Tata Movus

Ed's Take: The interior styling of the Movus is decent, and the space in the front row is good. However, it is the second row that is a bit cramped and is a bit tight on knee-room.

Regardless of the variants, ample leg and shoulder space is offered to all its passengers along with sufficient head room, which is a plus point. The firm has designed its interiors impressively and decorated its spacious cabin with an attractive color scheme. It is incorporated with wide and well cushioned seats, which offer an enhanced comfort to its passengers all through the way. These are further covered with ebony black fabric and vinyl upholstery. Whereas the nine seater trim comes with bench seats in the second row. On the other hand, the 8-seater variant has front facing bench seats in the second and third rows. The cockpit of this vehicle looks attractive with a well designed dashboard that is further fitted with several equipments. These include a stylish center console that has silver inserts and there is a three spoke steering wheel, which comes with tilt adjustment function. Then, it has an instrument cluster that includes various functions and keeps its driver updated by giving several notifications. It also has a spacious glove box compartment that is good enough to place small things in it. Meanwhile, the firm has also given silver finishing to its door handles that further adds to its elegance. Other than these, it also includes some utility based aspects that might come useful to its passengers during their journey. Magazine pockets are available in door trims and there is also a mobile holder provided, which is in the center console. The CX and LX trim levels with seven, eight and nine seater options for the buyers to select from. The seven seater variant have captain seats in the first and second rows, while in the third row, there are side facing seats.

Interior Comfort:

All these seats are very well cushioned and offer a high level of comfort to its passengers. There are captain seats incorporated in the seven seater trim, while the rest of them have bench seats in the second row. There are also bottle holders as well as mobile holder, which is present in the central console. It comes with a power steering system that helps in easy handling and maneuverability even in heavy traffic conditions. The cabin is installed with HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) unit, which helps in setting the temperature inside besides creating a pleasant ambiance. It features air vents in the dashboard that are useful in spreading cool air in the entire cabin. It has a stylish instrument cluster fitted to the dashboard. This panel comes with a number of functions and has the adjustable light intensity function as well. Moreover, it also gives out notifications to the driver like door ajar warning, fuel consumption display, speed and a few others. In addition to these, the vehicle also has a digital trip meter, fuel consumption display, cabin fan, cable operated remote fuel flap, side foot stepper, tip-tap outside rear view mirrors, front room lamp, as well as illumination ignition key slot and a few other such features that gives a comfortable feel to its passengers. It also comes with a sun visors that further have a vanity mirror on the co-passenger side.

Interior Measurements:

About seven to nine people depending on the variant can be accommodated. It gives a lot of leg room for the front seat occupants, the shoulder space is quite good, while the head room is also sufficient. It comes with a large fuel tank that is capable to hold around 65 litres of diesel in it. Moreover, it also has a spacious boot compartment.

Ed's Take: The acceleration produced by the Movus is good, and the last time when the SUV got the facelift, Tata Motors had changed the final gear ratios to improve the acceleration and this has helped to a good extent.

It VARICOR diesel engine with a five speed manual transmission gear box delivers a reliable performance and sends torque output to its front wheels. It propels the vehicle in achieving a top speed of around 140 to 150 Kmph, which is rather good. Meanwhile, it assists in crossing the speed barrier of 100 Kmph within 15 to 16 seconds from a standstill.

Ed's Take: The 2.2-litre VariCOR engine has good performance, and biggest improvement has been in the drivability and even the refinement of the engine.

Its 2.2-litre power plant that comes with a total displacement capacity of 2179cc. It has four cylinders that are further fitted with sixteen valves and is based on a double overhead camshaft valve configuration. It is integrated with a common rail direct injection system that helps in giving a better fuel economy. This four wheeler is also introduced with concentric sleeve cylinder and self actuating clutch. This mill is skillfully coupled with a five speed manual transmission gear box, which enables easier gear shifts and better performance. It also sends torque output to its front wheels and aids in better mileage as well. This motor has the ability to churn out a peak power of 118bhp at 4000rpm and at the same time, it generates a maximum torque output of 250Nm in the range of 1500 to 3000rpm. It is compliant with all the emission norms of Bharat Stage (BS) IV.

Ed's Take: Tata Movus gets the 2.2-litre all aluminium engine that is highly fuel efficient and light as well. The fuel efficiency has been improved on the Movus as it now has the VariCOR engine, than the DiCOR.

Its diesel engine runs on a common rail based direct injection fuel supply system, which helps it in returning a decent mileage. It is capable of giving a fuel economy of around 11 to 12 Kmpl within the city, which goes up to 15 to 16 Kmpl approximately, when driven on highways.

Ed's Take: The power ratings on the Movus are of 120bhp, a tuned down version of that on the Tata Safari Storme. It now has the same VariCOR engine from the Storme.

Its motor has the ability to churn out a maximum power of 118bhp at 4000rpm and yields a peak torque output of 250Nm in the range of 1500 to 3000rpm, which is quite good for city maneuvering.