Hyundai Motor India Ltd,
India's second largest car manufacturer, on Tuesday launched the LPG
version of its flagship brand Santro.
The new LPG version of
Santro, christened Santro eco, comes with a factory fitted LPG kit and
boasts of features that meet global standards of performance and
safety.
The LPG variant will be priced Rs 21,500 more than the
existing petrol model. The ex-showroom Delhi price for Santro eco (GL)
is Rs 354,294 and Santro eco (GLS) is Rs 373,357.
Santro eco
sports a 1.1 litre eRLX engine. It has separate Petrol (35 litre) and
LPG (27.2 litre) tanks, the customers have an option to choose from
both LPG and petrol mode.
The LPG kit in Santro eco is impact
resistant and the entire fitment is approved by DOE (Department of
Explosives) and certified and tested by ARAI (Automotive research
Association of India), the country's premier automobile testing and
certifying authority.
The factory-fitted LPG system in Santro eco
enjoys full 2 year manufacturer warranty benefits thus ensuring
enhanced safety and peace of mind for the customers.
Announcing
the launch, HMIL, managing director, H S Lheem, said, "We have taken a
conscious decision at Hyundai to make environment friendly car and we
are furthering our initiative of launching alternate fuel vehicle which
take this theme forward. We had earlier introduced the CNG Santro and
today we are launching the LPG version of our flagship brand Santro."
"LPG
is widely available and we feel that the LPG Santro will appeal to all
our customers who are looking for economy, are environmentally
conscious and the original fitment of the LPG kit will put to rest
safety concerns which retro fitted LPG vehicles have," he add
