Tata Motors will launch the Xenon Super CNG pickup truck at the forthcoming Bangkok International Motor Expo 2008. The expo will be held between November 29 to December 10. The TATA Xenon Super CNG is Thailand\u2019s first pickup truck with a factory-installed 100-per cent CNG system. It offers one of the better energy-saving options available in Thailand and therefore one of the more cost-effective alternatives for the Thai customer. The Xenon Super CNG X-tend Cab CLE is being introduced at a special price of ? 519,000.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the introduction of this first-of-a-kind pickup vehicle, Mr. Ajit Venkataraman, Chief Executive Officer of Tata Motors (Thailand) Co Ltd, said, \u201cWe are very pleased to be a part of Thailand\u2019s automobile industry and to provide options to Thai customers that are both innovative and distinctive. Tata Motors\u2019 pickup trucks are designed keeping in mind the requirements of pickup vehicle customers – low operating cost through low fuel consumption and low cost of maintenance. Vehicles that use alternative fuels, especially compressed natural gas (CNG) like the Tata Xenon Super CNG, are going to be more advantageous as the government\u2019s policy is to maintain CNG price to at least half of the price of diesel. We are confident that customers will find the Xenon Super CNG a vehicle of their choice.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Xenon Super CNG comes with a 2.1 litre, DOHC multi-point injection engine with a maximum output of 115 hp and a maximum torque of 175 nm at 3,750 rpm. According to Tata Motors. the CNG options will result in cut the operating costs by up to 30 to 50 per cent.
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Tata Motors will launch the Xenon Super CNG pickup truck at the forthcoming Bangkok International Motor Expo 2008. The expo will be held between November 29 to December 10. The TATA Xenon Super CNG is Thailand\u2019s first pickup truck with a factory-installed 100-per cent CNG system. It offers one of the better energy-saving options available … <\/p>\n