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TEST < PREMIER RIO LX
A change of heartWe drive the new Rio, now with 1.
3-litre multijet diesel power
WordsAlan O Cruz PhotographyGaurav 5 Thombre
P
remier has taken another
step in the right direction
with their compact SUV the Rio.
It s now...
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1I > .
TEST < PREMIER RIO LX
A change of heartWe drive the new Rio, now with 1.
3-litre multijet diesel power
WordsAlan O Cruz PhotographyGaurav 5 Thombre
P
remier has taken another
step in the right direction
with their compact SUV the Rio.
It s now available
with the i.
j-litre Fiat Multijet
diesel engine.
And this will allow Premier to
sell the diesel Rio in large cities and metros
where the old car, a BSIII level emission, 1.
5litre diesel engine couldn t be sold.
The diesel
will be availab1e in two 1eve1sof trim, the LX
you see in this test which is the top end version that retails at Rs 7.
01 lakh and the DX
(lower end) version which retails at Rs 6.
74,
lakh both ex-Mumbai.
To look at, the Rio in its new 2012 avatar is much more pleasing a picture than its
predecessor.
Its lines brings back memories
of the old Honda CRV and the wraparound
headlamps, new body coloured bumpers
and large round fog lamps give the front a
more modern and youthful appearance.
The
CRV-ish look i
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