The Tata Xover (pronounced "crossover") is a 7-seat
crossover SUV
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concept car
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created by the
India
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n automaker
Tata Motors. It was first introduced at the 2005
Geneva Motor Show
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. The Xover is long and designed to accept Tata's next generation
Euro IV
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compliant powertrains.
In January 2010, the Xover's real market version was launched with minor changes in the AutoExpo in New Delhi, India. It has been launched as the
Tata Aria
The Tata Aria is a SUV manufactured by Tata Motors of India. Tata Aria was launched on 5 January 2010 at Auto Expo, Delhi, and was launched to customers on 12 October 2010 and prices started at 10.4 lakhs INR Ex showroom or (16k-17k USD). It is ...
. Most of the body design remains unchanged except for the grill, headlamps and minor cosmetics.
See also
Other concept cars by
Tata Motors
* 2004
Tata Indigo Advent
* 2007
Tata Elegante
The Tata Elegante is a concept car that was displayed by Tata Motors during the 2007 Geneva Motor Show. It is rumoured to contain many design cues which will be found on the next generation Tata Indigo. The Elegante is designed to use a 4-cylin ...
* 2009
Tata Prima
Xover XOVER is a Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) command used to return information from a news server's overview ( NOV) database.
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