Tata Motors begins 'Geared for Great' endurance run

Tata Motors has found another way to flaunt the robustness of its cars. The Indian carmaker has announced the ‘Geared for Great’ challenge for its latest generation of automobiles, which include the Bolt, the Zest and the to-be-launched, the Tiago. The endurance run will test the car’s performance, strength, speed, efficiency and durability. The test started yesterday at the Vehicle Research & Development Establishment (VRDE) in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

Elaborating on the event, Dr. Tim Leverton, head of advanced and product engineering section at Tata Motors, said, “These vehicles and their technologies have been created with global R&D inputs by our talented designers and engineers across our India, UK and Italy centres. With the active role played by our globally leading suppliers, these cars have been developed through our GEN3 new product development process. All our cars go through rigorous validation processes including over four years of extensive simulation, CAE (Computer-aided engineering), NVH (Noise, vibration and harshness) analysis, and physical validation on test-bed as well as on-road, carried out Pan India”. He also explained the importance of Revotron and Revotorq mills for the company's portfolio and added, “Our Revotron and Revotorq engines are built to endure extreme performance. They have been extensively benchmarked with competition engines on various parameters like performance, economy, and refinement. This endurance run will not only prove our belief in our rigid processes but will also highlight the robustness of our cars and powertrains. We look forward to this challenge”.

More than sixty professional drivers and auto experts from the industry are expected to conduct the endurance run and draw inferences. The event is conducted by the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), which is also the sanctioning body for the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile). 

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