NEW DELHI: Hindustan Motors Limited, one of the leading passenger car manufacturer of India, Wednesday launched an environment friendly model CNG Bharat Stage (BS) III Ambassador 'Grand'.
The new model from the manufacturer of age old Ambassador complies with the Euro III norms, said a company statement here.
Aimed at targeting the young executives and bureaucrats, the new car is priced at Rs 480,000 ($10,900). The model is fitted with an inbuilt CNG kit and fulfils the safety standard prescribed by the Automotive research Association of India.
"The vehicle enhances the enduring values of an ambassador with state of the art features matching contemporary vehicles. The fully loaded Ambassador Grand CNG BS (III) is aimed at the environmentally conscious young executives and bureaucrats," said Ashwani Dubey, the executive vice president of Hindustan Motors.
"The Ambassador is best suited for CNG as it is a genuine three box car with a metal partition separating the passengers compartment and the boot. Like its older cousin it also has enough luggage space," Dubey told media persons.
The new car is powered by a 74 bhp engine and has some useful features like central locking, mini console and AC louvers for rear passengers, MP3 music system, steering canopy and body color bumpers with new styling.
Hindustan Motors sold 12,600 cars in 2004.
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