GM India launches Chevrolet Beat LPG

General Motors India has launched the LPG version of Chevrolet Beat compact car with the new locally developed, SMARTECH engine.

The company is offering two versions of the LPG Beat – the LS and LT. Both come with three-year/100,000-kilometre warranty as the petrol version and offer the lowest service/maintenance/parts cost for three years/45,000 kilometres, said a company release.

The environment-friendly Chevrolet Beat LPG features next-generation/advanced LPG technology with multi-point sequential injection that provides a smooth transition between petrol and LPG with no loss in power, jerking or backfire.

The release further added that it is the first vehicle in India to use high pressure LPG pipes made of high strength nylon material which has less weight, no chance of inside/outside corrosion throughout its life with better routing control and no kinking effects at bends.

It generates a power of 80.04 PS @ 6400 rpm and torque of 103.8 Nm @ 4400 rpm in LPG mode for spirited driving and best-in-class performance of 13.29 km/l. The Beat has a range of 349 kilometres on LPG alone and 1,000 kilometres on LPG and gasoline combined. A sensor-based button allows users to go from LPG to petrol and back. The Beat automatically shifts to petrol when the LPG is depleted.