Tata Safari

The new-generation Tata Safari 2022 interior images aren’t something new to see, as there are not any significant changes made to the Harrier’s cabin except the new off-white interior theme and the addition of third-row passenger seats. However, things inside the new Tata Safari have improved to an extent than the Harrier. The dashboard design as well as the entire cabin, reflects Jaguar Land Rover’s DNA, as the new Safari SUV itself is derived from the Jaguar Land Rover’s OMEGArc monocoque platform just like the Harrier. If we go by the metrics, Safari’s built quality looks tough both from the inside as well outside. The overall fit and finish inside the cabin feel a step forward from the Harrier, the high-quality materials used are quite soft to touch as well. The panel fittings and upholstery stitches have also been improved to a great extent, which was a huge disappointment on the Harrier. However, some ergonomic issues still persist inside the cabin including the small as well as nonadjustable front row armrest and the uneven placement of the dashboard’s center console which is a compromise to the comfort of driver and co-passenger knees and arms while driving such a big SUV.

New Tata Safari 2022 colors on the inside offer delightful cabin appeal, and its Oyster White interior theme which comes with the top-spec Safari, brings in an irresistible airy charm to its interiors. Although, it gets quite typical to maintain the charm of the cabin as the light-themed leatherette upholstery isn’t the easiest to keep clean in the Indian climate conditions. The dashboard looks smarter than the Harrier with the introduction of ambient lighting and a supporting dark ash wood dash trim which is present in the oak wood finish on its donor sibling. The 2022 Safari gets the same 8.8-inch touchscreen infotainment system that’s present on the Harrier and is a wide-screen variant of what we’ve seen in the Nexon and Altroz. The infotainment system does feel slightly responsive and comes with wireless Android Auto and Apple Car Play support. The 8.8-inch touchscreen UI even needs an update, as it gets very confusing for people sitting in the car to toggle between tiny icons on the screen to figure out if they have been enabled or not. Apart from that, the new Safari even gets wireless phone charging and numerous USB charging ports all across the cabin to charges your smart devices across the aisle.

Apart from all that, you’ll even get to see iRA connected car tech and TPMS that’s available with the Tata Altroz iTurbo. This feature comes into play with amazing remote accessibility options such as basic geofencing security features, enabling or disabling the horn and lights remotely. Although, it does miss out on numerous remote accessibility features like engine start and stop or enabling climate control which is present in its other market rivals such as the Hyundai Alcazar, Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, Volkswagen Toureg, and many other non-competing sedans and hatchback cars. Moreover, we didn’t find anything much to complain about the tata safari 2022 interior images when we got to experience the new tata safari in real.

The 2022 Safari nails out its market rivals apart in terms of safety, comfort, and overall cabin appeal, as the car comes featured with top-notch cabin and safety equipment which includes the addition of an electronic parking brake, 6 airbags, hill-descent control, electronic stability control, ventilated seats for front & second-row passengers, a terrain response system, and an electronically adjustable driver’s seat. However, the electronic parking brake could have been offered with a small LED indicator to let the driver know whether it’s engaged or not. Though, you’ll get to see the same Aircraft-inspired handbrake design on the low-end variants of the new tata safari images. The rest of all, the JBL-branded music system remains untouched while offering great pleasure to the listener’s ears with decent bass. And if we talk about the panoramic sunroof, it is a brilliant feature that has never been seen on a safari. The panoramic sunroof significantly increases the airy appeal inside the cabin with easy-to-use individual rocker controls for shade, vent, and opening.

