The 2025 Tata Sierra Has Got Me Excited and For The Right Reasons.

The 2025 Tata Sierra has got me excited and for the right reasons. The Sierra is a nameplate that carries a lot of pedigree in the history of the Indian automotive market. While many potential customers today haven’t been in the original iteration of the Sierra, they do like how it looked when it plied on our roads back in the day.

Probably after 2019, this is the first time that Tata Motors has created a product that has created some buzz. The last time this happened was when the Harrier was unveiled and while Tata has dished out one good launch after the other, none of the cars have appealed to me as much as this one.

To begin with, Tata seems to have utilized many nice design elements from not only the original iteration of the Sierra, but they also seem to have infused a lot of Defender elements into this one which lend a character to the design that is not only sophisticated and upmarket but also very rugged at the same time.

I'm also excited that Tata will debut the larger 1.5-litre TGDI engine in the Sierra. This engine is expected to generate 170 BHP and 280 Nm, making it one of the most powerful in its class. Based on the performance of the smaller 1.2 TGDI engine in the Curvv, this new engine should be impressive. Along with this, the ever-faithful 2.0-litre MultiJet Diesel engine will also continue to do duties on the Sierra.

Given the relatively smaller dimensions of the Sierra when compared to the Harrier, these engines should be able to provide very good levels of performance in this vehicle.

However, there are certain expectations that I have with this vehicle While Tata does claim the Sierra to be a competitor to the likes of the Creta or Seltos, the dimensions seem to indicate that this car will be slightly bigger. The squared-off design also means that people would inevitably end up comparing this vehicle to the likes of something like a Mahindra Thar Roxx and that’s where I would want Tata to provide the option of AWD in the ICE iteration of the Sierra.

If they cannot mate AWD to the diesel, at least in the petrol variants I would like to see them do this. Also, another expectation that I have from Tata Motors is to price Sierra realistically. They did show signs of overconfidence with the pricing of the Curvv Diesel and TGDI and the result is for everyone to see.

While it has done decent enough, one can say that it hasn’t set the sales charts on fire in a segment where the likes of Creta are doing more than 7000-8000 units every month. The road ahead for the Sierra is not only exciting but full of challenges. Hoping Tata Motors to resume the Sierra’s innings on the right note.