There is no denying the fact that Tata Motors had the most exciting and eye-catching stall at the Auto Expo 2023. The Tata Sierra EV and Tata Harrier EV have grabbed the most attention of the audience whilst, it was the Tata Sierra that has been a huge surprise for the audiences in the latest edition of the Auto Expo.
Tata Sierra to come back after 20 long years with new features and add-ons
Tata Motors has surprised everyone by bringing back its iconic vehicle – Tata Sierra in a completely new manner, with new features and additions.
Martin Uhlarik, head of design at Tata Motors, spoke in depth with Autocar India about the interior design philosophy of the Sierra EV and said, “We wanted to make less of an automotive interior and more of a living room”. Thus, on the production version, the company will offer a regular 5-seat version. Plus, there will be plenty of personalization options available.
The two rear seats in the lounge version will be wider and pushed further back to liberate a lot of legroom. The seats will be deeply contoured and have an extendable leg support or ottoman function, similar to a business-class airline seat. “Think of this as the business class version,” said Uhlarik.
He added, “This could be a working environment as well. Many of these vehicles will be chauffeured, so customers sitting at the back could potentially also be doing some work. So, all these use cases have to be considered during the design process.”
The design of the Tata Sierra has been kept clean but still looks impressive and dazzling with a slim LED light array at the top bar. The design of the rear has been kept minimal and very sleek, and the LED light bar at the rear has showcased a neat and discreet Sierra lettering.
It is based on the ALFA (Agile Light Flexible Advanced) architecture with a big glasshouse and black-out C and D pillars, but modified the height of the bonnet, as seen in the Sierra earlier. The alloy-finished wheels of the car look very striking, accompanied by the advanced sports tyre.
Adding to the lounge atmosphere, the Sierra show car had some interesting lighting and decorative elements, all of which Uhlarik says will make it to production. The vases on the rear door armrests that can house artificial plants will be offered as an accessory or the space could also be used as a small storage area instead. The unique C-Pillar-mounted interior ambient lamps will also make it to production; these too will be offered as an accessory.
Even the moss-like decorative element on the dashboard (also featured on the original 2020 Sierra concept) will be offered as an accessory, or customers can even choose from several other materials to deck up that space. “These things just bring out that element of making it more like your home. It’s a space where you would want to spend time in,” said Uhlarik.
He added, “This could be a working environment as well. Many of these vehicles will be chauffeured, so customers sitting at the back could potentially also be doing some work. So, all these use cases have to be considered during the design process.” To that effect, customers can also specify features such as fold-out tray tables, fold-down armrests, rear seat entertainment screens, phone chargers and several other connectivity options.
In the interior, the car is spacious and the front seats get their own set of resting arms and are larger than the previous version. It has a clean center console with a large charging pad. In the back seat, there is a massive headrest given for the passengers enjoying their ride in the backseat. The backseats resemble Ottoman-type seating and seem very comfortable. As it is an electric vehicle, it has a flat floor offering ample amount of space and comfort for its users.
The dashboard design and the mounted controlled steering wheels, with high-resolution image bars, look quite futuristic. The Sierra SUV is expected to be offered in two seating configurations – the regular 5-seater (with rear bench seat) and the 4-seater lounge version. In order to ensure a premium experience, the lounge variant will have independent seats at the rear with an electric adjustment feature.
In the back seat, there is a massive headrest given for the passengers enjoying their ride in the backseat. The backseats resemble Ottoman-type seating and seem very comfortable. As it is an electric vehicle, it has a flat floor offering ample amount of space and comfort for its users.
The might come with the ottoman function and individual display for the rear seat passengers. The interior of the car portrays a luxurious image but as it is a Sierra, it will have some off-roading capabilities too if needed. There are three parking sensors with no tailpipes as it is an EV. It also has nice large and stout rocker panels too.
The Tata Sierra is already grabbing everyone’s attention and all we have to do now is to wait for 2025 when the brand-new electric vehicle shall come into the showrooms. Currently “white” color is available for the car but more colors might arrive in the market according to the demand and production of the model.
The bold and intelligent Tata Harrier EV
The second car which has grabbed the most attention after the Tata Sierra is the new Tata Harrier EV. The launch date of the Tata Harrier is yet to be finalized but this new bold EV has many exciting new features to offer.
The front grill of the car has been removed to give a minimalistic and futuristic look like the Tata Sierra. The front side of Harrier also features a LED strip, sports a 360 degrees camera which was the expectation of many of the audiences and Tata Motors has finally implemented the ADAS system and we find the radar-based sensors in the lower part in the front side of the car, accompanied with a glowing Tata logo.
One of the interesting features of the Harrier EV is that is gets a touch to open doors in the front as well as in the rear doors. We can spot new Z-shaped rear lights in the Harrier EV. The tail lamp is also connected to the rear lights. In the front, it carries the split headlamp design but gets a new LED light bar spanning all along the width of the SUV.
In the interior, the all-new Tata Harrier leather finished seats which give the car a sporty look and feel. The infotainment system in the new Harrier has been updated, there is a 7 inches Touchscreen Infotainment System with High-Resolution Display. It has a 6-way Power Adjustable driver seat with adjustable Lumbar Support and both the driver and co-driver seats are ventilated. The vehicle has been imbibed with 5 Smart USB Chargers (A & C Type) at the Front and Rear seats. The vehicle has been provided with 9 JBL Speakers (4 Speakers + 4 Tweeters & Subwoofer) with Amplifier, Acoustics tuned by JBL.
With all these new exciting features and updates, customers are eagerly waiting for both the EVs to grace their way into the showroom and add new choices for the customers to enter or expand their EV ecosystem.
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