The production Tata H5X has appeared in yet another
set of spy shots, courtesy Motor Octane. The H5X is Tata Motors’ new flagship
SUV that will fall in the same segment as the Jeep Compass and Hyundai Tucson.
The Tata H5X will arrive in the market as the first
production model incorporating the Tata Impact 2.0 design language. It will
look very close to the Tata H5X concept that debuted at Auto Expo 2018 last
month. 80-85% of the concept’s design is on its way into production, Pratap
Bose, Head of Design, Tata Motors, has said. The concept version measures 4,575
mm in length, 1,960 mm in width and 1,686 mm high. It has a 2,740 mm wheelbase.
The Tata H5X will ride on the D8 platform borrowed
from Jaguar Land Rover, which means that it will measure no less than 4.3
metres in length. The proven D8 platform currently underpins a number of Jaguar
Land Rover SUVs, including the Jaguar E-Pace that debuted last year. Tata
Motors is expected to offer the H5X with FCA’s 140 hp 2.0-litre MultiJet II diesel
engine. A 9-speed automatic transmission and a 4×4 system are expected in the
range-topping configuration.
The H5X is expected to reach showrooms in early 2019
with prices starting at around INR 13 lakh. It will have a 7-seat version
arriving later, likely to be powered by the 170 hp 2.0-litre MultiJet II diesel
engine.
