Ever since the Tata Motors flaunted its new Zest sedan and Bolt hatchback, the cars were the eye candy of not only the possible buyers, but of the market experts as well. The Tata Zest has already been launched and has received the warmest response ever from a Tata car. Now, the Tata Bolt is on the launch list and has been spotted testing many times for its possible next year launch. The hatchback is completely based on its sedan sibling, but in a shorter version. The car will also get the new Revotron engine developed by the Tata, just like the Zest did.
The car will get the features like 3-spoke steering wheel, integrated music control for the Harman audio system, touchscreen infotainment, automatic climate control, different driving modes and much more. The engine of the car will be 1.2 Litre petrol turbo Revotron mill, producing 84 bhp power and 140 Nm torque, while the diesel one will be the Fiat's famous 1.3 Litre Multijet mill, producing 74 bhp power and 190 Nm of torque. Both the variants will be mated to the 5-speed manual transmission with an AMT to be introduced later or hope to be introduced.
The price of the car will be around INR 4.5 – 6.8 Lac and will be taking the fights from the cars like Volkswagen Polo, Hyundai Elite i20, Fiat Punto Evo, Maruti Suzuki Swift and many others. And, the launch date of the car is expected to be in the first quarter of the 2015.