Hindustan Motors to launch the Ambassador with BSIV complaint engine which has been certified as BS IV emissions compliant vehicle by the ARAI, Pune. The BS IV Ambassador diesel gets upgraded 1.5-litre diesel engine which will produce better power and torque .It will be produced at HM’s Uttarpara plant in Hoogly from August.
Hindustan Motors, MD & CEO, Uttam Bose said, “We had been working on upgrading our Ambassador 1.5-litre diesel car to match BS IV norms for over a year. We are happy that our efforts have borne fruit and we have received certification from ARAI after passing rigorous tests. This has demolished the myth that Hindustan Motors cannot upgrade its existing engines. Moreover, this opens hitherto forbidden markets where this vehicle commands enviable loyalty in the taxi segment. We expect our sales to grow significantly within a few months”.
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Bimal Kumar Guha, general secretary of Bengal Taxi Association said, “I myself drove the BS IV Ambassador over several laps of the test track and found that the new vehicle offers higher power and torque, better vehicle control with power steering, improved gradient negotiating capacity, better cooling and overall better drive ability with no compromise on fuel consumption. Of course, it meets the emission norms. I could not detect any smoke.”