MUMBAI: Mercedes-Benz today became the first car-maker in the country to commercially launch a BS- VI-compliant car, the S Class, that is locally manufactured and available in both diesel and petrol options.
The Mercedes-Benz S 350 diesel is priced at Rs 1.33 crore, while the petrol version, S 450, is priced at Rs 1.37 crore, the company said in New Delhi.
The car was first unveiled on January 5 in Mumbai and both the variants can be run on BS-IV fuels.
While Mercedes has scored a point with this launch, two years ahead of the April 2020 deadline to go all BS-VI, its immediate rival BMW is also working on upgrading its existing BS-IV petrol models BS-VI complaint shortly.
At the recent Auto Expo, BMW India president Vikram Pawah had said that they “are working towards making our petrol portfolio BS-VI norms compliant over the next few months.”
The new S-Class 350 d is fitted with a new 6-cylinder engine that is the most powerful diesel powertrain ever produced by Mercedes here, the company said, adding launch comes two years ahead of the new comes emission norms.
“The new, OM 656 motor is the first BS-VI-compliant diesel engine that is capable of running on BS-IV fuel,” Roland Folger, managing director and chief executive said, adding since 2013, the company has sold over 3 lakh S-Class saloons globally. (AGENCIES)
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