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The company has also announced the prices of the BS VI products with the diesel range having an ex-showroom price increase of Rs 45,000 and the alternate fuel range Rs 15,000 over equivalent BS IV products.

New Delhi: Piaggio Vehicles, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group and India’s leading manufacturer of small commercial vehicles on Thurday showcased its entire range of BSVI products.

Positioned as “The Performance range”, both diesel and alternate fuel range was on display, the company said in a release. The diesel range comes offers new power pack with a 599CC engine pumping out 7kw power and 23.5 Nm torque. The engine along with a 5-speed gear box and new aluminium clutch considerably increasing the load carrying capability and enables faster trip times.

The alternate fuel range has been fitted with one of the most refined drive-train available in the industry with a 230CC 3-valve hi-tech engine.

With this showcase, Piaggio claims to have one of the largest product ranges in the last mile mobility in India for both cargo and passenger carrying applications. While the cargo range is available in deck lengths of 5, 5.5 and 6 feet and in delivery van and high body options, the passenger range is available in small body, mid-body, wide body and extra-wide body configurations. The range is also fuel agnostic with products available in diesel, CNG, LPG and petrol, the company informed.

Commenting on the development, PVPL MD & CEO Diego Graffi said, “We are delighted to be the first 3-Wheeler Manufacturer in India to be completely BSVI ready with our entire range of products. We had started our preparations for BSVI norms well ahead of time and therefore today we are well placed for the transition from BSIV to BSVI."

Source: ET Auto