page_title: Tata Safari
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Tata Safari / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Tata Safari Dicor, 2006
context_page_description: The Tata Safari is a mid-size SUV produced by the Indian automobile manufacturer Tata Motors since 1998.
context_section_description: The Safari is the off-road vehicle of the Tata range targeted at industrialized markets like Europe.
  The Tata range in the nineties saw the expansion into new markets with newer models such as the Indica, a small city car with 3.70 meters and the Safari. The Safari has been designed as a seven-seater with a foldable third row, roomy interior; on the market it has positioned itself as an alternative from the competitive price to other off-road vehicles, like the Mitsubishi Pajero, the Toyota Land Cruiser and the Hyundai Galloper.
  The definitive car was presented in 1998 in India and the importation in Europe took place during the same year, with sales in the UK in 1999.
  The Safari is powered by the same engine used in the Tata Telcoline, a 2,0 litre Peugeot XD88 turbodiesel unit with 87 PS (64 kW) power. It came with a synchromesh forward five-speed manual gearbox, with a 4WD option and 235/75x15 tyres. Compared to the Indian model, the European Safari presented some changes in particular accessories to meet the needs of European customers, the bumpers were different in color compared to the rest of the bodywork. The name Safari was adopted to emphasize the supposed off-road qualities of the vehicle. In reality, the car was also designed for road use. The Safari is 4.65 meters long from one bumper to the other but the presence of the outer spare wheel increases the size up to 4.81 meters. The weighs of the vehicle is 1,920 kg (4,230 lb) kerb for the 2WD version, adding an extra 110 kg (240 lb) for the 4WD variant.
  In 2017, Tata announced that the Safari Dicor was phased out with the Safari Storme being the only model sold.
caption: 2005 facelift Tata Safari 3.0 Dicor
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