New Tata Safari review: It’s so much better that it’s not the same
If you’re a Tata Safari die-hard, you’re going to be conflicted by this genuinely nice new-gen SUV. Aww.
Feb 16, 2021 13:59:16 IST
Just how many of your sweet memories of yesteryear are based on pure, irrational nostalgia? Rola-Cola? Sickly-sweet, weird, barely cola-like, but recent Instagram gold. Coolie No. 1 then: Whee! Coolie No. 1 now: WTF? Then: Zeher hai ke pyaar hai tera chumma? Now: Do you like eating mangoes?
So, here’s my unpopular opinion: I don’t see the draw of the old Tata Safari. And I have fond memories of my family Tata Sierra, so if anything, I might be biased. The Safari holds the distinction of being one of India’s early “true” SUVs with 4x4, a reasonable cabin for reasonable people and other such luxuries. But the last time I drove one (the Storme), my elbows sat at different levels, I was more sailing than driving and spent most of my time wondering that perhaps Tata Motors
2021 Tata Safari Review
2021 Tata Safari Review
Tata Motors has revived the legendary nameplate that at one time was synonymous with its success. The Tata Safari returns as a modern SUV, but there is no petrol or 4X4 variant this time. It does have three rows and plenty of modern tech and features. We have tested the automatic and manual Safari
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It started as the Buzzard concept, then it became Gravitas and now Safari
Pre-bookings for the new Safari will begin on February 4, 2021
The famed Tata Safari is back!! The car was once the most aspired vehicle for many a middle-class buyer. Its good looks and large proportions won it a legion of fans - since its debut over two decades ago. We last saw a Safari on sale in a Tata Motors showroom back in 2019. And now it has returned with an all-new generation. The car that s ready for launch has had an interesting metamorphosis - especially with its name. The three-row Harrier or H7X, started as the B
Tata Safari: First drive review
Tata Safari: First drive review
Tata Motors is launching the three seat-row version of the Harrier as the Safari. We drove the car before its launch to find out whether it matches up to the Safari moniker and also how it drives and how it differs from the Harrier and whether it is good enough to take on the other 6/7-seaters in the market like the MG Hector Plus and the Volkswagen Tiguan AllSpace.
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UPDATED: February 1, 2021 08:59 IST
By now everyone has seen the Harrier and appreciated its looks and the new Safari is exactly the same, atleast till the C pillars. (Image: Nishant Jhamb)