Nexon launched; Cheaper than Brezza, Ecosport

Tata has just launched the Nexon compact SUV. The Nexon petrol base variant is priced at 5.85 lakhs, which is cheaper than the base Ecosport petrol by 1.3 lakhs.

The Nexon diesel starts from 6.85 lakhs, which is a full Rs. 53,000 cheaper than the Brezza Diesel.

Petrol variant introductory prices (ex-showroom, Delhi) :

XE: 5.85 lakhs, XM: 6.50 lakhs, XT: 7.29 lakhs, XZ+: 8.45 lakhs and XZ+ Dual Tone: 8.60 lakhs.

Diesel variant introductory prices (ex-showroom, Delhi):

XE: 6.85 lakhs, XM: 7.40 lakhs, XT: 8.15 lakhs, XZ+: 9.30 lakhs and XZ+ Dual Tone: 9.45 lakhs.

The prices of Ford EcoSport starts at Rs. 7.16 lakh and goes up to Rs. 10.82 lakh. The Maruti Vitara Brezza, which is only available with diesel engine option starts at Rs. 7.38 lakh and goes up to Rs. 10.01 lakh.

The Nexon is undoubtedly one of the most awaited vehicles of this year. Tata Motors has finally entered the sub 4-metre compact SUV segment in India with the launch of Nexon. You can read our detailed review of Nexon here.

The SUV is available in both petrol and diesel engine options. Both the engines are making a debut in the market with the Nexon. The petrol engine is a 1.2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine that develops a maximum power of 108 Bhp and peak torque of 170 Nm.

The diesel engine is an all-new 1.5-litre engine that develops a maximum power of 108 Bhp and 260 Nm of peak torque. Both the engine options are available with 6-speed manual transmission. At a later stage, Tata will also offer an AMT version of the model.

The Nexon is available in five colours – Moroccan blue, Vermont red, Seattle silver, Glasgow grey and Calgary white. The compact SUV offers a lot of first-in-segment features like floating type infotainment system with voice-activated control, multi-drive modes that change power delivery, multi-purpose cooled glove box, wearable smart key, three-tone exteriors, umbrella holder and so on. Here is a detailed list of features in different variants of the Nexon.

The car also gets ABS with EBD as standard across all the variants. Dual airbags are also standard across all the variants.

Tata Nexon XE features

The base model of the Nexon will come with a host of features that makes it pretty loaded in the segment. Here is the feature list.

• Ivory accents on fog lamps and side beltline
• Signature LED tail lamps
• Three-tone interiors
• Umbrella holder
• Glove box with 2 cup holders
• Flat fold rear seat
• Multi-drive modes
• Manual AC
• ABS with EBD
• Front power windows
• Dual front airbags

Tata Nexon XM features

In addition to the features of XE, the XM will come with these additional features

• Dual tone wheel covers
• Central antenna
• Harman ConnextNext sound system
• 4 speakers
• Rear parking sensors
• Remote central locking
• All four power windows
• Electrically adjustable ORVMs
• USB phone charger

Tata Nexon XT features

• Roof rails
• Shark fin antenna
• Automatic climate control system
• Rear AC vents
• Cooled glove box
• Electrically foldable mirrors
• Rear 12V socket

Tata Nexon XZ+ features

The top of the vehicle comes fully loaded with features

• Dual tone body colour
• Signature LED DRLs
• Projector headlamps
• 16-inch alloy wheels
• Central armrest in front and rear
• 60:40 split rear seat
• Eight speaker system from Harman with the 6.5-inch floating infotainment system
• Voice command controllable climate control
• Voice alerts
• Rear parking camera
• Day/Night mirror
• Rear defogger
• Antenna with GPS
• Front and rear fog lamps
• Push button start
• Adjustable driver seat