KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- The Harrier EV marks Tata's return to all-wheel drive tech.
- Prices of only the base variant have been revealed.
- The Harrier EV packs in many first-in-segment features.
The Tata Harrier EV is currently the flagship in the carmaker's current EV lineup, and it is a significant car for Tata for a wide number of reasons. While a proper drive might still be some time away for us to judge it in the flesh, let's put on our thinking caps and decipher what this car really is on-paper.
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Tata Harrier EV First Look Review; Design
The Harrier EV retains the familiar design that we have grown used to seeing with the combustion-powered Harrier, but like most Tata EV cars, there are elements that differentiate it visually from its smoker sibling. The front-end sees a blanked-out panel replacing the grille, and there is also a full -length lighting strip up front. The front bumper and the lower cooling vents receive similar treatment to other cars within the Tata EV lineup. The profile and the rear are also familiar, but the Harrier EV receives 18-inch aero-optimised alloy rims.
The overall design of the car is more of a subtle differentiation between the regular Harrier and the EV, with some obvius bits that highlight its EV drivetrain. This is probably done to keep its cars as familiar and close to the original as possible.
Tata Harrier EV First Look Review: Drivetrain, Performance And Range
One reason for the significance of the Harrier EV is that it is the first Tata in recent times to feature all-wheel drive technology. While Tata could not equip the comustion-powered Harrier with AWD for engineering reasons, the car maker found it easier and more logical to do so with the Harrier EV instead.
The Harrier EV comes packing with a dual-motor setup, one placed on each axle. While Tata has not specified the total power figure of the car, the front and the rear motors separately produce 155bhp and 234bhp respectively. Tata has, however, listed the cumulative torque figure at 504Nm, which is certainly a mammoth amount for a car that is likely to be driven mainly in the city and on the highway. The behaviour of this car on acceleration and deceleration is yet to be seen, but we should probably brace ourselves for strong performance throught the curve. Rounding things off are four drive modes and six off-road modes to alter the car's character.
Backed by a 75kWh battery pack, the Harrier EV comes with an MIDC-claimed range of 622km on a single charge, and it can be topped up from 10-100% in a claimed time of 10.7 hours via a 7.2kW AC fast charger. A 120kW DC fast charger will take a claimed 29 minutes for a 20-80% charge. All of this sounds interesting; maybe we should conduct a hypermiling run with this car to verify those claims then?
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Tata Harrier EV First Look Review; Interiors And Features
Just like the exteriors, the interiors of the Harrier EV features changes that signify the electric powertrain amidst the familiar-looking cabin. The cabin comes with a 10.25-inch instrument cluster with a similar UI as the Curvv EV and the Nexon EV, along with a 14.53-inch Samsung Neo QLED touch screen infotainment system, a blind view monitor, an digital IRVM with an in-built dashcam, a 540-degree camera, automatic climate control, 7 airbags, multiple voice assistants, an 8-way adjustable driver's seat, a 4-way adjustable co-driver's seat with boss mode and a lot more.
Additionally, the Harrier EV comes with things like auto park assist, summon mode, reverse assist, and a level 2 ADAS suite as well. Most of these features are avaiilable with the base variant, which comes in at a price tag of Rs 21.49 lakh (ex-showroom). We have done a variant analysis of the Harrier EV, which you can read more about below.
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Verdict
The Harrier EV's prices are yet to be fully-revealed, but with the base variant's price tag, it becomes the perfect tool for someone who wants something a bit more conventional in look and feel, while packing a heavy equipment list and blistering performance.
