Tata Zica: Images, features, expected launch and price

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Much before its launch in January 2016, the Tata Zica hatchback has been revealed through official images. Developed in-house with the help of three Tata Motors design studios – Pune, Turin and Coventry – the Zica certainly is one of the better looking Tata cars ever made. With an expected price range of Rs 3 lakh – Rs 4 lakh, the Tata Zica could replace the Indica eV2.

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1. Tata Zica is the third completely new product under the company's HorizoNext umbrella. The first two were Zest sub-compact sedan and the Bolt hatchback. The upcoming budget hatchback features Tata's new signature grille, but it looks narrower in comparison to the one on the Zest and the Bolt.

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2. With prominent character line on sides, multi-spoke alloys, all-new wrap-around tail-lights, body-coloured door handles, sloping rear windshield, integrated rear spoiler and other styling elements, the Tata Zica looks quite sporty.

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3. Built on a modified XO platform, on which the Indica is based, the Tata Zica will be made available in two engine options – a 1.2-litre petrol and a 1.05-litre diesel. While the petrol unit is the same that powers the Bolt and the Zest albeit with less power, the diesel engine is an all-new unit.

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4. Expected to be priced in the range of Rs 3 lakh – Rs 4 lakh, the Tata Zica will rival some of the top-selling cars in the country including Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Maruti Suzuki Alto K10, Hyundai Eon and others in the budget hatchback space.

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5. Set to debut in the first week of December 2015, the vehicle is scheduled to be launched in the first half of January 2015.