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Tata launches Nano CNG at Rs 2.52 lakh; offers superb mileage

Last updated on: October 11, 2013 14:55 IST

Tata Motors announced the launch of the Tata Nano CNG emax in two variants in Ahmedabad.

Powered with an engine that fires CNG and petrol, it has the lowest CO2 emissions among petrol cars of 75.6 g/km and is India’s most fuel efficient IC-engine car with a fuel efficiency of 36 km/kg (as per ARAI certification).

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Tata launches Nano CNG at Rs 2.52 lakh; offers superb mileage

Last updated on: October 11, 2013 14:55 IST
Ankush Arora, Senior Vice-President and Head-Strategy, Tata Motors Ltd, unveils Nano CNG version in Ahmedabad.

CNG is not dispensed throughout India, and hence the car’s availability is restricted to places where the fuel is available, such as Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Lucknow.

The Nano CNG was unveiled in July at the Horizonext event in Tata’s Pune plant and is the first of five brands in the emax series.

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Tata launches Nano CNG at Rs 2.52 lakh; offers superb mileage

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“From its inception, the Nano has been a path-breaking invention and the CNG version only adds to that and also underlines our commitment to be a sustainable automotive player,” said Ankush Arora, Sr. Vice President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit (Commercial), Tata Motors Ltd.

The CNG kit is a sequential injection type, and if the system senses that the driver wants more power, it automatically shifts to the gasoline mode.

Manual switching from CNG to gasoline or vice-versa can be done on-the-fly.

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The vehicle can also be started with CNG fuel and automatically shuts down the system if a gas leak is detected.

The CNG tank (4-litre capacity) is installed under the driver seat, thus not intruding into the luggage compartment.

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Tata launches Nano CNG at Rs 2.52 lakh; offers superb mileage

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The system offers a range of 150km on CNG, in addition to the 375 km range on petrol. The 4 year/60,000 km warranty on the car covers the CNG kit.

The Nano CNG is priced at 252,000 (ex-showroom Mumbai) for the CX model and 277,000 (ex-showroom Mumbai) for the LX model.

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