The gossips of making Sedan car as new Taxis in Nepal has recently hyped up the auto market. The government has been arranging to make Sedan cars with 1200c engine and above 3-cylinder as new Taxis in Nepal while the discussion is still going on for whom to make Taxi dealers.
The compact sedan cars available in the market as per government-defined criteria include models like Tata Tigor, Hyundai Accent, Honda Amaze, Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire, Ford Aspire and more. Well, glancing at this, the cheapest sedan in the middle-range is the Tata Tigor. Tata’s compact sedan car, Tigor which entered the Nepali market nearly 2 years ago, is currently available in 6 variants.
Sipradi Trading, the sole distributor for Tata vehicles in Nepal has been selling this compact full-featured sedan in Nepal at an attractive price range. The Tata Tigor is available in 6 different color options: Copper Dazel, Expresso Brown, Pearl White, Striker Blue, Berry Red, and Platinum Silver color.
More on, coming to its engine performance, the Tata Tigor is powered by a 1.2L Petrol engine which delivers a power of 85bhp at 6000rpm along with a peak torque of 114Nm at 3500rpm. As the Transport department had obliged that most of the Taxis in Nepal has less boot-space which is why they had planned on keeping Sedan cars as Taxis as they have enough boot-space. In Tata Tigor, there is a huge boot-space of 419L.
Seemingly, highlighting on the dimensions, the Tata Tigor has a length of 3992Nm, a breadth of 1677Nm and a height of 1537Nm. The car also has a ground clearance of 170mm. The Tata Tigor weighs around 1035kgs while it provides a mileage of 20km/l. Tata has integrated a 35L fuel tank in the car.
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The braking on the Tigor is handled by disc brakes on the front along with drum brakes on the rear side. Considering the safety features, the firm has added safety features such as dual airbags, ABS, EBD, and ESC in the sedan while on the suspension part, the car is installed with MC Freson suspension on the front and twist-beam suspension on the rear side.
Other quirky features of the car include bottle holder, key-in reminder, luggage lamp, steering mounted control, central console, power steering, and power window.
The exterior finish of the sedan adopts a chrome front grille, body-colored handle, sleek bumper while the interior features include integrated front headrest, dual-tone interior, and rearview mirrors. Likewise, features such as Rearview camera, central locking, trip distance, digital clock, LED fuel gauge, tachometer, projector headlamp, LED tail-lights, ORVM turn indicator is also included in the Tata Tigor.
Coming to the pricing of Tata Tigor sedan in Nepal,
Tata Tigor (RTX E) Price in Nepal: Rs. 25,50,000/- [Entry-level variant]
Tata Tigor (XZ+) Price in Nepal: Rs. 33,99,000/- [Top-variant]
Tata Tigor (XE) Price in Nepal: Rs. 27,99,000/-
Tata Tigor (XMO) Price in Nepal: Rs. 29,99,000/-
Tata Tigor (XZ) Price in Nepal: Rs. 31,99,000/-
Well, do you think Sedan cars can be a good option for Taxis in Nepal? Will it be favorable for running around city routes in Nepal? Please let us know your views on the comment section below.
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