Tata Motors has launched the 2026 Tiago and Tiago CNG in India today. The petrol version starts at Rs 4.69 lakh and the CNG at Rs 5.79 lakh, both ex-showroom. Both get a completely new look, a redesigned cabin, a 10.25-inch touchscreen and six airbags across every single variant — not just the top trims. The AMT also gets paddle shifters, which no other car at this price offers right now. There are six variants in total: Smart, Pure, Pure+, Pure+ A, Creative, and Creative+.
New Face, New Cabin — Here Is What Has Actually Changed
The outside of the car looks noticeably different from what the Tata Tiago was before. Up front, there are slimmer LED headlamps with DRLs built in, a redesigned bumper with chunky front cladding, and new fog lamp clusters. The rear gets a full-width LED tail lamp design that
looks like a single connected bar — though the middle section between the two lamp units does not illuminate. The 15-inch alloys are also new. The body itself has not grown — still 3,767mm long, 2,400mm wheelbase, 170mm ground clearance on petrol and 168mm on CNG. Six colours are on offer: three new ones — Pangong Pulse, Varanasi Vibrance, and Sobo Surge — along with the three carried over from before: Pure Grey, Pristine White, and Daytona Grey.
Inside, the cabin has been completely redone. You get a freestanding 10.25-inch touchscreen with wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a digital instrument cluster with Bluetooth, twin wireless charging, rear AC vents, auto-folding ORVMs, USB-C ports front and rear, and a 360-degree camera. On AMT variants, there are paddle shifters behind the steering wheel and a dial-type gear selector on the centre console instead of the old stalk. One thing worth pointing out — the controls here are physical buttons, not capacitive touch panels, which tends to be more reliable in everyday use. The CNG variant also gets direct CNG start, so the engine fires up on gas straight away without switching from petrol first.
Engine, Safety and Price Range
The 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine carries over unchanged. On petrol, it makes 85 bhp and 113 Nm. On CNG, those numbers drop to 74 bhp and 96.5 Nm — which is expected for a bi-fuel setup. Both petrol and CNG variants are available with either a five-speed manual or an AMT. The CNG uses a twin-cylinder setup that saves some boot space rather than swallowing it completely.
Six airbags are standard on every variant — this is the detail that stands out most in this segment, where rivals often reserve full airbag fitment for higher trims. Other safety kit includes ABS, ESP, traction control, rollover mitigation, torque vectoring, and a blind view monitor.
Petrol variants range from Rs 4.69 lakh for the Smart manual to Rs 7.29 lakh for the Creative+ AMT. CNG variants start at Rs 5.79 lakh and go up to Rs 7.99 lakh at the top. Prices are ex-showroom.
The Tiago's direct rivals are the Maruti Suzuki Swift, Hyundai Grand i10 Nios, and Maruti Suzuki Wagon R. At this price, the standard six airbags and paddle-shift AMT are things none of those currently offer across all variants — which is where the 2026 Tiago makes its case most clearly.
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