Deliveries are expected to commence in last week of October or early November.
Tata Motors recently unveiled Harrier and Safari facelifts with a majorly revised exterior and interior design, lots of new features and even slightly updated mechanicals. The only missing element is the price for both SUVs, which we can confirm will be announced on October 17. Our dealer sources have also said that deliveries are expected to commence from late October or by the first week of November.
- Harrier, Safari gets updated front and rear ends
- Interior design revised with more features and tech
- Continues with 170hp, 2.0-litre diesel engine under the hood
Our first drive review of the updated Harrier will be live on October 14 at 12 noon, while reviews for the updated Safari will follow on October 15 at 4pm, so stay tuned for both.
Tata Harrier, Safari facelift exterior and interior
The Harrier and Safari facelifts get all-new front and rear ends which are now in line with the new Nexon, thereby giving the company’s SUV line-up an identifiable family look. Key details include full-width LED light bars at the front and rear, reinterpretation of the split headlamp design, new bumpers with pronounced protrusions and some bold new colour options. Both SUVs even get up to 19-inch alloys on their top-spec trims. The Harrier and Safari are also a lot more differentiated from each other on the outside than they were in their outgoing versions.
On the inside too, Tata Motors has redesigned the dashboards as comprehensively as you can with facelifts. It gets larger infotainment screens that are up to 12.3-inch in size, new digital instrument cluster with navigation, Tata’s new four-spoke steering wheel with backlit Tata logo, and a completely new finish for the dashboard with leatherette padding, gloss black surfaces and even body coloured dashboard inserts depending on the Persona.
Speaking of which, both the Harrier and Safari get a revised trim nomenclature which Tata calls as Personas, and each come with their unique exterior and interior finishes.
Tata Harrier, Safari facelift features
The Harrier and Safari were already well equipped to begin with, but Tata has really upped the ante with these facelifts. Both SUVs gain dual-zone automatic AC, 10-speaker JBL sound system, paddle shifters for the automatic variants, rear window sunshades, ventilated and powered front seats with memory function, and gesture-controlled powered tailgate. The Safari additionally gets ventilation function even for the second-row seats. Both SUVs now gets up to 7 airbags, 6 of which are standard across the range.
Tata Harrier, Safari facelift powertrain options
Under the skin, the updated Harrier and Safari continue to be powered by a 170hp, 350Nm, 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine mated to either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed torque converter automatic gearbox, driving the front wheels. A major update is that both SUVs now get electric power steering over the hydraulic system on the pre-facelift models, and there are even modes for the steering – Regular and Sport – that works in sync with the drive modes.
As before, the Harrier will continue to rival the likes of MG Hector, Mahindra XUV700 and Jeep Compass, while the Safari rivals the likes of the Scorpio N, Hyundai Alcazar, and MG Hector Plus.
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