Thursday, February 26, 2009

Tata Xenon XT : A Lifestyle Pickup truck for India Rs 7.62-8.58 lacs



Tata Motors on 25/2/2009 Wednesday launched its Xenon XT (cross terrain), a lifestyle, four-door, five-seater pickup. Xenon is the second generation Tata Mobile and it is to be made available in two body trims - Xenon single cab & Xenon crew cab and with a choice 4×2 or 4×4 (with an LSD) drivetrains. The single-cab is called Tata Xenon and Tata Xenon XT (cross terrain) is the double-cab 4×4 version.

It is available in 2 models in India:

The vehicle comes in two versions. The 4X2 version is priced at Rs. 7.68 lakh (ex-showroom Chennai) and Rs. 7.80 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai), while the 4X4 version will cost Rs. 8.64 lakh (ex-showroom Chennai) and Rs. 8.78 lakh (ex-showroom Mumbai). Xenon XT will be made at the company’s Pune facility with an initial capacity of 24,000 units annually.

It comes in 4 attractive shades – White, Black, Silver and Mineral Red. The vehicle carries a warranty of 2 years or 75000 kms (whichever is earlier) and will be retailed through 58 Tata Passenger Car dealerships across 39 cities to begin with.

The Xenon XT is powered by the widely accepted 2.2 VTT DICOR diesel engine with a peak power of 140 PS and a peak torque of 320 Nm. It has a 4X4 with an electrical shift-on-the-fly mechanism and a limited slip differential similar to the Safari.The load bed is 1518 mm x 1414 mm.



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