The upcoming Tata Kite (codename) was expected to come with an AMT, like the Tata Zest, however, we have information that the Kite will come with an AMT (Automated Manual Transmission) in its diesel variant.
Tata will be sourcing the AMT unit from Magnetti Marelli, a Fiat group company and the Kite will be the first diesel car in its segment to feature an AMT. Tata wants to cater to the urban diesel car buyers and the demand for AMTs is growing by the day. However, as of now AMT cars in the B & C segments are only found in petrol variants and hence Tata is introducing an AMT in its diesel version.
The Kite will be placed between the Indica eV2 and the Bolt. This will be a direct competition to the Hyundai i10, Maruti Suzuki Celerio and the Chevrolet Beat. The AMT will be mated to a 1.05-litre diesel engine. TheKite will be made available in a 1.2-litre petrol engine also.