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New AWD SUVs to be aimed mainly at customers with a knack for adventure travel, rather than hardcore off-roading
Tata Motors only manufactured FWD models for five years after discontinuing the Hexa in 2020 until last year, when it introduced the Harrier.ev with optional AWD. The company is seeing rising demand for AWD capability among adventure-minded customers and is likely to capitalise on the trend with four more AWD SUV launches in the near future.
Sometime in the second quarter of the year, Tata Motors is expected to launch the Sierra.ev, the pure electric variant of the all-new Sierra. The company will likely give a choice of single-motor RWD and dual-motor AWD configurations in the electric mid-size SUV. The latter would have two motors, including a higher-output unit on the rear axle and a lower-output unit on the front axle.
Following the Harrier last year, its three-row cousin, the Safari, is set to receive an all-electric variant with the familiar ‘.ev’ suffix this year. Tata Motors will likely bring the Safari.ev to showrooms in late October, just around Dussehra and before Diwali. The company should offer it in single-motor RWD and dual-motor AWD configurations, with the latter packing 291 kW (390 hp) of total power and 468 Nm (504 Nm with a boost function) of total torque.
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In early 2027, Tata Motors will introduce an AWD option on the ICE Sierra. The company offers the ICE Sierra with 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol, 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol, and 1.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine options. It may give the AWD option only on configurations equipped with the turbocharged petrol and diesel engines.
Also expected in 2027 is the production version of the Avinya X, a large SUV-coupe concept. Avinya will be a new, EV-only brand positioned above the core Tata Motors brand. The Avinya X concept’s production version would have a stylish and futuristic exterior and a minimalist interior that would be completely different from Tata models. It should also be offered in single-motor RWD and dual-motor AWD configurations, with the latter aimed mainly at Outdoorsy customers.
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Most of the aforementioned AWD SUVs should feature multiple terrain modes, including normal, grass/snow, mud/ruts/gravel, sand, rock crawl, and custom. A Transparent Mode is also expected, showing the driver what’s beneath the vehicle on the infotainment screen.
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