Tata Vista diesel starts at Rs 4.79 lakh

Tata Motors has launched the new version of its premium hatchback, the Tata Vista. The new range goes on sale September 1, 2011 as the company, like all other carmakers gears up for the festival season.

In terms of external features, the car has a new front chrome grill, complemented with a new triple barreled head lamp. It has sporty new alloy wheels and a new colour, Summer Sparkle.

The car will come in 4 trim levels- LS/ GLS (base version), LX/ GLX, VX/ GVX and ZX/ GZX (top-end version. It will retail at Rs. 3.88 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) for the Safire petrol range and from Rs. 4.79 lakhs for the diesel range (ex-showroom, Delhi). Tata sold 5860 units of the Indica range in July.

Under the hood, the new Vista will be powered by the 1.3 litre common rail direct injection Quadrajet diesel engine and 1.4 litre MPFi Safire petrol engine with variable valve timing technology. In terms of mileage, the new Tata Vista delivers a mileage of 22.3 kmpl for diesel and 16.7 kmpl for petrol, the company said. One key feature of the new car is the Clutch-to-Start feature which ensures that one cannot crank the engine unless the clutch is fully pressed. Hence, there is no risk of re-crank if engine is on.