About a week ago, we reported that Tata Motors has upped the safety quotient of the Tiago by adding ABS (Anti-lock Braking System), EBD (Electronic Brakeforce Distribution) and CSC (Corner Stability Control) to its standard list of features. Now, the same treatment has been given to the Tigor, which is essentially a Tiago in a three-box layout.

Earlier, the aforementioned set of safety features were offered from the XZ trim onwards. Other safety features such as seatbelts with pretensioners and load limiters, dual airbags and seatbelt reminder for the driver remain part of the standard kit. What’s surprising is that Tata mildly updated the Tigor in October last year. To be precise, it was launched on October 10, 2018. That’s less than four months ago. Ideally, the changes to the standard list of safety features should have been made back then.

Tata’s sub-4 metre sedan is currently available with the same two engines which power the Tiago. The 1.2-litre, 3-cylinder petrol engine, which is available with a 5-speed manual and a 5-speed AMT, is tuned to produce 85PS of power and 114Nm of torque. The other option is the 1.05-litre, 3-cylinder diesel engine which pumps out 70PS/140Nm and is only available with a 5-speed manual transmission.

The introductory price list of the Tigor was also done away with in January this year. Instead of its launch-time price list, which ranged between Rs 5.2 – 7.38 lakh, the sedan is now priced between Rs 5.42 lakh and Rs 7.52 lakh (all prices are ex-showroom Delhi). In India, the Tata Tigor competes with a range of similar products such as the Volkswagen Ameo, Hyundai Xcent, Ford Aspire, Honda Amaze and the king of the segment – the Maruti Suzuki Dzire.