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Tata Indicruz
Expected in August - September 2009
Estimated price: Rs 8-10 lakh

Toyota built the Innova, Mahindra built the Xylo. So why will Tata stay quiet? Tata is building it’s first-ever MUV the Indicruz. The Indicruz will compete with the Toyota Innova and the Mahindra Xylo. Tata’s car profile will have some more variety with this Multi-Utility Vehicle. The Indicruz is based on the platform of the Tata Safari and will sport the same 2.2-litre engine block which powers the Safari.

Engine:
The Tata Indicruz features the 32-bit 2.2-litre 16 valve DICOR engine which even powers the Tata Safari DICOR, Sumo Grande and the Xenon XT. The engine has two variants, one which produces 140bhp and the other which produces 120bhp. The Sumo Grande has the 120bhp engine whereas the rest has 140bhp engine. We believe the Indicruz will be powered by 140bhp.

Features:
The Tata Indicruz should be a trendy MUV, which will have most of the features of a MUV and should be spacious like most of the Tata vehicles. The front grille and the head light combination is somewhat similar to the Indica Vista with the headlight tapering upwards at the end.

The Indicruz will be built to seat 7 to 8 and Tata could add ABS and airbags to increase the safety features.

Competitors:
The Tata Indicruz will compete with the Toyota Innova and the Mahindra Xylo. Tata needs to price its Indicruz well, to get hold of a huge market share.