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The 6-speed overdrive gearbox for
higher fuel efficiency, the larger 430
mm diameter clutch for enhanced
life, exceptional braking perform-
ance with a hydrodynamic retarder
and a superior independent front
axle for better manoeuvrability to-
gether ensure superior performance.
Driver comfort has been taken to
the next level as the bus has a pneu-
matically suspended seat for more
comfort, electronic accelerator pedal
and precision gear shifting for mini-
mizing driver fatigue, and a new
aesthetic dashboard and instrument
cluster with on-board diagnostics.
The Tata Divo not only stands
for world class design, assured re-
liability and superior performance,
but also spells high on safety. The
hydrodynamic retarder ensures bet-
ter safety, and the exceptional aero-
dynamic drag coefficient increases
vehicle stability.
The Tata Divo (BS III version)
price range starts from Rs. 66 lakhs,
ex-showroom New Delhi.
The Tata Starbus Ultra opens up
a whole new world of comfort and
luxury for office-goers, hotel guests,
tourists and school children. Meant
primarily for intra-city transport, the
luxury variant can also be used for
inter-city travel.
The Tata Starbus Ultra has an
outstanding aerodynamic body de-
sign and aggregates which conform
to the Bus Body Code. This is the
first bus in its category with the front
door ahead of the front axle, provid-
ing more seats for the same length
of bus and subsequently better re-
turns for the operator. The advanced
parabolic suspension, wider aisle
width and super comfortable seating
ensure that commuters have smooth
and peaceful ride.
The vehicle is designed using
the reliable Tata 497 engine along
with a viscous fan (used for the first
time in this class of buses), result-
ing in higher fuel efficiency and
lowest NVH levels in its category.
The 6-speed gearbox with overdrive
and cable shift mechanism ensures
higher mileage, more speed selec-
tion options and a higher speed,
while also guaranteeing 30 per cent
more life. The high strength chassis
and stronger rear axle enhance the
life of the vehicle, while the wider
tubeless radial tyres give a longer
running life. The service interval
has also been doubled for more on
road availability and to significantly
reduce maintenance costs for the op-
erators.
The wider track axle and lowest in
class turning circle diameter help in
vehicle stability and manoeuvrabil-
ity for the driver. Tiltable and tel-
escopic steering with a high capac-
ity power steering pump, dashboard
mounted gear lever with car-like
gear shifting leaves reduces driver
fatigue.
The Tata Starbus Ultra (BS III ver-
sion) price range starts from Rs.15
lakhs, ex-showroom New Delhi.
Bus industry
The Tata Starbus Ultra
is available in Luxury,
Standard, School and De-
luxe variants, in different
seating configurations (22
- 46 seater), on different
wheelbases, thereby pro-
viding the customer with a
whole range to select from.
The Tata Motors Group’s global wholesales, in-
cluding Jaguar Land Rover, touched 108,028 units
in November, higher by 35 per cent over November
2010. Cumulative sales for the fiscal are 750,457
units, higher by 10 per cent compared to the cor-
responding period in 2010-11.
Global sales of all commercial vehicles – Tata,
Tata Daewoo and the Tata Hispano Carrocera range
– were 49,724 units in November, a growth of 24
per cent. Cumulative sales for the fiscal are 371,410
units, a growth of 18 per cent.
Global sales of all passenger vehicles of the group
were at 58,304 units in November, higher by 47 per
cent. Cumulative sales for the fiscal are higher by
four per cent at 379,047 units.
Global sales of Tata passenger vehicles and the
distribution offtake in India of Fiat cars were at
29,121 units for the month, higher by 74 per cent
over November 2010. Cumulative sales for the fis-
cal are at 193,616 units, lower by eight per cent.
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Tata Motors global sales cross one-lakh mark