Rajesh Karkera and Hitesh Harisinghani set out to check drive the brand new CNG variations of Tata Tiago and Tigor, and are available away impressed.
At a time when everybody else is launching electrical automobiles, Tata Motors has taken a actual daring step in giving us a new breed of CNG automobiles, with the brand new iCNG variations of the Tata Tiago hatchback and the Tata Tigor sedan.
Banking on its unimaginable efficiency, class-leading security and clever tech, the marketing campaign is launched with the tagline ‘i-Mpress ho jaaoge‘
Rediff.com was provided the Tata Tigor iCNG for a check drive and here is what we considered it.
But earlier than we start with the video assessment, allow us to take a take a look at the value factors of this new breed of CNG automobiles from Tata Motors.
Good pricing, little doubt, however is the iCNG value it? See the video beneath to expertise it.
Now after this assessment, and after getting actually impressed with the drive in a CNG vehicle, what comes to thoughts is the protection facet.
So right here it’s. After refuelling the automobile with CNG, if the lid is just not closed a microswitch ensures that the automobile will not begin and there may be a warning about this within the instrument cluster in entrance of the driving force.
The shock ingredient is the moment begin the automobile takes in CNG — usually different CNG automobiles want petrol to begin after which the driving force can swap to CNG.
Another truth which is talked about within the video above is that the automobile switches to petrol immediately if it runs out of CNG gas — and you barely discover the change whereas driving.
Now there are some new options within the Tigor top-end XZ+ — just like the automatic headlamps, the rain sensing wipers, however these are simply frills, vital as they’re. But what I beloved was that the filling of CNG and the petrol is from the identical gas filling space on the rear. No want to open the hood now to fill CNG at any fuel station!
Yes, the CNG does include one detrimental which is that the boot area is compromised. But for the value that one pays, and the joyful drive the Tigor iCNG provides, it is absolutely value it.
And the automobile additionally comes with a tyre upkeep package full with a tyre inflator!
Never thought I might love driving a CNG engine until now!