Tata Nexon EV Max Dark launched

The long-range Tata Nexon EV Max, launched a year ago, has now received the Dark treatment and gets the new 10.25-inch touchscreen

The long-range Tata Nexon EV Max, launched a year ago, has now received the Dark treatment and gets the new 10.25-inch touchscreen. The Nexon EV Max Dark is priced at ₹19.04 lakh (ex-showroom) for the XZ+ Lux and ₹19.54 lakh (ex-showroom) for the XZ+ Lux with the 7.2kW charger.

While all previous editions of the Nexon — Dark, Red Dark, Kaziranga and Jet — have cosmetic updates, the Dark edition of the Nexon EV Max gets a few feature additions.

The highlight is the new touchscreen, which is leaps and bounds ahead of the one found on the regular Nexon EV Max. It is sleek with fluid transitions and gestures and is more fluid than the one on the Kia Sonet.

Tata’s new touchscreen is now among the biggest in the segment at 10.25 inches — on par with the Sonet’s. Features include an integrated voice assistant, an upgraded reverse camera, a special EV display theme as well as wireless connectivity for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay. Tata has also integrated voice commands that recognise six languages, including English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu and Marathi.

Notably, this touchscreen is the same unit that was introduced in the Red Dark editions of the Harrier and Safari SUVs, that launched in February, but was not introduced in the Nexon Red Dark edition. While the Harrier and Safari gained ADAS features with the new touchscreen, the Nexon EV Max Dark does not get ADAS features with this new touchscreen. The facelifted Tata Nexon is expected to go on sale by August. With the Dark edition, Tata is previewing the new infotainment system for future Nexons.

In all the other Nexon models, the touchscreen is mounted on top of the dashboard, like a tablet sticking out. However, in the Nexon EV Max Dark edition, the infotainment system is a freestanding unit housed similar to the Harrier and Safari. It is placed right above the AC vents, bringing it closer to the driver and passenger. This is ergonomically better as it is within the arms reach of the driver.

The interiors receives the same treatment as other Dark edition models — an all-black, interior accentuated by the EV’s tri-arrow pattern and blue highlights around the AC vents. Even the seats are finished in black with blue stitching, and get “#Dark” stitching on the head restraints.