Tata Nexon Interior

The doors of the Nexon open in three stages and feel quite heavy too. Once inside, you come across a two tone interior. The top half is black while the bottom half is beige with a silver trim running in between. The centre console gets piano black treatment at some places as well. The instrument cluster comes with white fonts that are easy to read. It also features a shift indicator, a gear indicator and the tachometer turns red as you reach the red line. The three spoke steering is finished in black and silver. It features steering mounted controls for the audio and Bluetooth. However there is a single button on the right side of the steering giving the black space around it an incomplete look.  While overall the steering is nice to hold it doesn’t feel grippy as we would have liked. The steering can be adjusted for height but telescopic adjust is missing. Tata should have offered this. A free standing 6.5 inch touch screen for the infotainment system sits in the centre of the dash. It can also be controlled by buttons just below the AC vents. Display for the temperature is shown on the touch screen. We would have however preferred it to be in the blank space near the AC controls. The AC is very effective and cools the cabin quickly.  There are some Land Rover cues as well. The circular knob for the drive modes looks similar to the rotary gear knob of JLR cars. The sliding cover for the storage bin is also Land Rover inspired. The handbrake is strangely mounted on the left hand side of the centre console. You could end up brushing against the leg of your co-passenger while operating it. Ergonomically, it doesn’t fit the bill. The door pads also come in two tone along with silver. The front door feature umbrella holders which also have drainage outlets in case your umbrella is wet. Storage spaces in the doors are decent and can hold 1 litre bottles and other knick knacks. The glove box is deep and even comes with a removable tray. It can even store your laptop. Also note the tiger design inside the glovebox, Tata’s way of a tribute to endangered species of animals. While overall quality is good, there are cheap plastics in some places. The internal rear mirror lacks a quality feel as does the lid cover of the instrument cluster. View through the rear windshield is poor, making the reverse camera extremely useful. The Harman developed ConnectNext infotainment system comes with a host of features. These include the regular USB, Aux and Bluetooth, voice recognition, on screen display and read out of SMS and rear view camera. Android Auto is standard while Apple CarPlay will be offered at a later date. The system is fairly easy to use but it does have some lag in terms of response. Fonts and icons are large and easy to read. The home screen is customizable with themes and shortcuts that you wish to see. The screen also changes colour according to the drive mode you choose: Blue for City, Green for Eco and Red for Sport. The system can read out your SMS and Whatsapp messages. It can also be customized to send out a message to a caller just in case you don’t answer your call. Android Auto can be activated by connecting your phone to the system via a USB cable. This also allows you to use Google maps on the screen. The sound system features 8 speakers. We absolutely loved the sound quality. The new Tata cars come with some of the best audio systems around. Contd…