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 added.

Image: Santro eco, the LPG version of the bestseller from Hyundai. | Photograph, courtesy: Hyundai Motor India Ltd