Piaggio Vehicles, a 100 percent subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group, has launched a water-cooled range of three-wheelers in Gujarat. The range includes Ape’ Xtra LDX (+ CNG water- cooled PU) priced at Rs 217,865, Ape’ Xtra LDX CNG water-cooled PU priced at Rs 213,054 and Apé Auto DX (CNG water-cooled), priced at Rs 218,287 (ex-showroom Ahmedabad).  

The Ape’ Xtra LDX and Apé Auto DX are part of the new water-cooled engine technology range and claimed to offer best-in-class performance in terms of power, pick up, mileage and maintenance. The new range of vehicles aims to meet the growing demand for commercial vehicle mobility solutions suited to intra-city travel in Gujarat, where the CNG fuel availability is amongst the best in the country.

Saju Nair, head of commercial vehicle business, Piaggio India

According to Saju Nair (pictured above), head of commercial vehicle business, Piaggio India, “At Piaggio, our core philosophy is to provide pathbreaking solutions in the last-mile transportation segment and we are committed to providing best-in-class offerings to our customers. The alternate fuel technology is gaining prominence and growing day by day in our country and hence to cater to the market’s changing needs we have introduced this improved range of alternate fuel vehicles.”