As potential customers eagerly wait for the arrival of Tata’s Hexa, the company dealers in the country have started accepting bookings for the vehicle against a token amount of Rs 11,000. Tata Hexa will be sold in six variants – XE, XM, XMA, XT, XTA and XT 4×4. The upcoming vehicle will be offered as a replacement to its predecessor, the Aria crossover.
Under the hood, the Hexa SUV from Tata Motors gets a 2.2-litre engine. The base variant gets the Varicor 320 which puts out 148bhp of power at 4000rpm and 320Nm at 1700-2700rpm, while the higher variant gets the Varicor 400 which puts out 154bhp of power and 4,000rpm and 400Nm of torque at 1,700 to 2,700rpm. The SUV will be offered with three gearbox options – five speed manual, six speed manual and six speed automatic.
Tata is offering the Hexa in six and seven seat options with AC vents right up to the third row. The SUV sports smoked headlamps, LED DRLs, glossy black grille, 19-inch alloy wheels and LED taillights. Inside, it gets a five-inch touchscreen that comes paired to a 10-speaker audio system by JBL. The vehicle also gets faux leather upholstery, automatic climate control, LED illumination and a dual-tone dashboard. For safety, the vehicle comes with six airbags.
The Hexa SUV from Tata Motors will be launched in the country on January 2017. Post launch, the vehicle will compete strongly against the Mahindra XUV500. More details on the pricing aspect will be known in the coming days. In case of cancellation later, the booking amount will be refunded to potential customers.