Tata Motors Ltd does not build many cars like the Tata Venture: a 3-door MPV / 4-door MPV with 1.4 L diesel 70 hp, built from 2010 to 2017 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.
The story
The Tata Venture is a 3/4-door, 5- to 8-seater cabover full-size minivan (MPV) unveiled on 5 January 2010 at the 10th AutoExpo in Pragati Maidan by Tata Motors in India. It is in competition with the prevalent minivans and vans from Maruti, Mahindra, Toyota, Chevrolet and Force Motors.
Venture is powered by a 1.4-litre turbo diesel engine delivering 70 hp (52 kW) power, it is available in 5-, 6-, 7- and 8-seater arrangement. It comes with features such as dual heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC), reverse parking sensor, power windows, keyless entry and power steering.
What is underneath
Under the skin sits 1.4 L diesel 70 hp. The layout matters: the engine hangs behind the rear axle, a layout that gives ferocious traction out of a corner and a reputation to match on the way in. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Where it sits in Tata Motors Ltd's history is not in doubt: it was built at Pune, India. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Nissan Leaf, the Lexus LFA, the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Nearby in the Tata Motors Ltd catalogue sit the TaMo Racemo and the Tata 407.