Moving towards the second row is where you’ll get to see a 3-seat bench as standard on the 7-seater variants of the new tata safari. However, on the top-of-the-line variants of the safari, tata gives you an option to opt for dual-captain seats with armrests, as a 6-seat configuration. No matter if you go with the 7-seat or 6-seat configuration, the SUV offers great under-thigh support and cushioning to the second-row passengers with more than enough legroom as well as headroom on both of the seat configurations. The second-row passengers can even adjust the position of the front passenger seat with the new “Boss Mode” for more legroom. As we’re are all well aware of the fact that tata safari is a 3-row SUV, passengers can now easily access the third row from the aisle between the two captain seats or fold and side-access the bench seat configuration to 60:40 split. Access to the third row comes in with impressive comfort and space to easily accommodate two average-sized adults. However, this comfort can be slightly painful for adults on long trips as the third row suits best for kids as there isn’t much under-thigh support offered on the third-row passenger seats. Apart from that, you’ll even get to see two cup holders, two USB ports, dedicated AC controls with air vents, and decent storage spaces. If we talk about the boot space of the new safari, it isn’t that great if the third row remains unfolded(73l), but once you fold them away the boot space significantly increases up to 447 liters.

Overall, there’s nothing much to complain about storage on the safari as there are many practical storage spaces offered inside the cabin, and you can also increase the boot space up to whopping 997 liters while flat-folding the second and third-row passenger seats on the 7-seater variants of the 2022 safari.

Disappointingly, the all-new Tata Safari comes equipped with the same Fiat Sourced 2.0-litre, four-cylinder diesel engine (Kryotec 170) which produces the same amount of power that we get to experience on the Harrier. The transmissions options remain to be the same Hyundai Sourced automatic torque converter and 6-speed manual gearbox. However, the 170hp motor fits quite well on tata safari 2022 mileage figures, as the tata safari 2022 mileage remains somewhat equivalent to the Harrier even after 75kgs of added weight. If we talk about the power delivery and performance from the 2.0-litre Kryotec 170 diesel engine, well the new Safari pulls exceptionally well and quick enough without many vibrations felt inside the cabin. The motor offers a huge amount of refinement from the engine and works remarkably well while being tuned with the Hyundai-sourced 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission. The 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission offers slick gearshifts and is very responsive to operate as well. Though, with the 6-speed manual, power delivery comes with some effort from a heavy to operate clutch setup that feels sluggish to change gears. Also, you’ll notice the diesel growl from the engine at times when you start the vehicle, but things get smooth quite quickly once the engine warms up.

The new Safari even offers three drive modes, Eco, City, and Sport, that further enhance the overall driving experience to the front-wheel-drive safari. However, if you want to access the full potential from the engine, it works best in sport mode where you can access the highest 350 Nm torque output. Whereas the power remains limited to 320 Nm in the default City mode and 280 Nm in Eco which dulls the drivetrain’s responsiveness to an extent. The rest of all, the 2.0-litre, four-cylinder diesel engine provides more than enough power to the Safari without any hassle between 2000 to 3000rpm but does get vocal when someone pushes it above 3500rpm.

Overall the powertrain works amazingly on the front-wheel-drive Safari, but one thing which distracts the buyers looking for an SUV in this segment is the lack of a 4×4 or an all-wheel-drive powertrain option. Though Tata has promised to introduce an all-wheel-drive variant on the Safari if there’s sufficient demand.

Despite sharing the same monocoque chassis construction and powertrain, the new tata safari expresses a way more different handling characteristics than the Harrier. The SUV feels much more confident to drive on highways as well as off-road when we compare it with the Harrier’s ride quality. Though the ride and handling balance remains quite similar between both the siblings. There’s a wide band of power and torque available from the Fiat Sourced 2.0-litre diesel engine that offers great pull to the 1,800+ kg SUV from 1500rpm itself. The motor sounds very refine and effortless to drive even at higher rpm’s while being mated to a 6-speed manual transmission or a Hyundai-sourced 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission. We personally liked the way Safari drives while being mated to Hyundai-sourced 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission, as the gearshifts were highly firm than that of the manual ones. Also, the automatic variants provide you an option to manually shift via gear lever, but this comes at a price of lesser tata safari 2022 mileage figures.

