What is the Tata Safari?
The Safari is an SUV from Tata Motors. It was part of the company’s expanding passenger-vehicle range alongside models such as the Indica hatchback. Tata’s history began with locomotives and commercial vehicles before it moved into passenger cars and utility vehicles.
The Safari became one of Tata’s established SUV nameplates. Its first generation ran for many years, with diesel versions represented in both the EU and UK figures.
Generation and engines
The first generation ran from 1998 to 2017. Tata launched the Safari in the same year as the Indica, adding an SUV to its passenger-vehicle range.
The EU figures list a 2.2 L diesel producing 103 kW (140 PS), with registrations in 2010 and 2011. The UK figures cover versions from 2000 to 2007 with 1.9 L diesel engines. The lowest listed UK consumption is 9.3 L/100 km on the NEDC test.
Official economy and where it was sold
In official European Economic Area registration figures, the Safari recorded 1,092 registrations across 2010–2011 and two versions. Both are diesel, with a 2.2 L engine producing 103 kW (140 PS). The UK consumption figure uses a different test procedure from current European WLTP figures, so results from the two tests are not directly comparable.
Tata exported the Safari to the UK and other markets.
Questions and answers
When was the first-generation Tata Safari made?
The first generation ran from 1998 to 2017.
Which engines are listed for the Safari in Europe and the UK?
The EU figures list a 2.2 L diesel with 103 kW (140 PS); the UK figures list 1.9 L diesels.
What is the UK consumption figure?
The lowest listed UK figure is 9.3 L/100 km on the NEDC test.
How many Safaris were registered in the EU figures?
The figures show 1,092 registrations in 2010–2011.