sanjithchandran 1 Report post Posted September 15, 2011 We are waiting for more than a year for new safari.Can we expect before Diwali? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Crazy Doc 0 Report post Posted September 15, 2011 Looks like many a people have a lot of expectations on this. To me it's just a major facelift for a 10/15year old product .This will remain India's best suv,not that there are any scarce of capable suvs in India but this will be the only one which gives the owner license to have real fun and exploring because of the cheap price and maintenance cost. Fortuner is a much more capable suv but it's spares costs ten times that of a Tata Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sstar 77 Report post Posted September 16, 2011 I like its head lamp and wheel arches. Head lamp some what reminds me of Skoda Superb. As someone said bigger tyres...wouldn't this lead to further higher ground clearance and thus will disrupt the drive pleasure on the high speed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAUREAN CZAR 0 Report post Posted October 18, 2011 Now with the clear pictures of the dash board we get info that the Safari will now be equipped with features even on the base model as this on is. Now I can say that the old Safari model will surely be extinct and the Merlin will take it place. Now the Merlin will hold these features on the base model Air Bags ABS with EBD 2nd & 3rd Aircon vents Music system standard Elevated head room for third row passengers Follow me head lights lumbar support on front wheels From the second model onwards Electrical ORVM with mounted indicators Body coloured cladding Reverse sensors Sensor activated head lights and wipers Remote operated central locking Bluetooth enbedded double DIN system Steering mounted audio controls Seat hight adjuster with lumbar support Top end model Steering mounted audio controls with Cruise control Rear reverse camera Alloy wheels TCS ( if TML can Afford) Leather seats Onboard DVD player with screens on head rest And expect it to start from around 8 Lakhs ex-Delhi. This should be a cracker of a price and can take on the XUV head on. What Say You? Exclaimer: This is purely my point of view. TAUREAN CZAR2011-10-18 17:57:53 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sekardhana 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 The interior looks like that of an 80's defunct car that you will find in road side car repair shops, filled with dust. Only Tata can go so cheap and still... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Durango Dude 2 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 This will undercut the XUV by a huge margin, I think, or it will fail to sell. The rear looks more Chinese and the appearance of the present Safari is much better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BonFre 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 Interiors upgrade good. For the exteriors, I would have to say both the front & rear are not in-sync with the latest design. The front is rounded while rear is boxy. Â Max. will boil down to the price, hope Tata takes que from MM XUV shattering price & surprise the market. Otherwise it will just be another launch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sstar 77 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 Maybe the new Safari get a completely new and more powerful engine from the JLR stable because i have read that Tata will now develop engines with JLR. http://autocarindia.com/news/tata-jlr-co-develop-engines   Does this also mean that may be later on we may have JLR engine in TATA Vista and Manza? if in case there is a smaller unit as well?Btw...Did any one notice two silencers at behind of new Safari? I think this is going to be a very first move under 10L category. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shanthanreddyp 0 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 [EDoes this also mean that may be later on we may have JLR engine in TATA Vista and Manza? if in case there is a smaller unit as well? JLR-TML combo have announced the the joint development program is only for low end JLR and high end TATA vehicles and that would be over and above 2.0 liter engines and not below. So lower end engines will still be from TML or from Fiat at the moment. So I expect as TML engineers learn wmore from this joint programme the more should they lea rn to make faultless engines.shanthanreddyp2011-10-19 07:55:25 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarabjeet 3 Report post Posted October 19, 2011 I love the new interiors. Soft touch plastic all over and even on the knobs. That pic isnt doing justice to the interiors. Waiting for better pics Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shanthanreddyp 0 Report post Posted October 20, 2011 Looks like all thanks to the XUV500 the bar has been raised too high which the Merlin will find too high to reach. But I think this should make a satisfactory buy if priced below 9 lakhs for this one for the base variant. Few changes I think are necessary. Move the A/C knobs to the bottom and music system below the A/C vents giving space for double din and a row of buttons between them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zhaoyipeng024 0 Report post Posted October 21, 2011 Post Deleted: Spam.BornFree2011-10-21 15:34:00 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_nishu 198 Report post Posted December 26, 2011 Came across the Recent pics of New Tata Safari Storm(codenamed: Merlin, though Storm is a finally decided Suffix for it) while at an TV-AD Shoot. (Pics source: IAB & Teambhp) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flywheel 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2011 I like the redesigned front end of the vehicle but am not to sure about the rear design. The rear seems to look confused. Hope they get the reliability factor right and price it below the XUV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sstar 77 Report post Posted December 27, 2011 Looks amazing from front. Beautiful design, curves and lines. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sekardhana 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2011 Pricing lesser than XUV, by how much also is going to make a difference. I am sure people wont mind paying a little bit more premium if they are going to get a world class XUV over the Safari. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shanthanreddyp 0 Report post Posted December 29, 2011 How much weight the Safari 'Storm' would have lost in this transit. If the weight is lessened by atleast 200-300 kgs to less than its two tonne on the previous version then it'll make a lot more peppier machine and will lessen the strain on the suspension resulting in better handling and longer life. It's also make it more fuel efficient. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sb-alto 21 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Unveiled Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sstar 77 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 side profile is little bit simlar to old safari and a mix of Sumo Grande Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMG1 0 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Still a single-DIN stereo? and no steering mounted audio controls? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vr.46 1 Report post Posted January 6, 2012 Around 11 years ago on way to school i saw, TELCO Safari and was like nice.... Cut to the present all i can think of is will this so called updated safari ever feel like an SUV or remain a Truck true to it's parent company TATA MOTORS lineage? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neerajd 7 Report post Posted January 9, 2012 i agree with vr... Its only a marginal shift from the original... the cabin is too simple to pay 12 lacs (assuming that the pictures here are of the top of the line variant) - No steering controls - No integrated music system - Very tacky looking dashboard - Panel gaps are evident ... and I'm sure this will come only with 2 airbags The interiors are somehow too plain for this to pass as a product with a price tag of 10-12 lacs. On the outside, it looks more like a Force One with very cheap looking side cladding.. looks like a last minute add-on. Scorpio carries it off better. I wouldn't even compare this one with the XUV!! That one is leagues ahead of this product. Not much of the appearance has changed on the outside in terms of body structure/design.. and the engine remains the same... so i don't suppose that the performance is going to change drastically.. Would like to read a full review of this one soon though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites