Tata Hexa Review : #Hexhilarating #Hexaexperience with the #Hextraordinary Vehicle!

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Luxury at it’s best!

Technology at it’s crest!

Performance talks the rest!

If you wanna buy luxury, consider it! If you are a car enthusiast, experience it!

Yes! I am talking about a vehicle!!! And, that’s none other than Tata Hexa, which would touch the Indian roads formally in January 2017!

I was quite excited to be a part of the pre-launch of TATA Hexa, the all-new premium sports utility vehicle, last week at Bangalore. Wonderful ambience, live-performance by different bands, kid’s entertainment corner, exhilarating off-road experience zone, all made me joyous to be there with my family.

Almost 15 feet in length and six feet wide, this big and bold, Hexa was taking the centerstage in the huge hall.  Once I entered, it’s premium look was inviting me to explore it immediately.

The Hexa’s elegant look displays how far Tata Motors have improvised it’s design quotient. The SUV is significantly feature - loaded and it was real fun to drive as well.

Hexa shows the confidence of the Italian, English and Indian teams of engineers and designers. It is a whole-hearted effort to remove any catastrophe in Tata Aria and redefine the vehicle with more features and functionalities.

I found that Hexa has visual similarities with the Aria. That’s because the car is built on the same platform and has received the new ‘Impact’ styling. but the car as a whole is longer, taller and wider.

The off-road experience was really awesome. While taking the vehicle over 40 degree slopping and 31 degree, I was scared, but amazed to feel the comfort and easiness inside the car.  The 200 mm water wading capability of Tata Hexa is simply incredible. Do watch this video to know more about the off-road capabilities.

 

So, here is my review after experiencing the power-packed, feature-loaded and adrenaline-pumped TATA Hexa on a specially created off-road track :

Howz the Interiors:

Once I stepped inside the car, the interiors impressed me totally.  The design is neat and the quality of materials used inside is upright as well.

Hexa comes with all black sporty interior with a fine finishes with high quality Benecke-Kaliko leather. The cabin is spacious and second and third row of seats offer air-conditioning vents, 12V charging ports and storage compartments. It comes with a choice of eight colors along with ambient mood lighting.

Hexa has four different types of driving modes Auto, Comfort, Dynamic and Rough Road, which actually help to drive smoothly on all terrains.

Auto Mode – It helps the Hexa to optimize its performance, by adopting any surface condition.

Comfort Mode – It allows the Hexa to deliver specific power, allowing constant cruising speed, especially during long drives.

Dynamic Mode – With this mode, Hexa can attain maximum power and acceleration, which will be  more useful in curvy roads and while drifting with the help of Hexa’s ESP.

Rough Road Mode – This mode plays important role during the off-road drives, giving more stability, performance and better control in slippery conditions.

All these three modes are made much more interesting with new-generation Electronic Stability Program (ESP) & Torque on Demand (TOD) feature.

Besides, it offers conveniences like – a chill compartment storage, sitting above the glovebox, steering-mounted controls for audio, telephony and cruise control and a total of 29 compartment spaces. Another segment defining feature is the customizable mood lighting that changes according to the drive mode selected.

Harman Kardon’s ConnectNext infotainment system with 10 JBL speakers and companion smartphone apps to control audio, radio and ambient lighting is an interesting features in Hexa. It has 4 speakers, tweeters and 1 central speaker, sub-woofer and a 320W amplifier, which will make you feel driving a theatre.

What about Safety:

Hexa strengthens your safety with six air bags, including driver and passenger, curtains and side airbags. The Electronic Stability Programme (ESP) with rollover migration always on high alert, which constantly monitors the movement and the direction of the car. Alike other SUVs in the market, Hexa also has the ABS with EBD. Hill hold control and Hill descent control gets activated with just press of a button. Also, the Traction control system prevents excessive wheel slip, which I tested, is quite impressive.

How Comfortable Hexa is:

Tata Hexa comes with an 8-way adjustable seat-arrangement, which is perfect for shorter or taller guy with enough cabin space. The rear seats are remarkable and it has good leg room. You can get either the 6 seaters or 7 seaters based on your choice, similar to Toyota Innova. Apart from this, there is one cup-holder and a dedicated slot for smartphone.

The rear seats are well ventilated with their own AC vents. The third row is slightly smaller with a tight headroom, but it is much more comfortable than the Mahindra XUV 500. All the second row and third row has their own storage space and smart USB charging points.

Exterior is extremely important:

The tall and sturdy, masculine vehicle has all the WOW factors to attract a car lover. The most striking thing is 19inch alloy wheel with a strong well-built shoulder wheel arch claddings. These alloy wheels are perfectly matched with the classic and simple 5-spoke wheels in a two-tone black and aluminum-colored polished shade.

The other differentiating factor of Hexa is its high ground clearance of 200mm.

Verdict:

With it’s premium look, super quality and design, no doubt, it will give a tough fight to Mahindra XUV 500, Innova Cresta and Hyundai Creta to some extent and it can also have an impact on the sales of some compact SUVs like Renault Duster and Mahindra Scorpio. But, the success of Tata Hexa will solidly depend on the pricing and the marketing & communications strategies. In my opinion, the pricing should be in the range of Rs 10 lakh to 18 lakh. Tata Motors’ effort to break free from the old perception and accelerate the new image created after Tiago launch is seen clearly in the Hexa.

