Tata Harrier Detailed Review

The Automobile Sector kick started 2019 with Big launches.
Automobile sector is booming in India and is growing at very high pace. Indian Car manufacturers have launched new models in almost every segment. The biggest launch of all, is the much awaited Tata Harrier.

Tata Harrier
Tata showcased concept H5X in auto expo 2018 first time which is now known as Harrier and with this Tata declared the beginning of New Tata. Harrier is much awaited car of the Year. The Harrier is 4598 MM Long, 1894 MM Wide, 1706 MM Tall and has a wheelbase is 2741 MM. The ground clearance of Harrier is very huge, i.e 205 MM. The build quality of Tata with Harrier has taken a step ahead.

Price Platform and Engine
Xuv 500, Jeep Compass rival Tata Harrier is launched at a price of 12.69 to 16.25 lakh ex-showroom Delhi.
The SUV comes only with a 5 Seater option. The 7 Seater version is still in progress. Tata has introduced impact 2.0 design with its flagship SUV Harrier. Harrier is based on Land Rover D8 platform and Powered by a Fiat Engine. The engine unit is 2.0-litre Kryotec 4-cylinder diesel engine and is coupled with 6speed manual gearbox, which produces 140hp and 350Nm of torque. Tata using Land Rover jenes for the first time, after it took Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in 2008; will give immense Creditibility to Tata.

Exterior Design
The design of Harrier is very fresh. The DRLs are placed on top and has swapped with the Headlights. The DRLs also acts as a turn indicators. Headlamps are placed down, above the fog lamps and below the DRLs. The Headlamps are combination of HID Xenon Projectors and Halogens. The Fog lamps also acts as cornering lamps. The sharply style 3D Led Tail lights are inspired by Jaguar and it gives the SUV a very premium look.
While the side profile of Harrier looks excellent, but the 17inches Alloy Wheels looks small and are pretty ordinarily designed. The spare wheel is normal steel wheel and is mounted under the vehicle. The Harrier gets dual coloured ORVMs which also has turn indicators and puddle lamps projecting the Harrier logo in the dark.

Interior Design
The interior is premium and plush. The plastics used in interior are soft touch plastics and are of a very good quality. The centre console looks very upmarket. The charming 8.8 inch touch screen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple Carplay grabs the attention. There are Terrain Response Modes (with Normal, Wet and Rough modes) and glass holders between the front seats with arm rest which has storage underneath it, with cool glovebox.
Another highlight in the Harrier is its partially digital instrument cluster with 7 inch display which looks stunning. Tata has provided 9 JBL speakers audio system which will blow your mind with its sound.
The rear seat is flat. The under thigh support is good, also it has decent knee room and there is good amount of head room. The rear seat can accommodate 3 passengers easily.
The rear cabin is airy and has big windows. The high seating position of the rear seat, provides great outside view. The rear AC vents are in the B-pillars. The boot space is 425 litres and is also well shaped.

Drive
Tata Harrier gets 5 differnt drive modes - City, Sports, Economy, Wet and Rough.
It is Front wheel drive, has light clutch backed by effortless gear shift. Harrier gets Hydrolic steering and no electronic power steering (EPS). Harrier gulps the bumps and potholes like a champ, as the front suspension is sourced from the Discovery. To keep a check on the costs, the rear suspension is not sourced from D8 platform and is Semi Independent Twist Blade. This has been Jointly developed by Tata and Lotus Engineering. The Harrier has Disc brakes in front and drum brakes at the Rear.

Features Rich
Tata Harrier offers ample number of features. Below is the list of features which are offered on top variant of the Harrier.

• Key Less Entry
• 8.8 Touchscreen Infotemnent System with Apple Carplay and Android Auto.
• ‌7 inch screen in instrument cluster.
• ‌9 JBL speaker audio system.
• ‌Auto Climate Control AC.
• ‌DRLs
• ‌HID Xenon Projector Headlights
• ‌Cruise Control
• ‌Automatic Headlamps
• ‌Rainsensing Wipers
• ‌Drive Modes with off roading capabilities.
• ‌Rear parking sensors with Rear view Camera.

Safety features
Tata is not compromising on safety features, as a result there are ample of safety features in Tata Harrier. The Top end Tata Harrier XZ variant gets the below class leading safety features.

• ‌6 Airbags
• ‌ABS with EBD
• ‌Traction Control
• ‌Hill Hold
• ‌Hill Descent Control
• ‌Off road ABS
• ‌Corner Stability Control
• ‌Rollover Mitigation
• ‌Dual Front Airbags (Driver and Co-passenger Airbags) and ABS with EBD are provided on all variants also on base variant.

Variants and Colours
Tata Harrier will be offered in 4 Trims XE, XM, XT and XZ.
The Colour in which Harrier is offered are Calisto Copper, Thermisto Gold, Ariel Silver, Telesto Grey and Orcus White.

Misses
While we spoke about all the best features of the vehicle, there are a few misses that could have been avoided.
Tata Harrier is only launched with Manual Transmission. The automatic transmission is still under development.
In the era of sunroofs, the Tata's have none to offer.
No All wheel drive on offer.
No Petrol variant on offer.
Electrically adjustable driver seat is absent.

With this we conclude our detail review on Tata Harrier.