Tata Tiago CNG and Tigor CNG Launched! Tata Motors has launched the factory fitted i-CNG models of the Tata Tiago CNG starting price Rs. 6.09 lakhs and the Tata Tigor CNG starting price Rs. 7.69 lakhs. This marks the official entry of Tata Motors into the CNG car market after Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai.
What’s New in i-CNG? The Tiago i-CNG and Tigor i-CNG continue using the 1.2L three-cylinder petrol engine albeit with the CNG kits and now offer 73hp power and 95nm of torque mated to a 5-speed manual gearbox only. The petrol only cars offer 86hp power and 113nm torque which makes the CNG powered cars a bit less powerful but that is the case with every CNG car available. Tata may however offer the AMT variant in a future update for the vehicles. The Tiago CNG and Tigor CNG are the only cars that could start their engines directly in CNG mode unlike their rivals from Maruti and Hyundai which require petrol power. This is an unique feature and a plus point for the company with ARAI-claimed mileage of both these CNG cars being 26.49km/kg, which is significantly less than the recently launched Maruti Suzuki Celerio CNG’s 35.6km/kg. In terms of exterior design, the CNG versions of both these cars remain identicl apart from the i-CNG badge on the boot while the interiors too remain the same. The only difference being the boot space which is now occupies the CNG cylinder. The Tiago's boot space is down to just 80L from 242L earlier while the Tigor’s boot space is down to 205L from the earlier 419L.