Tata Indica V2 Xeta

Vehicle Detail

Tata Motors Limited one of the primary players in the passenger car segment, launched Indica in December 1998. Within a week of its launch it crossed one lakh bookings and rose up to be the number one car in the passenger category. Though touted as an indigenous car, the outer body was designed by an Italian automobile design house I.DE.A (Institute of Development in Automobile Engineering). Initial customer feedback on mileage and efficiency aspects led to re-engineered versions of Indica in the form of Indica V1 and later Indica V2. Though the diesel version of Indica was widely popular, the petrol version – Indica Petrol V2 MPFI wasn’t a success. Tata Motors wanted to relinquish the image of a diesel carmaker and launched Indica V2 Xeta in January 2006 as an effort to firmly establish its brand in the customers mind as a viable petrol option. XETA is the acronym for “eXtra fuel Efficiency, Torque Advantage” engine. The company claims that the XETA was launched with a vision of providing the customer fuel efficiency at an affordable price.

Engine : The GLX version sports a 1405cc engine with a 32 bit microprocessor controlled multi point fuel injection, delivers a power output of 70PS at 4800rpm and a fuel efficiency of 14kmpl under standard test conditions. It has two electronic control units connected in master slave configuration and has a maximum torque output of 12.4 kgm at 2600rpm.

Exteriors : The premium hatchback spans 3.7m in length and 1.7m in width, with a kerb weight of around 995kgs which is around 200kgs more than its competitors. The car is sturdy and sports body colored bumpers, flared wheels, chrome front grille, tinted wind shield and eye shaped headlamps.

Interiors : The car has beautiful beige interiors with spot lamps; all doors operated cabin lamp, stylish seats, tachometer and digital trip meter. The front two seats are comfortable and roomy while the rear seat has ample legroom for cozy long distance drives.

Safety : The safety features include collapsible steering column, child safety locks for the rear doors, spoiler with stop lamps, antisubmarine seats and fog lamps.

Dual Fuel Model : The dual fuel version, Indica V2 XETA LPG starts on petrol and switches over to LPG thereby reducing the carbon- di- oxide emission by10 percent and delivering high fuel efficiency. The transition from petrol to LPG is quite smooth.

Variants : There are three petrol versions GL- without AC, GLE- with AC and GLS – with AC and power steering, and two LPG versions – GLE and GLS versions only. The GLG and GLX variants are equipped with AC and heater.

Colors : The car is available in Salsa Red, Amazon Blue, Pastel Green, Cavern Grey, Carbon Black, Arizona Ochre, Arctic Silver and Mint White.