The Tata Tigor has been launched in India at a price point of Rs 4.70-6.19 lakh for the petrol and Rs 5.60-7.09 lakh for the diesel. The Tata Tigor also comes packed with a whole bunch of features like a touchscreen infotainment system and mirror link navigation support in the cabin but one of the biggest reasons to consider the Tigor is the way it looks. So lets take you through a detailed review of the exterior design of the Tata Tigor and see how it fares in the already crowded subcompact sedan space in India.
Tata Tigor features projector headlamps, LED tail lamps, 15-inch wheels
Tata Tigor has the best design amongst all sub 4-meter sedans
Tata Tigor gets a coupe like roofline with well integrated boot design
The Tata Tigor has been launched in India at a price point of Rs 4.70-6.19 lakh for the petrol and Rs 5.60-7.09 lakh for the diesel. The Tata Tigor also comes packed with a whole bunch of features like a touchscreen infotainment system and mirror link navigation support in the cabin but one of the biggest reasons to consider the Tigor is the way it looks. So lets take you through a detailed review of the exterior design of the Tata Tigor and see how it fares in the already crowded subcompact sedan space in India.
The Tata Tigor is based on the Tiago – which is already quite a pretty car. The Tigor has the same front end design of the Tiago but gets a different gloss black grille with hexagonal design elements that differentiates it from the hatch. The Tigor also gets a set of very cool blacked out headlamps. The headlamp cluster gets a set of projector low beams and a set of halogen high beams in its dual barrel setup. Daytime running lights have sadly been given a miss as the Tata design team felt that a better performing headlamp with a projector setup would be more cost and value affective than a set of fancy DRLs. That said, a set of well integrated DRL’s would have certainly made the Tigor look even better.
Tata Tigor headlights and tail lights
Move over to the side and the first thing that pops out are the new 15-inch diamond cut alloy wheels. The new wheels are available only on the petrol powered cars and not on the diesel. This is because the larger wheels are heavier and also because their additional cost would have driven the overall price of the diesel up even further.
Tata Tigor 15 inch Wheels
The Tigor has an almost coupe like roofline around the C-pillar and this is what really makes it stand out. The integration of the coupe like roof and the boot area is the best we have ever seen in any subcompact sub 4-meter sedan and there is a continuous line that runs off the roof slope and into the boot lid itself that gives it that fluidity. The Tigor also gets a roof mounted lipped spoiler in which is the third brake light. The brake light lights up end to end giving it a very cool signature look post sunset. In fact, we do see a lot more manufacturers adapting this look to their upcoming cars.
Tata Tigor Side
The tail lamps on the tigor are not flat and built into the body like the ones on say the Volkswagen Ameo. Instead, the hexagonal theme continues with a set of three dimensional tail lamps that protrude out to give the boot area a more robust look. Technologically, the tail lamps also use LED lighting. The rear bumper has a plastic cladding styling feature that works well to break up the overall mass of the rear end. Not only does it look quite well placed in the Tigor, it also offers a hint of sportiness, especially with the lower mounted reflectors.
Tata Tigor Badges
The Tata Tigor might be called ‘Styleback’ by the Tata marketing team but the actual structure is more or less like a notchback. That said, in the true sense of the word, it isn’t a notchback and more like a conventional three box sedan since the rear window does not pop open with the bootlid. On the whole then, the Tigor is most certainly a case study on how design should be used well to solve the subcompact sub 4-meter conundrum.
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