Tata Tigor, the newest subcompact sedan from the home-grown manufacturer now finally gets an AMT variant. Available in two variants - XTA and XZA, the new Tigor AMT is priced at Rs. 5.75 lakh and Rs. 6.22 lakh respectively and like the Tiago, the automated manual transmission (AMT) is only available in the petrol model. The new Tata Tigor AMT will be available across all Tata Motors showrooms in India from today. The new Tigor AMT will compete in India with the likes of Maruti Suzuki Dzire AMT and Hyundai Xcent AT as well but the latter comes with a torque converter.
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Announcing the launch of the Tata Tigor AMT, Vivek Srivatsa - Head - Marketing, PVBU, Tata Motors said, "Given the current traffic scenario and growing driver fatigue levels, an AMT is the perfect solution to bringing back the joy of driving in a city, without compromising on fuel efficiency. As per our turnaround strategy, we are working with a renewed focus and energy to improve our market share and bring products that align with customers' aspirational and practical requirements. Keeping with the trend of this growing segment, we introduced the AMT variants of the hatchback Tiago, which has so far received a tremendous response. Now, with the TigorAMT, we continue to reach out to our customers with stylish and feature loaded products that offer best-in-class technology and design engineering."
It's been seven months since the launch of the Tata Tigor and seeing the growing demand for automatic cars, especially in the entry-level space, Tata had to bring in the AMT version soon.
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Powering the new Tata Tigor AMT is the same 1.2-litre Revotron petrol engine that makes a maximum power of 84 bhp and 114 Nm of peak torque. The AMT unit is the same Magneti Marelli-sourced 5-speed unit that also does duty on the Tiago AMT. The gearbox comes with Automatic, Neutral, and Reverse option along with a Manual mode and a sports mode as well, for a peppy performance.
Unlike Tiago AMT, the the Tigor AMT comes with an in-built 'creep' feature, which enables the car to crawl as soon as the pressure is eased off the brake pedal, without pressing the accelerator. This is one feature that makes driving the car through heavy traffic a bit more convenient.
