Tata Nexon AMT is expected to be a 6-speed unit sourced from Magneti Marelli. Tata will
launch the Nexon with the manual transmission sometime this month.
The Nexon is expected to get a 6-speed AMT unit.
Tata has confirmed that the AMT variants of the Nexon will arrive this fiscal
year.The images show the placement and styling of the gear selector. It looks
identical to the one on Tata’s existing AMT offerings, which include the Tiago,
Nano, and Zest. The housing for the gear selector is different, however. Also,
while the aforementioned products get a 5-speed AMT, Tata will offer the Nexon
with a 6-speed AMT. Judging by the spy shots, the AMT variants of the Nexon
will continue with multi drive modes. Seen here is the top-end XZ+ trim of the
Nexon.
The company is betting big on automated manual
transmissions and is aiming for its application in 50% of its future product
portfolio. According to a media report from August, the Tata Nexon AMT launch
will take place before the end of this fiscal year. Unlike Tata Motors’ current
AMT offerings which get either petrol (Tiago, Nano) or diesel (Zest) AMT
variants, both petrol and diesel variants of the Nexon will receive the
transmission.
Currently, amongst its immediate rivals, only the
Ford EcoSport and Mahindra TUV300 offer optional automatic transmissions. The
EcoSport gets only a petrol automatic variant with a 6-speed dual clutch
transmission, the TUV300 gets a 5-speed AMT mated to its 1.5 L diesel engine.
The usage of AMT will ensure the Nexon has a price advantage over the EcoSport
at least.
