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| ![]() Great to see Tata following the traditional Safari marketing theme, looking good so far. The historic Safari 'Reclaim your Life' campaign is well recognised, therefore makes a lot of sense to piggyback on the same rather than start something from scratch and wait for it to gain traction! Nice build up for the 22nd, fingers crossed for some stellar pricing! Quote:
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| ![]() What's left to tease I wonder? We know the product, we have the name. This exercise should have been done in Jan itself. Wasted advertisement bucks, if you ask me. |
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BHPian | ![]() I have booked the New Safari. Checks most boxes for me.. Safety (piggybacking on Tatas big focus on safety), roomy 3rd row and good power. Need help in choosing the right variant esp with just 73L boot space. Can I get a luggage carrier attached later, on the variant with the sunroof, if I repeatedly run out of boot space? Seems absurd to cover sunroof with a grill though 🥺 |
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| ![]() Can you avoid the glass area and get a 'minuscule rack' tailor-made for just the small, steel roof area? I mean, there is the shark-fin antenna to deal with, so the carrier needs to be slightly taller. Just putting a thought out there
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Ask the Hexa. A stellar product praised by all, not much of marketing hype, probably the best 6/7 seat SUV/MUV, but it flopped. Post being culled, lot of crocodile tears in this forum on how they "would" have bought one. Compare this to a Harrier, vilified on this forum, however the market has lapped it up. A reality check: opinions on this forum don't reflect the real world. | |
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| ![]() We make the forum. And every view matters. Else why would we all be here? Hexa isn't exactly a good looking car. My cousin passed this up (in spite of me forcing him to the showroom) and bought a XUV 500 for looks alone. Harrier is vilified and looked up to, as well. These are balanced views
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() This particular picture looks worrying to me. I would not like any of my loved ones to sit in this seat, as their back and head would be too close (in my opinion) to the rear hatch, with barely any crumple zone. ![]() In the quest for usable legroom in the third row, manufacturers tend to push the seat as far back as possible. But, to my mind, this is not just a boot-space issue, but a safety concern as well. Especially because adjudging the effect of a rear end impact on the last row passengers is not a part of the standard crash test, and consumers only have a visual reference to go by. The core issue seems to be that this car is too small to be a real 6 / 7 seater. I would like to think if it as strictly a 4 / 5 seater, with a bigger boot than the Harrier's. I would request moderators to comment on this aspect in reviews going forward, as this is a common-enough way to shoehorn a third row. Here is the pic of a 'real' 7-seater, for comparison (Kia Carnival). The difference in crumple length is significant: ![]() Last edited by vipul_singh : 17th February 2021 at 09:35. |
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| ![]() Don't worry, there is adequate space. 'Such a little space' is inadequate for luggage, but they have given this just so your head doesn't hit the glass. That's the real motive, I feel. In fact that thought did strike me at first, and I wanted to be doubly sure |
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Compare it to Safari, and the Hexa had the clear 3Madvantage:More Comfort: Better set of seats, the Safari front seats don't offer the under thigh support, design, and cushioning; that's even near to Hexa and the segment leader. Couple this to better suspension and the awesome ride quality!More Practicality: Safari has better in-the-door storage, but Hexa has a boot - case closed!More Capability: RWD, put 7 people on board, put some snow or slush on the surface and make it an incline. Let's see who can climb it easier. Recently on the snow drive, I noticed that Hexa was moving without any wheelspin at all, while the FWDs were all having a hard time going uphill whenever they lost momentum (Yes 1st gear momentum of 10-15 kph). Additionally the weight and wider tyres of Hexa made it move better than even the Crysta too (A lot of Crysta cabs actually). These FWD SUVs are a sore failure when it comes to incline + low grip situation, their TCS needs to work very hard to make sure that the UV keeps moving ahead.Quote:
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If luggage carrier is mandatory, go for a version lower than the top end, that way you end up saving some amount, which you can spend on better quality luggage carrier. | |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Thanks a lot for an unbiased and genuinely great review as always. One of my family member is seriously contemplating on buying the Safari top end automatic variant. We did a long test drive and were very thoroughly impressed by the the SUV in many aspects. But as mentioned in the Cons in the review about the Service interval of just being 6 months / 7500 KM. It is really a matter of concern in this age of minimum standard of 1 year / 10000 KM interval. I would like to know honest views of the owners of a Harrier on this aspect with respect to the quality of ASS and more importantly the cost of paid service. I'm not sure if this is discussed or covered in any other thread as i was unable to find these details on Harrier review Thread. Any genuine comments of Tata owners are really welcome to make a decision. |
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