When it hits the road, Tata Bolt will go against the likes of Maruti Swift, Fiat Punto, Toyota Etios Liva and Volkswagen Polo. Expected to be a make or break car for Tata Motors, the Bolt is an attempt by the Indian automaker to retain its position as the leader of passenger car division. And if performance reports are to be considered true than that hatchback segment will truly have a challenger.
Tata Bolt is based on the X1 platform and shares lots of design aspects with Zest. The fascia of the Bolt is quite expressive mainly due to the headlamp that combines projector bulbs with highlighted and blacked out elements to create a unique eye-like effect. The Bolt also gets the same honeycomb grille as Zest and a similar front fender. As for the back the most eye-catching bit of design at the rear is the blacked out C-pillar arms that give the Bolt a reverse floating roof look. The designers have shed the tail lamp’s legacy design of vertically stacked elements going all the way up to the roof. Instead it is now a more petite, clean and very European combination that ends below the rear glass and below the shoulder line wrap.
The Bolt is powered by an 1193cc 1.2-litre Revotron turbo-charged petrol engine and 1.3-litre Quadrajet diesel motor. While the petrol mill produces 90PS of power and 140Nm of torque, the diesel engine will be churning 75PS of power and 190Nm torque. Both the engines will come mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox. As of now Tata has no plans to launch an AMT version of Bolt.
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