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Tata Aria

Tata's first monocoque crossover with four-wheel drive, sold in small numbers and worth knowing about mainly because it is the Hexa's mechanical ancestor — the two share a platform, a wheelbase and an engine family, so a Hexa write-up usually applies here and there is far more of it.

Two states of the same engine were sold under two different names. Early cars carry the 2.2 DICOR; later ones the 2.2 VariCOR, which is the same engine re-badged after a power increase. Neither name is the engine's real designation: both are a Peugeot DW12 built under licence in India, and that is the lineage to search when documentation is wanted.

Being a low-volume model, specialist knowledge is thin and parts move slowly, which changes what is worth attempting: the shared Hexa and Safari hardware is the practical route to both information and components.

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Generations

  • First generation 2010–2017

    Tata's first monocoque four-wheel-drive crossover, and the Hexa's mechanical ancestor; one engine sold under two badges.

    Body styles
    SUV
    Platform
    Tata X2
    Engines
    • 2.2 DICOR — DW12 · diesel · 103 kW (138 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft) · the earlier badge for the same licence-built Peugeot DW12
    • 2.2 VariCOR — DW12 · diesel · 110 kW (147 hp) · 320 Nm (236 lb-ft)
    Transmissions
    5-speed manual
    Drivetrain
    Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive

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