Tata Tigor EV

Exterior

As the name suggests, the new Tata Tigor EV is largely based on the standard Tigor facelift. Instead of the traditional grille, the Tigor EV boasts a gloss black panel with an electric blue accent at the bottom. The electric hatchback stands on 14-inch steel wheels and gets projector headlamps and revised fog light housing with LED daytime running lamps as well. The car is not much of a looker; well it didn’t aim to be in the first place. The Signature Teal Blue body paint option offers a pop of color without being an eyesore whereas the other not-so-out-there option is Grey.  

Variants

The 2021 Tata Tigor EV variants are split in 4 – XE, XM, XZ+ and XZ+DT trims and gets a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, automatic climate control and a digital instrument cluster. Tata has gathered quite a reputation for bagging high safety ratings and in exchange of the Tigor EV car price; the carmaker boasts a 4-star Global NCAP rating.

Interior

What differentiates the new Tigor EV from its petrol-powered sibling are the blue accents that have found place everywhere – from the seats to the instrument cluster and even the AC vents. If one can ignore the few plastic panels in the cabin, the 2021 Tigor EV boasts a solid build quality. The audio system with its stellar sound quality is a feather in the cap of the plush cabin. Tata’s iRA connected car tech has up to 35 features that can be accessed and operated via Tata Motors’ ZConnect smartphone app.

Engine Specifications & Performance

The 2021 Tata Tigor EV draws power from an IP67-rated 26kWh liquid-cooled Li-ion battery pack that uses a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor producing 74bhp and 170Nm of torque. The electric hatchback claims a 0-60kph time of 5.7 seconds and can be charged from 0 to 80 percent in 60 minutes. The 2021 Tata Tigor EV on-road price is quoted at Rs. 12.10 lakhs for the base XE variant. Although it’s one of the more economic electric vehicles out there, at this asking price, the new Tigor EV is good enough as a daily commuter as the car is quite hard to fault.