Tata safari 20211/18/2024 ![]() In the captain's chairs here, the Tata offers larger, more supportive seats with just the right amount of cushioning and underthing support. But even with this, the Safari is the clear choice if comfort in this row is your absolute priority. This continues to the second row where there are sunshades in the windows, another wireless charger and the foldable tray tables. In fact, the Hyundai's connectivity package is significantly more advanced than the Tata's with a touchscreen that is much more fluid in its operation, far more seamless Android Auto/Apple Carplay integration and a much wider suite of connected tech and voice controls. There's multi-colour ambient lighting, wireless charging and ventilated seats, all of which the Safari misses out on. The new 10.25-inch instrument cluster is one of the highlights with its crisp layouts and the very useful lane change function that comes with the also new 360-degree camera. The Hyundai still holds a slight edge in the way everything seems to be put together but the Safari seems to offer a more thoughtful mix of materials, even if the white and grey theme might take some maintenance.īut as with most new Hyundais, the Alcazar's trump card is the massive list of features and conveniences it offers. The Tata Safari makes a similarly appealing first impression, by offering a good mix of materials and textures in the cabin and by having more of the touchpoints, including the dash top, finished in softer materials. ![]() ![]() This makes a great first impression but we would have liked to have seen a few more soft surfaces, especially around the dash-top and other frequent touchpoints. The layout of the dashboard is otherwise the same as in the Creta, with the distinct flowing centre console angled to the driver and the in-dash 10.25-inch touchscreen. In the Hyundai Alcazar, this comes across in the tan and dark grey theme to the cabin. On the inside, the general layout and themes have been carried over for both, but the focus is firmly on the rear seats as well as on offering a richer experience on the move. Hyundai Alcazar vs Tata Safari: Interiors, space and features These clusters seem a touch larger with the narrower Hyundai which again seems to make the Safari look the better executed with its similarly upright but better-contoured rear section. The Alcazar's is the more noticeable departure with the large two-part LED lighting and the wide chrome band between them. There are new rear sections to both SUVs to accommodate the extensions. Both sit on 18-inch wheels which works just fine on the Alcazar but with its sheer size, we think 19s would have struck the right balance for the Safari. We like the Alcazar's flatter roof and the darkened C-pillar but the Safari's softer lines seem to gel better as a design. The cladding around the rear quarter-glass and the stepped roof effect(ornamental in this sunroof-equipped version) seems to help. Hyundai has gone further and lengthened the Creta's wheelbase by 150mm for the Alcazar to accommodate the extra row of seats but it must be said that the Safari looks no less proportionate with just the extended rear overhang(63mm) it carries. The two only truly differentiate themselves when seen in profile, with their extended rear sections. ![]() The Safari uses similar visual trickery to separate from the Harrier, with more chrome and a different honeycomb grille but isn't quite as effective at separating itself from the Harrier as the Alcazar is from the Creta. The full-sized grille's chrome inserts attract just the right amount of attention, nicely offset by the new detailing in the split headlamps and the bumpers. If the sheer mass of car your money buys is what's most important to you, the Safari is your bet.īut that's not to say that the Hyundai won't grab eyeballs. The Safari, conversely, is immediately noticeable as being taller, wider and longer which translates into better proportions and quite an imposing presence. So the Alcazar inherits the more compact, city-slicker stance of the Creta. But we still need to see which one of these pulls off this package the best.īoth, the Hyundai Alcazar and the Tata Safari stay true to the five-seater SUVs they've been derived from. We can't think of any significant downside to the immense flexibility that an extra row of seats provides, in a footprint not significantly larger than these SUVs' two-row counterparts. And having sampled both these SUVs, it's surprising we're only just seeing this trend pick up. With how popular the Hyundai Alcazar, and before it, the Tata Safari have been right from the get-go, this three-row midsize SUV segment of the Indian car market is quickly becoming the newest frontier for carmakers to draw in the numbers.
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