Tata Harrier Vs Tata Nexon - Price, Mileage, Specs

The Tata Harrier offers a best-in-class ground clearance of 205mm. In addition to that, the Harrier also offers Eco, City and Sport drive modes. Tata also offer ESP-based terrain modes with the Harrier to improve its off-road ability.

The Tata Harrier is the only SUV in its class to offer a diesel-automatic option as well as a claimed fuel efficiency figure. Speaking of its rivals, the MG Hector doesn’t offer a diesel automatic option. The Mahindra XUV700, on the other hand, does get a diesel-automatic option. However, Mahindra are yet to announce its certified fuel efficiency. In addition to that, the automatic transmission of the Harrier is available in all variants, save for the Smart and Pure variants.

The Harrier Smart base variant is priced aggressively when compared to its rivals. The equivalent variants of the MG Hector and Mahindra XUV700 5-seater are priced a lot higher than the Tata Harrier Smart. It is worth mentioning that the Mahindra XUV700 MX diesel is cheaper than the Harrier Smart and Smart (O). However, it misses out on a lot of features and also gets a lower state of tune.

Apart from the Smart, Smart (O), Pure and Pure (O) variants, the Harrier’s mid and top variants are all available with an automatic transmission option. The automatic transmission costs Rs. 1.40 lakh more than the manual except in the case of the Pure Plus where the automatic is Rs. 1.30 lakh pricier than the manual. The Harrier diesel-automatic range costs between Rs. 19.99 lakh and Rs. 26.44 lakh.

Earlier, only the XZ+ variant of the Tata Harrier offered ADAS features. However, with the latest update, ADAS is now available with the Adventure A mid-variant and Fearless Plus top variant. These variants of the Harrier offers ADAS features such as forward collision warning, forward collision avoidance assist, rear cross traffic alert, rear collision warning, blind spot detection, lane departure warning, traffic sign recognition, driver drowsiness detection, adaptive cruise control with stop-&-go (auto only), auto high beam, and lane change alert.

The Tata Harrier was always a good-looking SUV. But the new design update takes the game forward and gives the Harrier facelift a more imposing road presence.

While the Nexon always offered impressive road presence with its SUV styling, the refreshed design enhances it even further. Even though the dimensions of the new Nexon remain the same as before, the inclusion of connected LED tail lights and split LED headlights help improve its overall presence. Furthermore, the Nexon continues to offer a class-leading ground clearance of 208mm.

The new Nexon offers more features as standard than its predecessor. It now gets electronic stability control (ESC), hill start assist (HSA), traction control (TC), and LED headlights as standard. Additionally, the new Nexon also offers 6 airbags across variants while its predecessor only offered dual airbags.

Like before, the base variant of the Nexon doesn’t skimp on too many features. For instance, even the base variant of the Nexon offers split LED headlights with LED DRLs and connected tail lights. On the inside, Tata offer the 2-spoke steering wheel with illuminated Tata logo right from the base variant.

The new Nexon offers even more transmission options than before. In addition to the 6-speed manual and 6-speed automatic transmission options that Tata have carried over from the previous version, the new Nexon also offers the option of a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. It is also worth mentioning that the new Nexon offers a 5-speed manual transmission with the base petrol variant, which is not available in any of the higher variants.

With the new update, Tata Motors have further improved the Nexon’s appeal by introducing new features, some of which are also best-in-class. These features include a larger 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system, a full-colour LCD instrument cluster, height-adjustable co-driver seat, JBL sound with subwoofer, front ventilated seats, 360-degree parking camera, and a voice-operated sunroof.