Tata Tiago XZ - review by experienced car owner. Review on Tata Tiago

I bought the car in Oct 2016. I got excellent service from the dealer Concorde Motors in Delhi. The PDI was done by me personally at the dealer yard. I am 5ft 7in. I found the space more than adequate in both front and rear. My friend who is 6ft takes a regular life with me and sitting next to the driver he has no problem of space nor does his head touch the roof. The seats are comfortable and of good quality. All the dashboard materials are excellent except the Air Conditioner controls which look a bit cheap. During the running in period of around 2000 km the car felt a bit sluggish. The brakes are more than adequate and stop the car very comfortably without any tension. The suspension is the best part of the car and it is silent and absorbs all the potholes and bumps comfortably. The engine noise is a bit on the higher side especially above 2500 rpm. However, since it does about 65 km/hr in 5th gear at this rpm once you are cruising it is not noisy. Gear changing is very easy as the gears are quite precise and the clutch is very light. Steering feels comfortable and gives good feedback even at higher speeds. Cornering is exceptional and even at 60 km/hr on sharp turns on the flyovers it feels safe and there is little or no body roll. The gear ratio's are meant for higher fuel efficiency and hence there is little pulling power in 4/5th gear unless one keeps the engine at 2500 rpm and above. Best gear in traffic is usually 3rd gear. I have had two free services so far and both experiences were very good. The mileage without AC in heavy city traffic is 15+ km/litre but with AC on is reduces to around 13.5 to 13.8 km/litre. This is by tank fill method. The MID reading is about 2 more than the actual mileage. Driving on the highway will less traffic it gives upto 18 km/litre with AC. Without AC it is over 20.