For more information, visit http://hexa.tatamotors.com/.

A man who is madeofgreat

Thanks Tata Motors (http://madeofgreat.tatamotors.com/ ) to compel me to think on this question! 

“Do you know someone who is truly #madeofgreat?”

Isn't it a question which surely makes your mind work for few mins at least??? I too took few isolated moments to take few names.

I am inspired by many people in my life….like my Dad, Mom, Maths teacher - Deva Sir, my ex-boss & mentor Rajiv Mishra, some lovely friends and colleagues, somewhat my hubby dear and many more…..  

But today, I want to talk about my Dad-in-Law, who I feel is truly #madeofgreat!!!!

“Royal Bengal Tiger”! We call him RBT in short, to refer him among our friends!

A man of substance, now a retired Defence Civilian, RBT’s voice has the capability to quake the whole neighborhood, in two ways ofcourse, by his strong command, or by his vedic chants, Robindra Sangeet or poem recitation. He is a real multi-talented guy: a good singer, wonderful orator, excellent actor, marvelous cook, awe-inspiring artist, fantastic organizer and above all, tremendously helpful personality. Yes! RBT is the most wanted persona in every occasion in the neighbourhood, which consists of at least 300 families. Be it chilled midnight or during his busy hour in the office, he would cross any stumbling block to help anyone.

RBT with my son during Anna-Prasana

Many drunkards were beaten by him while making chaos in the society. Because of his fearlessness and strong persona, he has been always asked to take a lead position in any group activities.

My in-law’s hamlet, called Narangi Jorabat is a beautiful place which is quite green and serene, and also a bit away from the hum drum of the Guwahati City. You need to cross the beautiful Narangi Army Campus to reach this place. Ponds with white and pink lotus flowers, smooth but curvy roads, auspicious Mandirs, tall gulmohar trees, miraculous brooks, and a half cover by two green hills, all are trying hard to doll up this space. The beauty of the place is amplified by a stunning water fall (Zharna) and greenery around it.

My hubby used depict the beauty of the place so much, that probably that was one of the reasons why I married him, specially, to see the beautiful water fall!! :) 

Almost eight years back when I went to my hubby’s home for the first time, I really wanted to visit that Zharna. My husband was most of the time outside his home, being a hosteller, after school. So, when he wanted me to take to the Zharna because of my vehement request, RBT also wanted to accompany us. Initially, I thought what kind of father-in-law he was, who wanted to be a Kabab Me Haddi to a new couple. But, reaching the place, I understood his motive behind.

With rolling of time, the Zharna became a pleasant place for all drunkards, criminals who wanted to do some masti there. The place was really spectacular, but I could see few guys playing cards, some were even with bare bodies, some were just lying on some rocks with some red and white bottles.  Interestingly, looking at RBT from distance, there was a sudden commotion among them. All guys got up from there in hurry, from whatever position they were in, and vanished from there immediately…I could not understand what was happening, but later, I realized the power of RBT’s presence!!!

Another incident which jaw-stucked me when my hubby introduced me to a lady as his sister during our marriage reception. I was shocked, as I knew that my hubby had only one sibling, and that is his elder brother. Question arose in my mind if my Dad-in-law had another wify!!!

The story was, the lady fled from her own village many years back because of the torture of her step mother. She was around 25 years old that time, and was neither educated nor had money in her pocket. She even did not know where she was going, what she was heading. Somehow, she reached RBT’s vicinity, walking all the way for the whole the day. It was already dusk. RBT saw some guys looking, and trying to tease her. She was looking very tired, hungry and confused. RBT went ahead and asked her the problem, and ultimately took her home. My Mom-in-law also supported him. Listening to her story, in front of the village people, RBT accepted her as a daughter and took her responsibility, though that time probably RBT was 10 years elder to her. After couple of months, when he got a good match for her, RBT organized her marriage. So, in that way, my hubby has a sister too.

I have hardly seen as active person as RBT. He crosses all the lines people have drawn for man and woman for work. Many times it happened, that after long journey, I and other members of the house became too tired to cook or clean the house. He would not wait for anyone. He would actively and quickly do all the work and the food was ready on the table.

During the special occasions, RBT prepares delicious, mouth-watering sweets. I really got astounded when he gifted my son a Kantha Stiched Katha (a quilt), which he wove with cotton tatter to beat the Delhi winter, when my child was just few months old.

My Son is still wearing the Kantha stitched Quilt woven by my Dad-in-Law  

A man of routine, he does not follow Ramdev, but I believe he knows most of his yogas. Early riser, RBT’s first work in the morning is to make red tea with tulsi or pudina leaves, and then take out the by-cycle to visit his farm which is 2 km away from the house, everyday.

Well blended with all these qualities, I would have to say that my sweet Dad-in-Law, RBT is a real hero – truly #madeofgreat!!           

What’s important in life is Action! We are judged, ultimately by actions. In the end, action makes or breaks our reputation. 

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