Tata Motors today announced the commercial launch of the Zest, a compact sedan in Nepal. The Zest has a start price of 24.5 Lakhs Nepali rupees, ex-showroom, for the petrol Revotron 1.2T model and 30.75 Lakhs Nepali rupees, ex-showroom for the diesel variant. The car will be on sale across the country in over 18 Tata Motors passenger vehicle sales outlets in Nepal.
Speaking at the launch, Mr. Johnny Oommen, Head – International Business, Tata Motors, said, “Nepal has been a key market for us and it has been our endeavour to bring class-leading products for the consumers in this country. We at Tata Motors are delighted to launch the dynamic Zest, which has been engineered for global customers, by global teams across India, UK, Italy and Korea to offer a car that matches refinement with performance – from the engine, to suspension & braking, the NVH or premium materials.”
The Zest is being manufactured at the Pimpri and Ranjangaon Plant in Pune, on a completely modified X1 platform.
The Zest will come with the Revotron 1.2T, the first engine from the new family of gasoline engines from Tata Motors and will be India’s first Turbocharged Multi-point Fuel Injection (MPFi) Petrol engine. It has been developed in conjunction with global consultancies and suppliers to deliver world-class performance in terms of power, torque and efficiency. It has undergone over 300,000 hours of rigorous developmental and research testing. The Zest diesel comes with most acclaimed 1.3 litre Quadrajet Diesel engine coupled with the first-in-class F-Tronic technology-enabled, 5-speed Automated Manual Transmission (AMT), with both Automatic and Sequential mode of gear-shifting, developed in collaboration with Magneti Marelli, Italy. Both petrol and diesel powertrains are BS-IV compliant and are capable of meeting future norms.
The ‘Multi-Drive Mode’ technology enables switching between SPORT, ECO and CITY mode, along with a superior throttle response. The Zest Diesel AMT will have dual drive modes – City and Sport mode. The manual also is shift assist manual engaging the consumer into suggesting down and up shifts. Equipped with a high boost turbo-charger, the Revotron 1.2T delivers power of 90PS @ 5000 RPM and peak torque of 140 Nm @ 1750-3500 RPM. The car has a top speed of 154 kmph. The Diesel 1.3L Quadrajet engine produces 90PS @ 4000 RPM and 200 Nm @ 1750 -3000 RPM of uninterrupted flat torque. The car has a top speed of 158 kmph. The Modes give the car best-in-class fuel efficiency in real world driving conditions. As per the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) certification, the Revotron 1.2T delivers 17.6 km/litre and the Diesel delivers 23 km/litre, under mandated test km/litre in normal conditions.
The Zest will be available in four trims in Petrol – XE, XM, XMS and XT and five trims in Diesel – XE, XM, XMS, XMA (AMT) and XT. The range will be available in 6 exciting colours – Buzz Blue, Venetian Red, Sky Grey, Dune Beige, Platinum Silver and Pristine White.