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The facelift of the Harrier offers some bold colours that make it a head-turner, drawing attention to itself while being high on equipment and style. Does it drive better than its predecessor, though? We hit some roads and a trail in and around Pune

- Jim Gorde

A HOME-GROWN product with futuristic design never fails to tug at the heart-strings of many in the country. With Tata bidding adieu to the Safari about five years ago, the new "Harrier" nameplate, based on the H5X concept car, showed a lot of promise. The production car looked a lot similar to the concept car and that helped big-time. Just before the lockdown kicked in hard, Tata Motors brought in a more powerful version as well as the automatic transmission choice. Now the facelift raises the styling game yet again and gains an even longer equipment list.