Tata Hexa

{{Infobox automobile

| name = Tata Hexa

| image = Tata Hexa (10).JPG

| manufacturer = Tata Motors

| production = 2016–2020

| assembly = India: Pune

| related = Tata Aria

| class = Mid-size crossover SUV

| body_style = 5-door SUV

| platform = Tata X2

| layout = {{ubl |Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |Front-engine, four-wheel-drive}}

| engine = 2.2 L DW12 Varicor I4-T (diesel)

| transmission = {{ubl |5-speed manual |6-speed manual |6-speed GM 6L 50 MYB automatic}}

| wheelbase = {{convert|2850|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|4788|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| width = {{convert|1900|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| height = {{convert|1785|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}

| predecessor = Tata Aria

| successor = Tata Safari (2021)

}}

Tata Hexa was a mid-size crossover SUV manufactured by Indian passenger and commercial vehicles manufacturer Tata Motors. A heavily reworked Tata Aria, the Hexa was originally unveiled in the 2016 Geneva Motor Show{{Cite web|url=http://overdrive.in/news-cars-auto/2016-geneva-motor-show-tata-hexa-tuff-showcased/|title=2016 Geneva Motor Show: Tata Hexa Tuff showcased - Overdrive|website=Overdrive|language=en-US|access-date=2018-10-07}} and was launched into the Indian markets in January 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://auto.ndtv.com/news/tata-hexa-launched-in-india-prices-start-at-rs-11-99-lakh-1650033|title=Tata Hexa Launched: Prices Start at Rs. 11.99 Lakh - NDTV CarAndBike|work=CarAndBike|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en}} The overall body shape and dimensions were kept true to the previous Tata Aria.

The Hexa used Tata's Impact design language,{{Cite news|url=https://www.carandbike.com/news/tata-hexa-things-you-should-know-1289640

|title=Tata Hexa: 10 Things You Need To Know - NDTV CarAndBike|work=CarAndBike|access-date=2018-10-07|language=en}} also used in Tata Tiago, Tata Tigor, Tata Nexon and the Tata Harrier. The company used its three design studios in India, the UK and Italy for designing cars in this design framework.

Overview

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The Tata Hexa was available with a 2.2 Diesel engine, either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel-drive, and shipped in a number of versions with varying interior and exterior features, as well as different engine power and torque output. Both manual and automatic transmission were marketed.

The Tata Hexa came with 6 variants at launch. The Base model XE came equipped with the 2.2L Varicor 320 while the rest of the lineup consisting of the XM, XMA, XT, XTA and XT 4x4 all came with the 2.2L Varicor 400. The range topping trim, the XT 4x4 came with a Borg Warner sourced Torque on Demand type Transfer Case paired with a 6 speed manual transmission. The XMA and XTA came with the Punch Powerglide 6L50 Automatic Transmission. The Hexa was not offered with an Automatic 4x4 variant throughout its life. In 2018, a XM+ variant was launched to fill the wide gap between the top end XT variant and the mid XM variant.

As the Indian market did not receive it well and it failed to make a significant impact on the sales of its closest rivals such as the Toyota Innova and the Mahindra XUV 500, despite having an overall more premium and complete package{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}, production of the Tata Hexa was halted in 2020 with the implementation of BS6 emission norms in the country. While leaked information said that the 2.2L Varicor was being worked upon to meet the new emission standards, fears of the Hexa cannibalizing the sales of the Tata Harrier and Tata Safari twins made the company reconsider relaunching the Hexa.

Variants

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!Model

!Engine{{Cite web|title=Tata Hexa Specifications - Engine, Mileage, Seating Capacity & Ground Clearance|url=https://hexa.tatamotors.com/specification#engine|access-date=2018-10-07|website=hexa.tatamotors.com|language=en|archive-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007145548/https://hexa.tatamotors.com/specification#engine|url-status=dead}}

!Displacement

!Transmission

!Power

!Torque

|2.2 L Varicor 320 4 cylinder Diesel engine (CRDi)

| rowspan="3" |2179cc

|5-speed manual

|110.32 kW (150 PS)@4000 rpm

|320 Nm@1500-3000 rpm

XM+

XT 4x4

| rowspan="2" |2.2 L Varicor 400 4 cylinder Diesel engine (CRDi)