Cross-coupe Tata Curvv in defiance of Citroen Basalt: gasoline, diesel and electricity

The Indian company Tata Motors showed the serial Curvv SUV. The electric car will be the first to hit the market, followed by five-door cars with internal combustion engines.

The Indians have extended the premiere of the coupe-shaped crossover Tata Curvv for several years. So, the very first concept debuted back in 2022. A year later, a modified prototype was presented, and at the beginning of 2024, Tata Motors showed a SUV ready for production. Now the design has been finally approved: today the company held a presentation of the production car. Or rather, the manufacturer showed two cross-coupes at once — a “hydrocarbon” one and a purely electric one, with the EV prefix. That is, Tata Curvv is a separate family. True, so far the company has focused precisely on the exterior.

Tata Curvv with internal combustion engine

The exterior of the Curvv is made in the current corporate style of Tata, the founder of which was the very first show car of the same name two years ago. By the way, this style has already been tried on by the Nexon, Harrier and Safari crossovers, as well as the Punch EV electric SUV.

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Characteristic design features are two-tier head optics and rear lights designed in the form of a single die. In addition, the Tata Curvv has an additional LED strip at the front, plus the coupe has retractable door handles. The Curvv EV electric cross can be distinguished from the model with an internal combustion engine by the original front bumper and a smooth plug in place of the radiator grille.

Electric Tata Curvv EV

As for the interior, as the Indian media writes, the crossover coupe inside repeated other recent Tata models. Thus, the SUV got a truncated steering wheel, a virtual dashboard, a multimedia system with a tablet rising above the front panel and a touch control panel for the «climate». It is known for sure that the list of equipment also included a panoramic sunroof. The Indians also predict that the Curvv models will have six airbags, all-round cameras and adaptive cruise control.

Electric Tata Curvv EV

It was officially announced that the “traditional” crossover will be available with gasoline and diesel engines, but the manufacturer itself did not provide details about the technology. According to preliminary data, we are talking about a 1.2 turbo engine with a power of 125 hp. and a four-cylinder 1.5 turbodiesel with approximately 110 hp. It is expected that the “hydrocarbon” SUV will be offered with both manual and automatic transmissions. Profile media so far only know about the electric Curvv EV that its range will be somewhere around 450-500 km according to the local cycle. In any case, the drive is exclusively front-wheel drive.

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The electric car will be the first to go on sale — the launch is scheduled for August 7. Next will be versions with internal combustion engines. The direct competitor of the Tata Curvv in India will be the coupe-shaped crossover Citroen Basalt, which is so far presented only in the form of a prototype close to the series: the commercial five-door of the French brand should be shown early next month.