Sources suggest Tata could be announcing prices of the Altroz Turbo in November itself. Its meant to take the new Hyundai i20 head-on. The Altroz Turbo will be powered by a 1.2L turbo-petrol engine with 110hp and 140Nm.
After storming the sub-compact SUV segment with turbo-petrol engines, manufacturers are now making turbo-petrol engines mainstream in the premium hatchback segment. Originally, it was only the Volkswagen Polo that can with a 1.2L turbo-petrol engine in the BS4 era. Come the BS6 era, the VW Polo shifted to a smaller 1.0L turbo-petrol engine. Hyundai too will be launching the all-new i20 with a 1.0L turbo-petrol engine for the first time tomorrow. There’s another turbo petrol premium hatchback coming up and that’s the Tata Altroz.
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