When Jaguar
Land Rover PLC, a British premium automaker, was acquired by Tata Motors from Ford
Motor Company in June 2008, it was a moment of triumph for the Indian car
makers. And now the launching of new Jaguar Land Rover is another moment of
brilliance for Tata Motors in India.
The new car
model Jaguar Land Rover was unveiled in November this year. The new car is of
Sports Utility Vehicle segment and has three car models- the 3.6L TDV8 diesel
engine, the 5.0L Supercharged V8 (Petrol) and the 4.4L TDV8 diesel engine. The
luxurious SUV has a price tag of Rs.1.72 Crore (ex-showroom Delhi).
4.4L has 4
valves per cylinder and a maximum power of 313PS @ 4000 rpm with a torque of
700Nm. 4,999cc V8 automobile engine has been fitted in the petrol model of this
sturdy SUV that churns out a maximum power of 510 PS with 625 Nm peak torque at
2,500 - 5,500 rpm while the 3.6L diesel engine has power of 271PS @ 4000.
Meanwhile
there have been talks of an Indian manufacturing plant for JLR but the talks
were ruled ex-Chairman of Tata Group, Ratan Tata. when
asked if there is any truth in the talks about JLR plant in India, Ratan Tata
said, “India is still making it somewhat difficult for us to offer it. They are
being assembled now (in India). Unfortunately, today if we were to manufacture
here, it would cost more than the assembled one”. Tatas are the fourth-largest truck
manufacturers in the world and second-largest bus manufacturers in terms of
volume.
Tata Motors Limited is an Indian manufacturing
company. The company has a variety of type of vehicle in its stable including
coaches, buses, passenger cars, trucks, vans and military vehicles. Ratan Tata
stepped down on December 28 and Cyrus Pallonji Mistry is
declared as the new Chairma.
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