Rising fuel prices in the country are troubling people, and due to this, the popularity of CNG vehicles is increasing, in this sequence, Tata Motors plans to enter the segment soon with two CNG models – Tiago and Tigor. She is making. Bookings for these cars have started at Tata dealerships for token amounts ranging from Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000.
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While Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai are currently the leaders in the CNG segment, with these two models (Tiago & Tigor), Tata is also planning to offer a wider range of CNG options. Which will also include Tata Punch, Altroz and Nexon.
CNG model seen on testing
The first units of the Tata Tiago CNG have started arriving at dealerships in India. These vehicles can see the i-CNG badge at the rear as well as CNG stickers on the rear windscreen. It is worth noting that the Tata Tiago and Tigor CNG will not see any change in any features other than the factory fitted CNG kit.
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Apart from CNG, there will be no other change
The Tiago and Tigor are currently powered by a 1.2 liter, 3 cylinder naturally aspirated petrol engine that generates 85 hp power and 113 Nm of torque. At the same time, this power and torque output can be different with the CNG kit. Note that the petrol engine on the current Tiago and Tigor is mated to manual or AMT gearbox options, while the CNG variant could exclusively be offered with a manual transmission.
Rising prices of petrol and diesel are bothering
There is no doubt that like the sudden spurt in demand for electric vehicles, buyers are slowly migrating to CNG alternatives. Especially in times when the cost of petrol and diesel is high, this option (CNG) provides a lot of savings. However, this segment faces some hurdles in terms of fewer CNG stations.
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