Took TD (2-3 KM) of the Harrier today in Pune. Below is my personal observation which might differ with your experience:
1. All TD vehicles available at Concord Pune are Media vehicles since Concord is owned by TATA Motors. The one which I drove had 6K KM on the odo.
2. The fit and finish looked ok to me. The quality of materials is acceptable in this price range. The faux wood looked good in the showroom car (White) than this media car. May be as we speculated, media cars are pre-production.
3. This thing has acres of space for a 5 seater. For a family of short people like mine, this is like a 2 BHK flat on wheels
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. AC is quite good at front and can be controlled using voice commands (Also other features).
4. The sound system as I had mentioned earlier is top notch. It felt much crisper and more premium to the one I had in my Jetta. The infotainment screen is big enough and has good touch response. The feedback and response is missing on the Nexon system which I tried earlier.
5. The car felt pretty peppy in 1-2-3 gears and these are pretty much all you need in City. The 3rd has good range from 30-90/100 and most of the times I did cruise in this gear. The engine is audible once you cross 2800-3000 rpm but I feel you really don't have to go till 3K since the torque is available lower down which makes the drive effortless. The steering feedback is good and you feel connected to the car even on rough roads. Even at parking speeds, you dont feel like going to a gym while maneuvering the car. People make way while on roads, thanks to its road presence, you seldom have to use horn on this thing.
The only reason I sold off my Jetta was its clutch. It was heavy and had a long travel. Clutch on Harrier feels heavenly in comparison as its feather light even though it has long travel. The clutch however had vibrations when fully depressed
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. I hope its only on this media car and will be sorted out on customer cars.
This is a big deciding factor for me for my next car. Either it will be an AT or should have a light clutch.
6. The big ORVMs have an equally big blind spot and it can easily hide an elephant. You really have to get used to it or otherwise you will end up putting people on your bonnet.
7. The rear window visibility is very limited and since I have never owned an SUV, this was a surprise for me. People or cars behind you are not visible unless they are in the field of view of ORVMs or you are looking at rear camera display. BTW, the display quality sucks big time.
8. Now a big surprise - The driving modes on this vehicle were not functional. Tried shifting to different modes and then the SA mentioned that they are malfunctioning. A car with 6K on odo with a malfunctioning feature is not confidence inspiring, especially when people are going to buy your car based on this TD experience. The SA said, new cars wont have this issue but then since those will be available only next week or two, you dont have a choice but to feel pity about the QA process.
9. On road price including extended warranty in Pune for XZ is 20L. Waiting period as per him will be 3 months. TATA is still figuring out how many people have cancelled the booking and when prospective owners will get delivery. BTW, not even a single car is delivered in Pune yet.
10. Now when I compare my TD experience of Harrier and Compass, the latter surely feels like a better put together product. The ride quality and handling of the Compass is in a league of its own. Its small footprint is very handy when you drive in city most of the times. Now, when I see pricing of equally comparable Compass, its almost 4L dearer and thats when Harrier starts to appeal you.
11. Will I buy this car? - Looking at the media car, certainly, NOT. I really hope the actual TD cars will be better put together and wont have any malfunctioning features. SA mentioned that new TD cars will be here in 2 weeks and then I can take a long TD. He said these days even college going students visit showroom with Go-Pro cameras and ask for TD. As they cannot deny, they have limited the TD to 2KMs because such crowd takes the car on a joyride with no intention of buying but in the process, abuse the cars.