Auto car: Updated Tata Hexa reaches dealerships

While Tata had launched the 2019 update for the Hexa at the end of last month, new models have just begun to reach dealerships across the country. Priced from Rs 12.99 lakh to Rs 18.37 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), the 2019 Tata Hexa features an updated infotainment system and dual-tone colour options on higher-spec variants.

The mid-spec and higher-spec Hexa now gets a 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment (bigger than the previously offered 5.0-inch unit) that is shared with the top-end Tata Tiago XZ+. The new screen has an 800 x 480 pixel resolution, is Android Auto compatible and comes with a 10-speaker JBL system. The top-spec Hexa variants now get the option of a dual-tone exterior. While the roof can be finished in either black or grey, the former can only be combined with either a white, silver or grey finish, while the latter can just be had with blue or bronze (brown) body paint.

The 19-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels are now only offered on the XMA and XTA automatic variants, while the manual variants get 16-inch wheels finished in a charcoal grey colour.

Mechanically, the Hexa remains unchanged. Besides the base XE, all other variants continue to employ the 2.2-litre, Varicor 400, four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine that produces 156hp and 400Nm. The engine is available with either 6-speed manual or automatic gearboxes. The Hexa XE gets the same 2.2-litre turbo-diesel engine though in a lower 150hp/320Nm state of tune.

Tata readying its Harrier-based seven-seat SUV – showcased at the 2019 Geneva motor show as the Tata Buzzard – for an India launch early next year. The Buzzard is expected to indirectly replace the Hexa as Tata’s flagship model when it arrives.

2019 Tata Hexa variant-wise prices (ex-showroom, Delhi)
Variants	Price (ex-showroom, Delhi)
Hexa XE 4x2	Rs 12.99 lakh
Hexa XM 4x2	Rs 14.38 lakh
Hexa XM+ 4x2	Rs 15.47 lakh
Hexa XMA 4x2	Rs 15.63 lakh
Hexa XT 4x2	Rs 17.04 lakh
Hexa XTA 4x2	Rs 18.20 lakh
Hexa XT 4x4	Rs 18.37 lakh