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Tata Tiago EV | A Close Look & Preview

1st October 2022, 11:22 by Aditya Nadkarni

The Tiago EV is offered with two battery pack options - 1. 'Medium Range' with a 19.2 kWh battery and a claimed range of 250 km and 2. 'Long Range' with a 24 kWh battery and a claimed range of 315 km.

Tata Tiago EV Preview

Introduction

Over the past couple of years, Tata Motors has been on a roll with its electric vehicles. A market share of 89% and more than 45,000 EVs on the road are a testament to that statement. While a big chunk of those sales comes from the Nexon EV, the Tigor EV is gaining ground too. After the launch of the Tigor EV last year, everyone expected the Tiago EV to follow closely. However, Tata Motors has taken its time to launch the electric version of the hatchback. During this time, they've tried to make sure that the Tiago EV feels like an individual product in itself and not just another variant or the hatchback version of the Tigor EV. There are quite a few changes that differentiate the Tiago EV from the regular Tiago and the Tigor EV.

The Tiago EV is offered with two battery pack options - 1. 'Medium Range' with a 19.2 kWh battery and a claimed range of 250 km and 2. 'Long Range' with a 24 kWh battery and a claimed range of 315 km. The Medium Range Tiago EV gets a motor that puts out 60 BHP and 110 Nm, while the Long Range variant is powered by a motor producing 74 BHP and 114 Nm. Tata is prioritising the production of the 24kWh battery pack variants to match customer expectations at the time of delivery. There are 4 variants on offer - XE, XT, XZ+ and XZ+ Tech Lux with prices starting at Rs. 8.49 lakh (click here for the detailed price list). There are 5 colour options to choose from - Teal Blue, Daytona Grey, Tropical Mist, Pristine White and Midnight Plum.

You can download the 2022 Tata Tiago EV brochure here.

Exterior

Front end is identical to the Tigor EV except for the grille, which is blacked out:

No design changes at the rear apart from the missing tailpipe:

The Tiago EV measures 3,769 mm in length, 1,677 mm in width and 1,536 mm in height and has a wheelbase of 2,400 mm. The EV is 4 mm longer than the regular Tiago:

Changes have been made to the suspension setup to integrate the battery and motor into the platform. While the exact ground clearance hasn't been revealed, it appears similar to the regular Tiago (170 mm):

In profile, the 14-inch wheels look proportionate for the size of the car:

Halogen projector headlamps are offered on the XZ+ and XZ+ Tech Lux variants of the Long Range variant:

LED DRLs and foglamps are placed on the bumper. Fog lamps get blue accents around them:

The '.EV' badge on the grille doesn't feel like it will age well. The 'EV' badge on the Tigor looked better (reference image):

Sad to see that there's no underbody protection here. Being an EV, we would've expected Tata to make an exception and provide underbody protection, just for the additional peace of mind:

Another '.EV' badge on the fender. Check out the extra metallic shimmer of this 'Teal Blue' paint shade. The shimmer looks excessive under the spotlight, but should be normal under sunlight:

All door handles get nice piano black inserts:

Roof-coloured ORVMs look good. These come with the auto-fold feature:

No 15-inch alloys here like the regular Tiago. Instead, you get these 14-inch steel wheels with 'Hyperstyle' wheel covers and 175/65 section tyres:

Drum brakes at the rear:

Tata needs to tighten up on quality control. The rear door handle was misaligned on the display car:

Contrast black roof is offered only on the top-end XZ+ Tech Lux variant:

Tail-lamp cluster is the same as the regular Tiago:

'TIAGO.EV' lettering has a different font compared to the regular Tiago. This one looks more classy. The placement of the reversing camera and boot release is just not ergonomic. You'll be brushing your hand against the camera while opening the hatch and the probability of it getting damaged in a collision is high:

Look underneath and you will see the battery pack. The Tiago EV gets rear twist beam suspension with coil spring mounted on hydraulic shock absorbers:

High-voltage cables should've been covered up properly. Leaving them exposed is a bit disconcerting:

Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor puts out 74 BHP & 114 Nm of torque. In comparison, the Tigor EV puts out 170 Nm of torque:

Cheap pipe leading to the washer fluid tank:

This 7.2 kW AC fast charger will charge the car from 10-100% in 3.6 hours. You can also save Rs. 50,000 and go for a 3.3 kW AC charger that will take 6.4 hours for charging from 10% to 100%. You always have the cheapest and the best option of charging from a 15A wall socket which takes 8.7 hours (10-100%). While on the road, you have the option of a DC fast charger which takes 57 minutes (50kW) to charge from 10-80%:

Battery pack gets the IP67 rating (water and dust-resistant). You also get 8 years / 1,60,000 km warranty for the battery and the motor. The standard warranty of the car is 3 years / 1,25,000 km. We suggest you definitely go for the maximum extended warranty option: