Tata Aria Automatic in the making

Tata Aria is putting its best foot forward to achieve its own bearing after the storming entry of the wildcat Mahindra XUV 500. The high cost of Aria earlier posed to be the major hurdle but was soon tackled with the low price model fixed at Rs 9.99 lakh. Concentrating on the other side, it is clear that Moving further, Tata Aria AT aims at filling in the empty space created by the absence of an Automatic diesel car in the market. This may turn out to be a good step by Tata as the small section of people that would be satisfied by the Tata Aria AT concept may eventually turn out to be potential customers. The modifications made to the Aria may somewhat portray it in the category of luxurious cars but the DICOR motor with a capacity of 2.2 litres will haul an SUV like power of 156 PS and a higher 400Nm of torque.

 

The design of the Aria is featured with an all new roof top blended with a swept back design. The spoiler at the back end signals towards the dynamic styling of the Aria. Further modifications in the exterior include smoked bezel headlights and bright lens tail lights. The internal design has been modified by the change in color to Sandstone Beige and Rosewood Red and is accompanied by a wooden Dashboard in the middle. The stylish premium quality leather seats with excellent stitching designs further add to the luxury and comfort of the car. To add to all this, features like air vents, designs on bin coverings, scuffed plates and interior doors coated with golden and silver linings further enhance the royal look of the car.

 

The powerful and stylish steering with high ergonomics gives an excellent control of the car to the driver. The car also has an inbuilt music system with ten speakers and amplifiers which provide a fabulous high definition audio system to the customer. The lone change in the mechanical portion is the Auto box matted to a 6 speed automatic transmission gearbox. It allows a triptonic selection of gears in three modes-sport, economy and cruise. The car can also be driven at reasonably lower speeds because of a suitably designed torque modifier. It now needs to be seen whether the Aria lives up to its expectations of increasing the demand for cars in the Asian market.