TATA Safari at the Fiorano Test Track!!

MSP9994 · 17th November 2010, 00:31

Was watching the bonus disc of Jeremy Clarkson's new DVD (The Italian Job) and spotted this!!

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shortbread · 17th November 2010, 05:40

Hats off MSP!!

Some observation that.

I think its just an individuals car, Tata do sell cars in Italy including the Safari.
TATA Italia

I wouldn't be surprised if Tata sells more cars in Italy than Fiat does in India!

DicKy · 17th November 2010, 08:02

Makes us proud to see an indian car in a foreign video shoot in a foreign land.
But i was really disappointed because for a moment i thought the next gen Safari was being tested in the test track!!!

jeepster · 17th November 2010, 08:08

here is one picture with old gen safari in it.

StarrySky · 17th November 2010, 09:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by shortbread

I think its just an individuals car, Tata do sell cars in Italy including the Safari.
TATA Italia

If I'm not mistaken there are lights on top of the vehicle and some markings on the left front door. That would suggest that it is some official vehicle at the circuit.

4x4addict · 17th November 2010, 10:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by StarrySky

If I'm not mistaken there are lights on top of the vehicle and some markings on the left front door. That would suggest that it is some official vehicle at the circuit.

Exactly. It is some official vehicle for the track. For a moment, I too got excited thinking it is the next gen Safari on test.

svsantosh · 17th November 2010, 10:42

Hmm, A SAFARI in italy cant even be put to use as a pilot car at the independence day parade; meaning it is too slow even for that in that country. Wonder what it was used for @ a race track. May be a crash test dummy? To check the effect of a lambo/ferrari crashing into a SUV? That it would pass with flying colors

Mpower · 17th November 2010, 18:10

Actually if you watched F1 Monza this year, there was a Safari standing right behind the billboards inside the track. I think it was some kind of emergency vehicle as it had stickers and lights.

julupani · 19th July 2011, 17:59

Well, to restart this thread, Sirish Chandran, Editor of Overdrive, just tweeted about a Tata Safari being used as a safety car at Fiorano a few moments ago.

This is probably one of the more odd results of the Tata-FIAT collaboration.

julupani · 20th July 2011, 07:13

Pic as posted by the Overdrive guys. The same Safari out on the Maranello streets. Its probably used as an official circuit car at the Fiorano test track.

sh3lby · 17th May 2024, 14:59

Just to restart this long dead thread - Tata Safari's are still used in Imola at least, as of today,=. Interesting to discover.

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shortbread Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: KL 7 Posts: 2,645 Thanked: 7,553 Times	Hats off MSP!! Some observation that. I think its just an individuals car, Tata do sell cars in Italy including the Safari. TATA Italia I wouldn't be surprised if Tata sells more cars in Italy than Fiat does in India!
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DicKy Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: TVPM Posts: 4,330 Thanked: 14,829 Times	Makes us proud to see an indian car in a foreign video shoot in a foreign land. But i was really disappointed because for a moment i thought the next gen Safari was being tested in the test track!!!
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jeepster Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: MH24 aka LATUR Posts: 1,717 Thanked: 2,055 Times View My Garage	here is one picture with old gen safari in it. Attached Thumbnails
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17th November 2010, 10:42	#7
svsantosh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,256 Thanked: 7,886 Times View My Garage	Hmm, A SAFARI in italy cant even be put to use as a pilot car at the independence day parade; meaning it is too slow even for that in that country. Wonder what it was used for @ a race track. May be a crash test dummy? To check the effect of a lambo/ferrari crashing into a SUV? That it would pass with flying colors
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17th November 2010, 18:10	#8
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,734 Times View My Garage	Actually if you watched F1 Monza this year, there was a Safari standing right behind the billboards inside the track. I think it was some kind of emergency vehicle as it had stickers and lights.
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19th July 2011, 17:59	#9
julupani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bhubaneswar Posts: 1,762 Thanked: 539 Times	Re: TATA Safari at the Fiorano Test Track!! Well, to restart this thread, Sirish Chandran, Editor of Overdrive, just tweeted about a Tata Safari being used as a safety car at Fiorano a few moments ago. This is probably one of the more odd results of the Tata-FIAT collaboration.
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20th July 2011, 07:13	#10
julupani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bhubaneswar Posts: 1,762 Thanked: 539 Times	Re: TATA Safari at the Fiorano Test Track!! Pic as posted by the Overdrive guys. The same Safari out on the Maranello streets. Its probably used as an official circuit car at the Fiorano test track. Attached Thumbnails
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sh3lby BHPian Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 138 Thanked: 748 Times View My Garage	Re: TATA Safari at the Fiorano Test Track!! Just to restart this long dead thread - Tata Safari's are still used in Imola at least, as of today,=. Interesting to discover.
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