2023 Tata Nexon Facelift Review

If you've concerns about the reliability of Airbags deployment in any vehicle, I would suggest you to not buy that vehicle at all. I can speak for myself that in present times, I wouldn't buy a vehicle if I have reasonable doubts that airbags won't deploy at 90 kmph.

But that news was about Mahindra ScorpioN. Not a Tata product. We can't assume Nexon will have this problem because ScorpioN had it.

At the same time, I'm sure there wouldn't be glass flying around in case of airbag deployment. Don't you think Tata must have tested out the Airbag deployment before it made into production?

Hi, The driver airbag is placed under illuminated Tata logo. According to the Tata technical staff, in case of any collision the logo panel open upwards, and the airbag deploys from bottom towards the driver (likewise opening a laptop or box lid), so it may not impact the driver.

For reference - it is clearly explained in the Video (check timeframe 9.30 to 9.50 min)

New Tata Nexon launch on 14th Sep and post that delivery dates will be announced.

Too many permutations and combinations to take care of to ensure the glass panel doesn't hit the driver

I think this is a great effort from Tata. Great tech, futuristic design, sea of variants, this like old gen would most likely be a hit among the consumers. It's a bit disappointing to see all the QC issues in a brand new car. Really like to see Tata flush out these niggles before the delivery. Have to wait and see about the reliability of the DCA and all the tech that's put in. All in all a great effort.

My god there are so many Tata haters on this forum. This reply will rub many the wrong way, including the senior members/reviewers

1. All the media drive cars were 1st mass production batch cars i.e. test batch. If you want to verify, look at any review showing the Google Maps projection on infotainment/instrument cluster. It clearly says "Pre-Production Hardware" i.e. not ready for customers yet.

2. The base model has a 5-speed GB due to 2 reasons. First is cost and the second more likely reason is that the base model has the detuned Turbo motor currently used in the Altroz i-Turbo, which incidentally also has a 5-speed GB.

3. When Tata announced the DCA, I did not hear any marketing for it being super speedy or having blistering performance. It was always pegged to be a more comfortable version than their AMT system. It also reflects in the construction of the GB, which is wet-clutch setup. That is inherently slower than standard dry-clutch setups (Hyundai, VW) but trades speed for reliability. Which IMO is a far better route to go.

4. The Diesel does not have a DCA because it does not support the Torque figures. And as someone correctly highlighted before, only Automatic versions of Nexon top models get Subwoofer

The only point that I am very disappointed by on the new Nexon is that stupid cost cutting in offering a single reversing lamp. I hope its just a missing bulb which can be wired through and not a faux plate which will make it next to impossible to replace.

Aside from all this, a fantastic product by Tata which has certainly one-upped the competition and in many cases, caught them off-guard (read Hyundai scrambling to announce their ADAS Lvl1 equipped Venue). Booked mine already, just waiting for the price to finalize the variant.

Since these were test batch cars, don’t you think they should have given production cars to the reviewers instead?

Tata is known for its QC issues but having them on review cars will certainly downgrade the confidence of prospective buyers.

Tata and even M&M are known for their QC issues. This is even very well warranted by our own TBHP reviews as well as the BHPians, some of whom are frustrated to the core taking their respective cars to the SC nearly every month.

Having said that, even the other brands like the Koreans or the Japs, they too are having their own QC issues. However, the difference is the quantum and most importantly the way in which those issues are handled by the manufacturers or more importantly their respective SC’s.

Sure, the fanboys / owners of the respective brands can fight all day long on this topic, but we all have data / posts on each on these issues and more importantly these aren’t ‘branded content’ of any sorts. These are real life experiences.

Finally, it all boils down to what each one wants! Whether one wants to be ‘vocal for local’ and take that shield of 5-star safety & visit / fight with the SC guys once a month or pick a Korean and enjoy the feature set within the city limits or maybe pick a decade old motor + gearbox and just cruise front point A to B.

The only good part is that we’re seeing a healthy competition in this segment i.e. between 10 - 25 L bracket and we as customers have numerous options to choose from.

This aggressive launch from TATA provoked Hyundai to give ADAS-1 in the Venue , the Sonet facelift is being tested aggressively and I feel we might see it here for the festive season. So is Mahindra gearing up for the launch of XUV300 facelift with a rumoured first in segment pano-roof !! So all in all it’s a great time for us to shop this season especially in the sub-compact segment. You just have to pick what suits you best !

