Tata Nexon facelift launched in India; here’s all you need to know about it
The Tata Nexon gets a facelift after just three short years, but the changes are extensive. From a new exterior and design, to major changes in the interior, the 2023 Nexon is sure to delight fans and customers alike.
After numerous spy shots and a few teasers, Tata Motors has finally launched the Nexon compact SUV starting at just Rs 8.09 lakh. While the first facelift took place back in 2020, the new Nexon has been under the knife and has emerged transformed with an all-new design, complete with even more features. (Image: Tata Motors)
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Taking its design cues from the Curvv concept, the Nexon gets a split headlamp setup at the front. The nose itself stands tall and fierce, while the DRLs are connected by a thin grille. The main headlamp cluster is placed lower on the bumper in their own trapezoidal housings. These flank the rather large bumper and are again seemingly connected by a thick black bar that houses the number plate. (Image: Tata Motors)
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Over on the side, there is a new set of 16-inch alloy wheels and the muscular stance is accented thanks to the gently rising shoulder line and plastic cladding on the wheel arches. At the rear, the Nexon now gets a full-width LED bar assembly and tweaked tail lamp clusters. The reverse lights have been moved lower now and the bumper has been redesigned as well. (Image: Tata Motors)
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In terms of dimensions, too, the Nexon has been given a few changes. While the length and height have increased by 2mm and 14mm to 3,995mm and 1,620mm, respectively, the width has shrunk marginally by 7mm to 1,804mm. Wheelbase, on the other hand, remains the same at 2,498mm. (Image: Tata Motors)
The Nexon has seen some major changes on the inside as well. Again, taking inspiration from the Curvv concept, the centre console is largely digital and the physical buttons and knobs for the HVAC controls have been replaced by a touch panel. Slimmer AC vents sit on either side of the dashboard, which itself has new leather inserts and a carbon-fibre-like finish. (Image: Tata Motors)
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At the top of the range, the infotainment system is a 10.25-inch floating touchscreen with features such as connected car tech, smartphone connectivity and 360-degree camera. The instrument panel is a similarly sized all-digital unit that can double up as a navigation display. The upholstery is finished in a new purple-and-black dual-tone theme and there is a new gear selector lever and rotary dial for the different drive modes. Sound comes from a 9-speaker JBL setup with a subwoofer and the sunroof is now voice-assisted. (Image: Tata Motors)
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One of the highlights of the interior is the new two-spoke steering wheel with a screen at the centre that displays the Tata Motors logo. There are other features as well such as a wireless charger, ventilated seats, air purifier, cooled glove box, rear AC vents, and auto climate control, among others. (Image: Tata Motors)
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Safety features include six airbags as standard, ESC, three-point seatbelts for all passengers, blind spot monitoring, reverse parking camera and sensors, auto headlamps, rain sensing wipers, cornering function on the front fog lamps, and tyre pressure monitoring system. (Image: Tata Motors)
As far as powertrains go, the Tata Nexon soldiers on with the pre-facelift engine options. The 1.5-litre diesel produces 115 hp of maximum power and 260 Nm of peak torque and comes mated to either a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed AMT gearbox. The petrol, on the other hand, gets more transmission options. Producing 120 hp of maximum power and 170 Nm of peak torque, the 1.2-litre turbocharged engine can be mated to either a 6-speed manual, a 6-speed AMT, a 5-speed manual or even a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. This depends on the variant, however, and the DCT gearbox comes with paddle shifters. (Image: Tata Motors)
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When Tata launched the Punch, they changed up their naming scheme for the various trim levels. This has been carried forward to the Nexon as well, replacing the old nomenclature with new names. The Nexon gets a total of 11 trim levels named Smart, Smart+, Smart+ S, Pure, Pure S, Creative, Creative+, Creative+ S, Fearless, Fearless+ and Fearless+ S. All of the variants with the ‘S’ suffix come with sunroof installed while the ‘+’ variants have optional packages bundled into the trim. (Image: Tata Motors)
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Finally, as we’ve mentioned, prices for the Tata Nexon start at Rs 8.10 lakh ex-showroom for the base Smart variant and go up all the way to Rs 12.99 lakh for the top-spec trim. Rivals for the Tata Nexon include the likes of the Maruti Suzuki Brezza, Maruti Suzuki Fronx, Hyundai Venue, Kia Sonet, Mahindra XUV300, Nissan Magnite, and Renault Kiger. (Image: Tata Motors)
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