Tata Indica

The Tata Indica is a hatchback launched by the Indian manufacturer Tata Motors in 1998, the first passenger hatchback the company built after earlier models that were station wagons and SUVs. It was also the first Indian hatchback offered with a diesel engine. The original car was a five-door compact with a 1.4-litre petrol or diesel four-cylinder engine, and its body styling came from the Italian design house I.DE.A Institute working with Tata's own designers. Early buyers complained about power and mileage, so Tata re-engineered the car and relaunched it as the Indica V2, which sold strongly. A second generation, the Indica Vista, followed in 2008 on an entirely new platform. The Indica was exported to Europe and Africa, sold in Britain as the MG Rover CityRover, and discontinued in April 2018.