Moving Goalposts

Are the updates received by the Tata Nexon.ev extensive enough to make a difference to the car as an everyday companion? Let's find out

- Gaurav Davare 

THE TATA NEXON.EV HAS BEEN A trendsetter in the electric vehicle (EV) space in India and, last year in September, it received a major facelift. We've already had a first taste of it but now we're spending some quality time with it to find out whether these changes affect its everyday use.

I already appreciated the previous model's quirky design and the facelift improves on that. It looks sharper with a new face and exclusive to the EV is a slightly tweaked front grille. There's also an LED light-strip connecting the DRL which gets a nice welcome function during start-up. On top of this, the 16-inch alloys as well as the angular rear bumper with connected LED tail-lights from its ICE counterpart allows the electric SUV to attract attention around the city.

Inside, there's a major overhaul with a flatter dashboard, sleeker air-vents and a new two-spoke steering wheel with an illuminated Tata logo. Behind the steering wheel is a new, minimalistic, and easy-to-use 10.25-inch digital driver's display. More importantly, it mirrors Google/Apple Maps on the screen. Most of the centre controls are now touch-sensitive but the fan speed and temperature controls continue to be conventional; which I prefer as they are easier to operate.