For me, I was keenly looking forward to the launch of the Nexon facelift and had high hopes from the turbo + DCT motor. Moreover, I was also hoping that after 6 long years TATA would have finally sorted out their QC issues in the Nexon atleast. But, our TBHP review on both these non-negotiables ended my road to pick the Nexon Facelift. I simply cannot drive a boring car nor can have these niggling issues of plastics creaking or falling apart. But hey, that’s for me as an individual. I only have to now wait for the other launches in this segment. That’s it! For those who are okay will surely make this facelift a hot seller; possibly more than it was !

In a ultra polarized world, it is no wonder that even Car forums are not spared of the same. Just go through any of the car reviews and opinions are never unanimous and mostly are split. This is more true when it comes to launches of bigger brands like TATA, Hyundai, Mahindra and Suzuki. No car is perfect and all have their shortcomings for sure. I would rather have small aesthetic shortcomings like the facelifted Nexon has rather than performance/ reliability/ durability shortcomings that German brands gift us with.

Coming to the Nexon, leave aside the subjective parameters like aesthetics, i think it's a good package. TATA has proven that they can put together a good electronics package and even handle EVs. So, one should not doubt the reliability of the new electronics of Nexon. Nexon as a package was attractive always and hence the sales. The facelift will surely sustain the same. But one pitfall I can see in the future is that, the upcoming Curvv would share lots of bits with Nexon including family resemblance. Whether that will hamper Curvv or not, time will tell. Nexon is a winner for sure.

I agree they should have given final customer cars or atleast the TD vehicles to all the reviewers. However, given the launch timeline of the car, I sincerely feel that all this rush is due to the massive leaks where the car was pretty much revealed in it's entirety.

One piece of comforting news I can share is that the customer cars have very very few of these issues. I just checked out a display car in Pune and it was immaculate aside from 2 things I could spot.

1. The faux grille wasnt latched properly. One plastic latch was visible.

2. The buttons on the steering are still misaligned to the center piece and the tail lamp is misaligned on the right side. The tail is not noticeable unless you feel for it.

It's not completely irrational IMO. Wheel cladding is not 'bolted on', they're just in place with plastic clips.

In fact, at the media drive, one of the car's front LH fender wheel cladding did come off when on the highway.

Driving the 5 speed and the 6 speed back to back would be interesting. If the 5 speed is the same from the punch, it has shorter gear ratios to accomodate that full 1.2 NA 3 cylinder. The same ratios would feel peppy in the turbo.

Damn!! Thank god for our genuine official TBHP reviewers for sharing these insights! Helps to silence a few of the TATA fanboys out here coz they still feel that the TATA cars are build like tanks.

But on a serious note, it’s really sad and equally frustrating to see such a state after decades of manufacturing cars and which cost a significant premium at that !

Also, the fanboys talking about the pre-production cars given for the reviewers and that the customers will get a supposedly finished cars, brace yourself for a surprise; coz if they can launch a half-baked premium product like the Harrier, they can just about do anything !

This is a TATA Nexon thread. So, of course fanboys as well as genuine well wishers of TATA who want them to succeed, do exist over here (India make cars and all that). Let's cut some slack there.Sometimes in the wish to succeed, some niggles may be overlooked but hey TATA is providing class leading features or at the very least is taking the pain to do so without compromising on basics like safety (I hope, as Nexon has not been tested since the very basic first phase of GNCAP). What would of course skew all opinions would be the price at launch. Swadeshi or not nobody likes a car without good value.

Trust we understand that there's a difference between Being a Strong, Safe vehicle vs Still having Quality niggles.

Yes, Tata cars are built like Tanks, but Niggles are a complete different subject.

EOD, no one is forcing anyone to buy any Brand's car.
If one feels that the Pros they are looking for outweigh the Cons, they are happy with their purchase.

I am proud owner of a Tata Hexa and never faced any major niggle even after completing a Lakh kms. Any minor irritants aren't even a bother given the outstanding vehicle that the Hexa was overall.

I am happy that Tata has upped the game with Nexon and am sure that they shall sort their QC niggles issues once they move/upgrade their Assembly lines.