Chevrolet Beat diesel launched at 4.29 lakh rupees

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Chevrolet Beat diesel launch
US car maker General Motors today launched the diesel version of its small car 'Beat' in India with a starting price of Rs 4.29 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi), thereby heating up the competition in the segment. 

The 1.0 litre diesel engine, which has been developed specifically for India by GM's Technical Centre in Bangalore in collaboration with GM Powertrain Europe, is the company's smallest diesel engine globally. 

The company also said it may consider launching a diesel version of its another small car 'Spark' that can be powered by the same engine but with some modifications. 

"This is the smallest diesel engine-powered passenger car for GM globally. We do not have any plan to manufacture this engine anywhere in the world,"General Motors India President and Managing DirectorKarl Slym told reporters here. 

GM India, at present, sells a 1.2-litre petrol version of the Beat in a price range of Rs 3.55 lakh-Rs 4.74 lakh. The LPG option comes for Rs 4.16 lakh-Rs 4.59 lakh. 

The diesel Beat has been introduced in three versions, 
PS- 4.29 lakh
LS- 4.59 lakh
LT- 4.99 lakh
LT (optional)5.45 lakh

As per ARAI standards, the Beat diesel will give a mileage of 24 kilometres per litre, the company claimed. 

The Beat diesel has been pitted against one of the best selling cars in the segment, Maruti Suzuki Swift, which will be launched with a new version next month. The price of the existing 1.3-litre diesel Swift starts at Rs 4.99 lakh. 

The market leader's another hatchback Ritz also comes with a 1.3-litre diesel option, which is available with a starting price of Rs 4.86 lakh. 

Besides, Beat will also compete with Ford's Figo, whose 1.4-litre diesel version starts at Rs 4.60 lakh. The 1.3-litreFiat Punto diesel starts at Rs 5.18 lakh. All the above prices are according to respective websites and ex-showroom, Delhi.

[Source:economictimes.indiatimes.com] 

Comments

  1. TintuJuly 26, 2011 at 7:24 PM

    Beat just got smarter with all new 1.0 XSDE SMARTECH Common Rail Diesel engine from Chevrolet made exclusively for India. With a power output of 58.5 PS and torque of 150 Nm, this engine promises an impressive mileage of 24 kmpl.

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