KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The new Altroz fits in line with Tata's current design language.
- Many interior bits are shared with Tata's bigger cars.
- The new Altroz may say goodbye to the diesel engine.
The Tata Altroz has gotten its first serious facelift, and with it come many important changes. While it continues to sit on the same platform, there are design changes, a revamped interior, and additional features. The new Altroz is set to be launched, and we can expect a small bump in prices.
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Tata Altroz Old Vs New Details
The eggshell silhouette has been retained on the new Altroz, and the Indica lineage continues to stay strong here. However, while the outgoing Altroz still holds up in terms of its design and featured many sharp, stylish elements, the new Altroz comes with a smoother, minimalist approach.
The three-door look has been retained, but the Altroz now gets flush-fitting door handles instead of the pull-type ones. The alloy rims continue to be 16-inchers, and while the older car had sharper tail lamps that were properly visible, the new Altroz features a full-length light strip, with the gloss black treatment hiding out the tail lamps, thus continuing with the smoother, minimalistic approach.
The interiors of both cars are also rather different. The outgoing car comes with a conventional three-spoke steering wheel, along with a semi-digital instrument cluster borrowed from the Punch. The dashboard comes with a mix of many hard plastic elements which takes away some of the premium feeling. It also came with a smaller 7-inch touch screen, which can operate wireless Android Auto and CarPlay. However, the screen was known to be laggy at times, and the UI itself felt rather dated.
In comparison, the new Altroz comes with a completely revamped interior setup, featuring a new dashboard, a 10.25-inch infotainment touch screen, a 10.25-inch HD instrument cluster with integrated Maps view. The A/C vents and the centre console buttons have been redesigned as well, and it also gets the new two-spoke steering wheel with the illuminated Tata logo in the middle.
Some major feature additions have also taken place in the new Altroz, even though the outgoing car was already quite feature-loaded. The outgoing Altroz already came with things like automatic climate control, an air purifier, a height-adjustable driver seat, a reverse parking camera, cruise control, six airbags, a 6-speaker Harman sound system, rain-sensing wipers, and automatic headlamps among other things. The new Altroz adds on things like a 360-degree camera, voice-assisted electric sunroof, a new two-spoke steering wheel, and wireless smartphone charging.
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The outgoing Altroz comes with three powertrain options, and while automatic transmission options were not available initially, Tata added them on later. The Altroz was initially offered with a 1.2-litre nat-asp and a 1.5-litre diesel powertrain, paired to 5-speed manual transmissions. A 1.2-litre iTurbo powertrain was also added later, but was later discontinued, shortly before the Altroz Racer came along with the Nexon's 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine. Lastly, the nat-asp petrol also came with a CNG option.
While we do know that the new Altroz continues to sit on the ALFA platform, Tata has not clarified on the powertrain and gearbox options just yet. However, we can expect that the 1.2-litre nat-asp petrol to continue, with a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. It remains to be seen whether the 1.5-litre diesel engine will return or not, given how much uncertainty looms around the diesel engine these days. Tata is also yet to confirm about a new Altroz Racer with the Nexon's 1.2-litre turbo-petrol powertrain.
The new Altroz will be offered in 5 different personas, and we can expect many variants to fit under them, like most Tata cars, and while the outgoing Altroz was available between Rs 6.64 lakh to Rs 10.79 lakh, we can expect a small price bump on the new Altroz (all prices ex-showroom).
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Verdict
The new Altroz is not really a revolution, but more like an evolution of the outgoing car. The refreshed design, revamped interiors and added features should make it more appealing to buyers who want a proper premium hatchback, and not an SUV.
