Tata Motors has launched the Altroz DCT in India, with introductory prices ranging between ₹ 8.10 lakh and ₹ 9.90 lakh, ex-showroom, Delhi. Tata has finally introduced an automatic gearbox on the Altroz with the 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol.
The new 6-speed dual clutch (wet) gearbox comes with a 1.2-litre, three-cylinder, naturally aspirated petrol engine, which produces 86hp and 113Nm of peak torque — identical to its manual counterpart. However, it is around 20kg heavier than the former version. There are also no paddle shifters like on the Hyundai i20 N Line variants, although there is a manual mode with the gear lever.
Tata claims the gearbox has been developed specifically for Indian climatic and road conditions, for which it gets active cooling technology and machine learning. Notably, the DCT gearbox on the Altroz also comes with shift-by-wire technology.
