Tata Motors today launched the new Indigo CS (known as Indigo Compact). Tata Motors has cutdown the length of exiting indigo sedan to avail the tax benefits of the small car for the Indigo CS. Tata Motors dubs the new Indigo CS as the first “sub-4 metre Sedan” of the world. The new Indigo CS would have two engine variants 1.2 litres petrol and 1.4 litres diesel. Tata Motors will soon announce the price for Indigo CS. With the new Indigo CS, Tata Motors is looking at a substantial increase in the sales of the Indigo series.” Currently, the company sells 2,400 units of Indigo a month.
Update: Tata Motors today launched the Indigo Compact Sedan (CS). Tata terms Indigo Compact Sedan (CS) as the world’s first sub four-metre sedan. Tata will position as the first car for young professionals. Indigo Compact Sedan (CS) carries forward the cabin seating comfort and space package, that is now closely associated with the Indigo range and a capacious 400 litre boot. Clever and efficient design has made it possible to encapsulate this Compact Sedan (CS) within the four metre length, making this car a complete package to address the combined demands of space and manoeuvrability in our congested cities. The Indigo Compact Sedan (CS) sports a stylish new tail light cluster in the rear embedded in a smart new rear profile completed with a new, trimmer rear bumper. The front of the Compact Sedan (CS) has also been visually differentiated with a new front grille and new headlamps.
The new Compact Sedan (CS) is available in both petrol and diesel variants. The petrol variant of the Compact Sedan (CS) is equipped with a multi-point fuel injection engine powered by a 32bit microprocessor and churns out a maximum power of 65PS @ 5200 rpm. The diesel variant of the Compact Sedan (CS) comes with the turbo-charged intercooled engine that generates 70PS @ 4500 rpm. The petrol variants will have beige interiors, while the diesel variants will have black interiors. The Indigo Compact Sedan (CS) will be available in two trim levels – a basic AC model & an AC, power steering model. It will be made available in an exciting new Scarlet Red colour, apart from the existing range of Indigo shades. Priced attractively, the car goes on sale mid-January 2008.