Tata began designing a completely new vehicle (Kite project) of a city car with 5-door body that could boost the sales of the brand in the Indian automotive market.

[8] In September 2018, Tata Motors launched the Tiago NRG, a crossover like trim with the ground clearance increased by 10 mm (0.4 in) plastic cladding, two-tone alloy wheels and a rear bumper shield.

[9] In October 2018 Tata launched the Tiago JTP, the performance variant of the Tiago with the 1.2 litre Revotron Turbo engine with max output of 114 PS (84 kW; 112 hp) of power which is 29 PS (21 kW; 29 hp) more than non-turbo variant.

[10][11] It was tuned by JT Special Vehicles or JTSV, a joint venture between Tata Motors and Coimbatore-based Jayem Automotives.

It included cosmetic changes along with an update to the engine to comply with Bharat Stage 6 norms.

[18][19][20] In 2020, the Indian manufactured Tiago was crash tested in its basic safety specification for the Indian market by the Global NCAP, scoring four stars for adult occupant protection and three stars for child occupant protection.