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Tata Safari, as we know it today, is a great SUV for the Urban jungle needs. But, back in time, there was the olderversion of the Tata Safari, whose remembrance you would find us enthusiastshave. So, what was so special about this SUV, well this Safari had the truenature and definition of being a Safari. Popularly known as the Tata SafariStorme, it had a huge fanbase bigger than the one of Scorpio today. And what ifwe tell you that this SUV is coming back, we (carversal) and Bimble Designs havecollaborated and made 3d renders of the 2025 Tata Safari Storme’s probablelooks. Let us get into the topic of 2025 Tata Safari Storme ready to kill theScorpio.

Safari's Biggest Rival - Scorpio

Well, it was in the 90s when Tata Motors brought the Safariinto existence, and right after its arrival, the audience got mad at the SUV.The Safari, then, was launched at ₹8.25 lacs, which was well-accepted by theaudience. It has quite a few unique features compared to all the Internationalbrands’ offerings. It was also one of the first lifestyle SUVs made by anIndian brand.

 

By noticing this, Mahindra saw a great opportunity backthen. Hence, they launched in the Scorpio to tackle the greatness of the Safari,in 2002. Mahindra’s sales figures were not that convincing regarding theirfuture compared to today, Anand Mahindra, then, decided to make somethingunique and purposeful, So, they came up with the Scorpio SUV.

The Scorpio’s tall and bold stance impressed the audienceeven more than the Safari’s. It even had some unique features, like PassengerAirbag, Climate Control, etc. Moreover, the starting price of the SUV, was alsothree lacs cheaper compared to the Tata Safari at ₹8 lacs, back then. So, gradually,the eyes of buyers turned towards the Scorpio. And there was a literal day whenthe Scorpio surpassed the Safari, and ever since, it has always been ahead ofit.

 

Today, the Scorpio has crossed more than 9.5 lac unit sales, which is a bignumber for a car that costs more than ₹15 lacs (as of now in 2025), and was launched just two decades ago. It hasalso been awarded, as the second best-selling car in Mahindra’s house.

To give you all a real representation we carversal prosteamed up together to create to most accurate Tata Safari Storme classic rendersand Tata Motors some Idea if they make up their mind to launch this Old SchoolMafia in India.

2025 Tata Safari Storme Classic

At the front, we have made subtle changes to make it lookmodern but simultaneously maintain that upright look. At the front of the 2025 Tata Safari Storme Classic, you get the same shaped narrow grille but here it ismatt black painted with indents similar to the ones found on the new Gen Safari(it isn’t even a real safari).

The front headlights now have black housing to modernize theoverall appeal with two projector headlamps similar to the ones found in the Scorpio-N.The front bumper is designed by taking inspiration from Land Rover's discoverywith its small vertical fog lamps housing connected with a thin black bar andbelow the bumper is a black skid plate enhancing the overall sportiness of theSUV.

On the side, we have put the alloys of the New Safari tomake some similarities between both but in 18-inch size to retain the off-road capabilitiesof the Storme Classic and also we have painted the brake calipers red to enhancethe sportiness. the ORVMs have been upgraded to the new onesfound in all Tata SUVs, and a new Classic badge has been added to the frontfender to remind all the people this is the new enhanced Safari Storme. Theside door handles are all the same but now have been painted black to fit withthe other black bits.

At the back, the overall looks are some with someenhancements to modernize the look where the taillights are all the same but witha smoked black transparent cover which has a DRL running from the lights to theentire width of the vehicle.The New Safari Storme classic gets the same black panel withthe Safari classic badge and the same dual exhaust setup at the back.

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2025 Tata Safari Classic Price

Before getting discontinued in 2019, Tata Safari was on salefor ₹ 10-97-16.35 Lakhs Ex-showroom India (pretty high for that time). So ifthe Tata Safari Stome makes a comeback expect prices between ₹ 16.9-18 LakhsEx-showroom India.

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