Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Tata Motors launches new bus models Divo and Starbus Ultra

 Tata Motors Tuesday launched two new bus models, Divo and Starbus Ultra, priced, respectively, at Rs.66 lakh and Rs.15 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi).

The company said the two models will cater to the growing needs of urban public transport. "With the introduction of the Tata Divo and the Tata Starbus Ultra the company will more comprehensively address the burgeoning need of public transportation," said Ravi Pisharody, president, commercial vehicles business unit.

Divo is a luxury air conditioned coach for inter-city passenger transportation and tourist operations. The bus's design component comes from the company's Spain-based subsidiary Hispano Carrocera.

"Divo offers customised interior features such as different seating layouts in semi-sleeper and seater configurations, wide seats with recline, head flaps and armrests," Pisharody said in a statement.

The bus also sports unique features such as entertainment system, refrigerator, mobile charging points, destination board and public address system.

Divo is powered by a 285 HP Cummins engine coupled with a six-speed overdrive gearbox for higher fuel efficiency.

On the other hand, Starbus Ultra is meant for intra-city transport and is available in luxury, standard, school and deluxe variants.

"These (variants) are available in different seating configurations of 22-46 seater, on different wheelbases," the statement said.

The bus is powered by 497 engine coupled with a six-speed gearbox with overdrive and cable shift mechanism.

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