2016 Tata Hexa review, test drive

Should I buy one?

Yes, there are a few rough edges and the engineering finesse falls short of the best global standards, but as a standalone product in our market, the Hexa is hugely impressive. Attractive on the outside, well appointed on the inside and feature-loaded, the Hexa strikes a chord at many levels. The big Tata is a supremely comfortable family car and the lavish use of high-grade materials delivers a sense of luxury that would certainly appeal to premium car buyers. We’d give the manual gearbox version a pass and go for the auto instead. It’s not got the 4x4 hardware but as an everyday vehicle it’s easily the better pick.

The Hexa has been priced starting at Rs 11.99 lakh for the base diesel, and it goes all the way up to Rs 17.49 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the top-of-the-line four-wheel drive variant, which is expensive as Tatas go, but when you see what the money gets you, you won’t be disappointed. The pricing also makes it cheaper than an equivalent Mahindra XUV500, one of the Hexa's main rivals. Tata Motors has added all it can into the Hexa and it's genuinely worth buying.