Tata Aria lived quite an uneventful life in the Indian car market and it was ignored by most of the customers. The flagship Aria suffered from extremely low sales in the market. Tata launched the all-new Hexa in the Indian market to replace the Aria. Apart from the silhouette of both the vehicles, nothing matches look-wise in both the vehicles. The Aria carried a very laid-back, simple design whereas the Tata Hexa has been designed with the Tata’s latest IMPACT design philosophy and has a powerful design. An owner of Tata Harrier transformed his Aria to the Hexa through extreme modifications and the result is fascinating.
Tata Aria to Tata Hexa
As per the video uploaded by Dikshit Shetty, the complete job took 15 days from start to finish. We are not sure about the cost of this extremely heavy transformation job though. The end product resembles the Tata Hexa SUV completely and it will take keen automotive knowledge and an eye for details to know that this is a modification job and not the real Hexa.
The rear three-quarters of the Aria has been completely changed. The Tata Hexa gets a different, more muscular design in the rear three-quarter. The pictures in the video reveal that the Hexa’s body panels have replaced the original panel of the Aria. Even the rear boot lid has been replaced with the boot lid of the Hexa. Next, the front panels of the Aria were removed to put in the parts of the Hexa. We are not sure what all parts have been changed but from the pictures, we can make out that the while front sub-frame has been replaced with the Hexa’s parts. Even the engine bay lid, front bumper and the grille have been replaced.
All the exterior lighting parts like the headlamp and the rear tail lamp are lifted directly from the Hexa, which adds the authentic look to the vehicle. Other parts like the wheel arch mouldings and the mirrors have been updated with the Hexa’s genuine parts too. To top it off, the Aria gets the original Arizona Blue shade, which is the flagship colour of the Tata Hexa.
In the past, we have seen minor updates in the base version of the vehicles to match the top-end trim of the model but this is extreme transformation. It needs a lot of time and effort. We can safely say that it is a job executed well.
The engine details have not been mentioned but most likely the Aria has carried the same engine. In fact, both the Aria and the Hexa are powered by the same engine options. The Tata Aria was sold with the 2.2-litre engine that produces a maximum of 150 PS and 320 Nm. It only came with a 5-speed manual transmission. The Tata Hexa gets the same 2.2-litre diesel engine that is available in two different states of tune. It produces a similar 150 PS and 320 Nm but the top-end versions get more power from the same engine. The 2.2-litre engine produces a maximum of 156 PS and 400 Nm of torque and gets a 6-speed manual transmission. Tata also offers a 6-speed automatic transmission with the Hexa, which was missing from the Aria.