{"id":121966,"date":"2023-12-04T05:49:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T05:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=121966"},"modified":"2023-12-04T05:49:22","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T05:49:22","slug":"test-drove-the-2023-harrier-what-i-think-has-improved-over-the-old-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/auto-news\/test-drove-the-2023-harrier-what-i-think-has-improved-over-the-old-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Test drove the 2023 Harrier: What I think has improved over the old car"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Steering is very well tuned now and is not cumbersome to drive in the city. Although it still retains that feeling of driving a macho SUV ! <\/h2>\n<p><strong>BHPian sapien <\/strong>recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n<p>Did a 14kms highway + city test drive of Harrier AT and here are my observations &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Steering is very well tuned now and is not cumbersome to drive in the city. Although it still retains that feeling of driving a macho SUV !<\/p>\n<p><strong>Positives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The engine tuning feels better than before, the response is sharper in normal mode and sports mode feels quite fast.<\/li>\n<li>The interiors are wow! Even in the yellow shade, they don&#8217;t look garish, but my personal preference is the darker shade.<\/li>\n<li>AC and ventilated seats work well. The button to activate ventilated seats is placed awkward though.<\/li>\n<li>Sound insulation is good, not eerie silent, but traffic noise is cut down significantly. Engine noise is audible in a good way when you rev.<\/li>\n<li>The ride felt slightly stiff but enjoyable. Felt cocooned inside the cabin.<\/li>\n<li>Mileage on MID hovered around 11-12 with a mix of aggressive highway and calm city drive.<\/li>\n<li>The space inside is humongous, including the boot.<\/li>\n<li>Adaptive cruise &amp; autonomous braking worked well and are easy to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Negatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The left knee hitting the centre panel issue is still there and somehow they have created a design around the space &#8211; causing it it to be even sharper than before. This started bothering me quite a bit towards the end of the test drive. Long drives could become painful. I tried adjusting seats several ways, but no relief. For reference, my height is 5&#8217;5 with an average build.<\/li>\n<li>If you try to change the AC vent direction the touch panels get triggered inadvertently. This happened 5-6 times in 30 min test drive. Even the hazard signal is operated via touch &#8211; this should have been a proper button.<\/li>\n<li>Exterior design is not to my taste but it&#8217;s subjective.<\/li>\n<li>I think Tata should fix point 1 on priority, 2 and 3 can be lived with. Somehow I was not able to convince myself of Harrier as compared to XUV700. So waiting game is still on.<\/li>\n<li>The dealer experience was excellent, Akash from Dev motors SB Road Pune was very helpful in arranging the test drive at a preferred time, location &amp; duration.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read BHPian comments for more insights and information. <\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.team-bhp.com\/news\/test-drove-2023-harrier-what-i-think-has-improved-over-old-car\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steering is very well tuned now and is not cumbersome to drive in the city. Although it still retains that feeling of driving a macho SUV ! 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