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Tata has unveiled the Safari Storme at the Auto Expo 2012 in India. The new-generation SUV’s exterior has been reworked, with a new front grille, side cladding, new projector headlamps and all-new rear looks heading the list.
Elswhere, the bonnet has also been given a restyling job to include a ‘power bulge’ to lend the Storme a sportier look, and the spare tyre has been relocated to under the vehicle. Other fresh items include new pull-type door handles and side footsteps, as well as newly-designed roof-rails, side cladding and a new tailgate trim, replete with an ergonomically-designed grab handle.
The Safari Storme is powered by a 2.2 litre DiCOR diesel with a Variable Geometry Turbo, and has 140 PS at 4,000 rpm and 320 Nm at 1,700-2,700 rpm for numbers, with a five-speed G-76 Mark II manual transmission in attendance. There’s electronic shift-on-the-fly (ESOF), enabling switching from 2WD to 4WD mode while on the move, and the Storme offers a generous 200 mm of ground clearance, handy for those off-road moments.
Tata has dressed up the Safari Storme’s cabin with the inclusion of beige seats matched with a leather-wrapped steering wheel, chrome highlighted gear knob, wood-accented dashboard and door trim, a new instrument cluster, chrome-lined speaker grilles and inside door handles.
Other interior kit includes tilt-adjustable steering, dual air-conditioning with a separate integrated roof mounted blower for rear passengers and integrated 12V-gadget charging points across all three rows of seating.
Safety-wise, there’s four-channel ABS with EBD, dual front airbags, disc brakes throughout and an Inertia Switch, which automatically cuts off the fuel supply to the engine, unlocks all the doors and switches on the hazard warning light in the event of a crash.
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decent list of equipment…but the looks…oh God…why? (o.0)
new bollywood moviestar coming………….hohoho
Oh dear… this SUV is gonna star in every Indian movie for the next 20 years. God bless.
Indian can make SUV. Chinese can make SUV. Why Malay cannot make SUV?
FUGLY.. I bet that stuff that covers the bumper and the whole body (not sure what the technical term) is just cheap plastic that you can find on Indian Scorpio SUV that after sometime gets discolored looks like SH*T… again I say… this SH*T only good in India, so keep ’em there! LOLZ!
Might not be all that good looking but they sell them in Europe. Here are some Youtube links from Italy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdoYANa2pNo&feature=related
and this one from Germany yes and they do sell TATA safari in Germany
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwf8QmfTpAM&feature=related
This one from Slovakia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB2t70lYroA&feature=related
And finally this one on the TATA telcoline a much maligned truck in Turkey in winter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKK8RlMwLmA
People will laugh if they say it is the face lifted version of Safari..it is not at all upto the mark and not competent. We really need our engineers let visit western countries and adopt some good designs. Our engg has lot of technology but not able to leverage it to good designs. I am desappointed seeing the same model (with little udpates on the style) over more than 10 years.