The Tata Venture is a minivan

Minivan

Minivan is a type of van designed for personal use. Minivans are typically either two-box or one box designs for maximum interior volume – and are taller than a sedan, hatchback, or a station wagon....

 unveiled on 5 January 2010 at the 10th AutoExpo in Pragati Maidan

Pragati Maidan

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 by Tata Motors

Tata Motors

Tata Motors Limited is an Indian multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India. Part of the Tata Group, it was formerly known as TELCO...

 in India. It is in competition with the prevalent MPV

Minivan

Minivan is a type of van designed for personal use. Minivans are typically either two-box or one box designs for maximum interior volume – and are taller than a sedan, hatchback, or a station wagon....

 and vans from Maruti, Mahindra

Mahindra

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, Toyota, Chevrolet

Chevrolet

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 and Force Motors. Venture is powered by a 1.4-litre turbo diesel engine

Turbodiesel

Turbodiesel refers to any diesel engine with a turbocharger. Turbocharging is the norm rather than the exception in modern car and truck diesel engines...

 delivering 90 hp power, it boasts of the best-in-class fuel efficiency among diesel MPV

Minivan

Minivan is a type of van designed for personal use. Minivans are typically either two-box or one box designs for maximum interior volume – and are taller than a sedan, hatchback, or a station wagon....

s in the INDIA

India

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 and is available in 5-, 6-, 7- and 8-seater arrangement. It comes with features such as dual heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC

HVAC

HVAC refers to technology of indoor or automotive environmental comfort. HVAC system design is a major subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, based on the principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer...

), reverse parking sensor

Parking sensors

Parking sensors are proximity sensors for road vehicles which can alert the driver to unseen obstacles during parking manoeuvres.Parking sensors generally fall into two categories.1. Electromagnetic parking sensors...

, power windows, keyless entry and power steering

Power steering

Power steering helps drivers steer vehicles by augmenting steering effort of the steering wheel.Hydraulic or electric actuators add controlled energy to the steering mechanism, so the driver needs to provide only modest effort regardless of conditions. Power steering helps considerably when a...

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Tata Venture in India

On 6 January, 2011 - Today, India's leading auto manufacturer Tata Motors has launched its awaited passenger vehicle Tata Venture in the Indian auto market. In India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, Tata Venture will be available in three variants and all of its variants are equipped with 1.4-litre, 1405 cc Turbocharged diesel engine

Diesel engine

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...

. The 1.4 l, Turbocharged diesel engine with five-speed manual transmission gearbox delivers maximum power of 71 PS at 4500 rpm with 135 Nm of maximum torque at 2500 rpm. The all-new MPV Tata Venture is launched with a price tag of Rs 4.05 lakh

Lakh

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 to Rs 5.07 lakh (ex-showroom, Jaipur).

The Tata Venture is affixed with power steering and power windows, keyless entry, reverse parking aid along with engine immobiliser

Immobiliser

An immobiliser or immobilizer is an electronic device fitted to an automobile which prevents the engine from running unless the correct key is present...

and the rear wipers too. The car will come in five-, seven- and eight-seater options divided in three-row front-facing configuration. The new car will come in five bright colour options to choose from.

The new car Tata Venture is a family car and can accommodate eight passengers easily. The van is loaded with 1.4-litre turbo diesel powertrain which offers excellent fuel efficiency among the ones available in the domestic auto market. The new MPV offers a mileage of 15.42 kmpl, certified by ARAI.
Tata Venture Models in India

Tata Venture Five Seater	This is the base variant of Tata Venture that comes with the seating capacity of five passengers and some standard features like power steering, power windows.
Tata Venture Seven Seater	It comes with the seating capacity of seven passengers and with similar features of base variants. It comes with three rows front facing seats.
Tata Venture Eight Seater	It comes with the seating capacity of eight passengers and with similar features of base variants. It comes with three rows front facing seats. It would be available as commercial vehicle.