum speeds attainable all the time, to ensure adequate stopover times!!

Impressed. Not just for Tata, but the drivers and the cars too. This is real endurance for man and machine.

Many of us were disappointed with the engines being offered on the Tiago duo, as lacking in power. Although it still might not be fast on the block, the engines are refined enough to take this test and that's saying a lot.

The design team did what was expected of them, the development team too. Now I hope the marketing team does what's expected of them really well. Tata deserves to be back on the minds of the people.

DriveOnceMore · 23rd March 2016, 09:36

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Originally Posted by sachinayak

The Zest and Tiago Diesel both have clocked 25000 kms.

The Zest took 198 Hours, 5 Min, 21.456 Seconds.

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The Tiago Diesel followed it a few hours later - taking 202 Hours, 21 Min, 18.489 Seconds.

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Why the Tata Bolt is missing?
Was it not able to complete 25,000 KM?

drsingh · 23rd March 2016, 11:10

Is there media coverage on this?

If not, the marketing team missed an opportunity. Or they didn't get enough budget for the event.

I wish they'd gone all out and done it for 1 lakh kms

.

That's a nice eye catching number for news and great for a marketing campaign.

mrbaddy · 24th March 2016, 12:42

Updates after 10 days/240 hours of driving.

Zest Petrol : 30046.9 km
Tiago Diesel: 29552.4 km
Tiago Petrol: 29493.3 km
Bolt Petrol: 27802.9 km

Bolt is running slower compared to other cars due to delay in replacing a broken windshield screen.

Source: Twitter

ACM · 25th March 2016, 00:43

Wow. Hope they target 50k if not 1L kms

This is impressive considering the flat out speeds required to be maintained while on the move.

The oil and filter changes would have been f1 pit crew style.

Sad they lost time on the bolt windscreen.

Latheesh · 25th March 2016, 07:52

It is going to be a challenging task for drivers to reach 50k mark driving non stop at such a high speed. Kudos to the whole team behind it for crossing 30000 milestone.

Shanksta · 25th March 2016, 10:07

Found this on Twitter. SOURCE

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EDIT: Bolt also crosses 30k kms mark as of 5:40AM this morning.

mrbaddy · 25th March 2016, 11:52

Updates after 11 days/264 hours

Zest Petrol : 33,017 km
Tiago Petrol: 32,185 km
Tiago Diesel: 31,813 km
Bolt Petrol : 30,211 km

prashanthyr · 25th March 2016, 14:17

Good effort by Tata and they really need to market this properly.

Also reminds me of a similar exercise by Mercedes when they introduced the high performance version of 190 series (now C class)

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/art...0-e-23-16-nard

and an E320D endurance test

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4003/

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sachinayak BANNED Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 688 Thanked: 2,275 Times View My Garage	Re: Tata - Great Endurance Challenge @ VRDE The Zest and Tiago Diesel both have clocked 25000 kms. The Zest took 198 Hours, 5 Min, 21.456 Seconds. The Tiago Diesel followed it a few hours later - taking 202 Hours, 21 Min, 18.489 Seconds. Source: Twitter.
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discoverwild Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Coimbatore Posts: 1,082 Thanked: 2,625 Times	Re: Tata - Great Endurance Challenge @ VRDE 25000 kms in 198 hrs! Just did the math. It includes all the break periods for services and other pitstops too and yet they have managed to average 126kmph. That means the vehicles have been going at maximum speeds attainable all the time, to ensure adequate stopover times!! Impressed. Not just for Tata, but the drivers and the cars too. This is real endurance for man and machine. Many of us were disappointed with the engines being offered on the Tiago duo, as lacking in power. Although it still might not be fast on the block, the engines are refined enough to take this test and that's saying a lot. The design team did what was expected of them, the development team too. Now I hope the marketing team does what's expected of them really well. Tata deserves to be back on the minds of the people.
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23rd March 2016, 11:10	#54
drsingh BHPian Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ludhiana Posts: 750 Thanked: 606 Times	Is there media coverage on this? If not, the marketing team missed an opportunity. Or they didn't get enough budget for the event. I wish they'd gone all out and done it for 1 lakh kms . That's a nice eye catching number for news and great for a marketing campaign.
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mrbaddy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 382 Thanked: 1,373 Times	Re: Tata - Great Endurance Challenge @ VRDE Updates after 10 days/240 hours of driving. Zest Petrol : 30046.9 km Tiago Diesel: 29552.4 km Tiago Petrol: 29493.3 km Bolt Petrol: 27802.9 km Bolt is running slower compared to other cars due to delay in replacing a broken windshield screen. Source: Twitter
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25th March 2016, 00:43	#56
ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,649 Thanked: 4,007 Times View My Garage	Re: Tata - Great Endurance Challenge @ VRDE Wow. Hope they target 50k if not 1L kms This is impressive considering the flat out speeds required to be maintained while on the move. The oil and filter changes would have been f1 pit crew style. Sad they lost time on the bolt windscreen.
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25th March 2016, 07:52	#57
Latheesh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Kannur Posts: 3,646 Thanked: 6,043 Times	It is going to be a challenging task for drivers to reach 50k mark driving non stop at such a high speed. Kudos to the whole team behind it for crossing 30000 milestone.
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25th March 2016, 10:07	#58
Shanksta BHPian Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Madras Posts: 619 Thanked: 1,951 Times View My Garage	Re: Tata - Great Endurance Challenge @ VRDE Found this on Twitter. SOURCE EDIT: Bolt also crosses 30k kms mark as of 5:40AM this morning. Last edited by Shanksta : 25th March 2016 at 10:08.
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mrbaddy BHPian Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 382 Thanked: 1,373 Times	Re: Tata - Great Endurance Challenge @ VRDE Updates after 11 days/264 hours Zest Petrol : 33,017 km Tiago Petrol: 32,185 km Tiago Diesel: 31,813 km Bolt Petrol : 30,211 km
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prashanthyr BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 545 Thanked: 246 Times	Re: Tata - Great Endurance Challenge @ VRDE Good effort by Tata and they really need to market this properly. Also reminds me of a similar exercise by Mercedes when they introduced the high performance version of 190 series (now C class) https://www.classicdriver.com/en/art...0-e-23-16-nard and an E320D endurance test http://www.gizmag.com/go/4003/
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