Apart from that, you’ll still notice some body roll while leaping it into corners, however, the re-tuned suspension setup takes care of it quite responsively. Tata has entirely retweaked the suspension setup borrowed from the Harrier, as the new Safari soaks in bumps and uneven roads very efficiently without compromising passenger comfort. Tata has tuned the Safari’s suspension at slightly softer parameters to deal with 75kgs of added weight and enhance low-speed bump absorption. All thanks to this softly tuned suspension setup, the new 2022 tata safari feels exceptionally light and rigid to handle on rough terrains. If we compare the new 2022 Safari with its previous generation, the Land Rover’s monocoque underpinnings are an excellent replacement to the old body-on-frame chassis. The new bold aerodynamics assists the Safari in sharp acceleration and maneuverability at high speeds. The SUV runs flat and confident at any terrain you dive the car in with a full load of passengers, which reveals the toughness of its JLR(Jaguar Land Rover) DNA.

Tata is now offering the Safari with disk brakes on all four tires replacing the rear drum brake setup of the Harrier with discs. With the help of disc brakes on all four tires, Safari sheds speed more effectively compared to the Harrier. Also, the new Safari offers the best-in-class bite point with a disc wiping feature as standard that resultantly brings such a heavy SUV to a stop within a few seconds. However, Tata could have improved the long-travel brake pedal which affects the bite point to an extent and fades the braking performance in panic braking situations. Another room for improvement includes a slightly heavy tuned steering setup and long-travel clutch, something which can get tiring to drive in heavy traffic. Apart from that, the ESC-based terrain modes ( Eco, City, Sport) offer plenty of driving dynamics, but with no AWD or 4×4 on offer, they aren’t of much use on an FWD powertrain.

Overall, the new generation Tata Safari is a great option to consider between the 15 to 20 Lakh price bracket. In terms of practicality, however, tata safari 2022 mileage figures and ride & handling balance, the new 2022 Safari performs far much better than its predecessors such as the Safari Storme and Safari Dicor. But unlike its predecessors, one thing which makes the new Tata Safari adventure persona more of a front-wheel-drive softroader rather than being a highly capable 4×4 offroader SUV, which wasn’t the case with the previous generation Safari’s. However, all thanks to the Jaguar Land Rover underpinnings, the lack of a 4×4 system may not remain to be permanent as Tata Motors has clearly stated that the Omega ARC Land Rover architecture is perfectly capable of accommodating a 4×4 system. In light of this fact, Tata Motors will surely introduce a 4×4 variant for the new Safari if there will be sufficient demand, and the market is willing to bear the price hike for so.

Apart from that, this new flagship SUV from Tata Motors has made the competition much tougher for its rivalries including the Mahindra XUV700, MG Hector & Hector Plus, Hyundai Creta, Hyundai Alcazar, Kia Seltos, and many other SUVs competing in this segment. Now with JLR(Jaguar Land Rover) DNA, the new tata safari images offer incredible road presence in real while justifying its Safari badge with the stepped-up roof and a head-turning design language. The vehicle is evidently more capable than the old generation Safari’s in terms of performance as well as ride and handling balance. The upgrade from a body-on-frame to a monocoque chassis has just changed the rules for the new Safari, as this Safari offers great stability while driving at high speeds, without much body roll or trembling felt inside the cabin. The car smoothly glides through the worst you throw it in. However, the interiors aren’t the best in the segment and remain to be somehow similar to that of the harrier’s cabin. But Tata has improved the overall built quality of its interiors to an extent with new upholstery color options as well as reduced panel gaps.

So Should You Buy One?

Well, this new flagship SUV from Tata Motors is an amazing package overall and the brand is now offering new attractive tata safari 2022 colors schemes. No matter if you’re a family guy who likes going on long road trips with family or a busy routine office guy, the new Safari fits in very well with almost every character. The car loves to be ridden on rough terrains and straight highways while delivering great confidence to the driver with staggering high stance visibility from the cabin. However, we would personally recommend you the automatic variants of the new Safari, as the automatic powertrain is very responsive and easy to maneuver even if you’re driving such a big SUV for the first time. The manual isn’t that bad either, but, doesn’t provide enough feedback that you get to experience with the automatic Safari.