The Tata Gravitas was first showcased at
the Auto Expo 2020 in February this year. Since then, the test mule of the
6-seater version of the Tata Harrier has been sighted several times. The
upcoming SUV has been spotted yet again and this time the spy shots reveal
certain exterior and interior features of the new car.
The Tata Gravitas will be based on the
company’s OMEGA Arc platform and thus, will come equipped with many aesthetic
features that can also be found on the Harrier SUV. However, the Gravitas will
be longer and taller than its 5-seater sibling.
While the latest Tata Gravitas test mule
spied wears heavy camouflage, we can still spot some of the key exterior
features. For example, the front end of the upcoming Gravitas will have the
same lighting layout that we have already seen in the Harrier. So the LED DRLs
are mounted high up whereas the primary headlights sit lower. The cascading
grille with honeycomb mesh is also visible in the spy shots.
The side profile of the new Gravitas is
kept busy by the square wheel arches, black body cladding, and roof rails.
Also, the large alloy wheels add the missing masculinity. The rear end features
large taillight clusters, most probably LED units, and a roof-mounted spoiler.
The interior of
the Gravitas borrows several features from that of the Harrier. The overall
layout is quite identical with a large floating-type infotainment system
sitting in the middle of the dashboard. It is likely to offer Android Auto and
Apple CarPlay connectivity options. We can also spot the 3-spoke steering wheel
with various mounted controls and some wood treatment on the dashboard.
The new Tata Gravitas SUV is likely to get
the 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder diesel engine that also powers the Harrier, in which
it produces 168 bhp of maximum power and 350 Nm of peak torque. Tata Motors is
expected to provide a 6-speed manual transmission along with an optional
6-speed automatic torque converter. While Tata Motors has not released any
information regarding the launch of the new Gravitas, speculations say that the
upcoming 6-seater SUV will be introduced in India this year itself.
