It looks like the latest hatchback of Tata Motors, the Tiago, is off to a good start. The car made a huge buzz ahead of the launch in April for bearing the company's new impact design language. It has now registered an impressive number of sales in its first two months. Tata Motors sold 3,022 units of the Tiago in April, propelling it to the status of the best-selling car of the company in the month. In May, it sold 3,287 units, registering growth in sales, reports NDTV Auto.
The new hatchback currently has over 22,000 bookings, most of which are for petrol models. The dealers of Tata are not able to deliver the new Tiago as promised and the extended waiting period of the hatchback has started creating anxiety amongst buyers. Buoyed by the response, Tata Motors is planning to increase the production of the Tiago at its Sanand plant in Gujarat. The company recently rolled out 10,000th Tiago units from the plant.
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Priced at Rs. 3.2 lakh for the base petrol model and Rs. 3.94 lakh for the diesel model (ex-showroom Delhi), the Tiago is powered by either 1.2-litre three-cylinder Revotron petrol or 1.05-litre three-cylinder Revotorq diesel mill. The petrol mill churns out 83.8bhp of power at 6,000rpm and 114Nm of torque at 3,500rpm, while the 1.05- diesel engine produces 69bhp of power 4,000rpm and 140Nm of torque at 1,800-3,000rpm. Both the engines come mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. The Tiago has been launched with a claimed fuel efficiency of 23.8kmpl for petrol and 27.28kmpl for diesel.
