The upcoming, Tata Altroz has secured a perfect five-star rating in adult occupant safety in the Global NCAP crash tests. It also received three stars in child occupant safety. This is the second made in India car scored five star rating in Global NCAP. The first Indian car to receive the perfect score was the Tata Nexon in 2019. The tested variant is equipped with dual airbags, ABS with EBD, rear parking sensors, ISOFIX anchorages, speed alert system and seatbelt reminders. 

The Tata Altroz will be officially launched on January 22, 2020. Pre-orders for the Altroz was already begun for a token amount of Rs 21,000. The Altroz name is inspired and is based on the Albatross sea bird. This model was first introduced in 2018 Delhi Auto Expo with concept name of 45X. 

The new Altroz premium hatch is based on tata's updated impact 2.0 design language. And, Tata Harrier is also based on same language. Exterior design elemets gives the premium look. The Altroz will be the first model to use the company's all-new ALFA (Agile Light Flexible Advanced) ARC platform, which is expected to underpin a host of models from the automaker in the future. The Altroz gets the lot of features like 16-inch diamond-cut alloys, dual front airbags, driver and co-driver seatbelt reminder, front and rear fog lamps, ISOFIX child seat mounts, 7-inch TFT colour instrument cluster, 7-inch floating touchscreen infotainment system, flat-bottom steering wheel, cruise control, auto AC, multi-drive modes (Eco & City), push-button stop-start, auto headlamps, ambient lighting, front sliding armrest, rear AC vents, 100W Harman audio system and more,.

Altroz will be offered with BS6 complaint 1.2-litre naturally-aspirated petrol and 1.5-litre diesel engine. The petrol engine delivers 86 PS of power and 113Nm of torque. And the other hand the diesel engine delivers 90PS of power and 200Nm of torque. Both the engines will be mated to a 5-speed Manual transmission. The Altroz is expected to launch with turbo petrol engine option near future. Altroz will positioned in premium hatchback segment and will compete against Maruti Suzuki Baleno, Hyundai Elite i20, Honda Jazz and the Volkswagen Polo.

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