But make no mistake, power is not as explosive as we have seen with some other turbo-petrols. The motor starts coming into its element above 2,000 rpm.The healthy bottom-end makes the turbo-petrol Altroz an easy car to drive in the city. Throttle response is satisfactory and the car has no problem picking up speed from low revs. It even cleared our 2nd gear speed breaker test easily. You won’t be using the gearbox excessively. In the city, the turbo-petrol has very good driveability.Not as slick as a Japanese or Korean gearbox. It also has a bit of a notchy side to it. The gear shifter is alright to use, but its throws are longer than we would like in a modern hatchback. You don’t need to put your hand “down” to access it. It’s a level higher than is usually the case, which makes matters user-friendly. Even the gear lever is positioned at an extremely comfortable height.There's a very usable dead pedal to rest your foot. On the downside, the pedal's travel range is on the longer side & it will bother you in traffic. You’ll appreciate the soft clutch pedal.Upon cranking the engine and while idling, there are no noticeable vibrations felt anywhere. Like the other variants of the Altroz, you get an engine start / stop button. There are a few changes in the cabin though. Sit in the driver's seat and you'll not notice any difference compared to the naturally-aspirated version immediately.Still, think of it as a competent petrol hatchback, but not a fast or hot one. Turbo-petrol is vastly superior to the weak 1.2L n/a engine.This turbo-petrol is smooth and quick enough, but even the turbo-diesel is peppy, with far greater efficiency. We expect the turbo-petrol to be priced within an arm's length of the turbo-diesel. Tata now genuinely has a hatchback that can fight with the segment leaders from Maruti & Hyundai, but it's not gotten the right ammunition at the right time.įor customers who are picking the Altroz, it will be a tough choice between this turbo-petrol and the very impressive 1.5L turbo-diesel. The Altroz diesel was delayed, this turbo-petrol arrives late and there's no AT in a market sharply moving to ATs. Wish Tata would understand that it is very, very important to offer all the right engines & transmissions at launch itself - related article by GTO.
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Unfortunately, there is no AT variant (yet) with this turbo-petrol. The Altroz is a premium “gold standard” hatchback and should’ve gotten the same engine tune + 6-speed gearbox as the Nexon. We disagree with Tata giving the Altroz 1.2L turbo-petrol a lower state of tune than the Nexon. That said, in the Nexon, this same motor produces 9 BHP and 30 Nm more.
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It comes with a 5-speed manual gearbox and gets a "sport mode" too. The 1.2-litre turbocharged petrol produces 109 BHP and 140 Nm, which is 24 BHP and 27 Nm more than the naturally-aspirated version. It is smooth, peppy and has good drivability. This is the engine that the Altroz should have been launched with in the first place.
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We frankly feel terrible for those who bought the Altroz n/a petrol because this turbo-petrol is vastly superior! There is simply no comparison.