Premier Rio Launched in India
Premier Auto Limited, the company that once owned the prestigious Fiat Premier Padmini brand, has re-entered the Indian market with its SUV Rio priced at Rs. 5.25 lakh ex-showroom, Pune. It is an attractively priced mini diesel SUV ready to take on Maruti Gypsy & Scorpio base variants. It can also be termed as an alternative to B-segment hatchback models for those who wish to taste the driving pleasures of an SUV.
Premier Rio will be available at 20 dealerships across India that will be different from those that currently sell Premier’s commercial vehicles – the Roadstar and the Sigma.
The SUV model has been developed by kits supplied from the Chinese manufacturer Zoyte and is based on first generation Daihatsu Terios. Premier Ltd. will also source 20%-25% of the parts for the Rio from Indian suppliers. Rio’s is powered by an engine with a capacity of 1490cc that develops 65 bhp of peak power. The Rio will be offered in three trims. Vaiant EX is priced at Rs 5.25 lakh while the DX at Rs 5.50 lakh and LX at Rs 5.95 lakh - all ex-showroom, Pune.
“We will be targeting fun-loving small families for their multi-purpose use with Rio. It is placed between the mid-sized passenger car and larger utility vehicles,” said company spokesperson.
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i want to purche small sub
August 01, 2011 by MANOJ
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I Stay in Dibrugarh dist in the state of ASSAM. I Want to Buy this Rio car. So kindly informe me about the nerest dealer .
July 26, 2010 by Debojit
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i would like to have a test drive
July 24, 2010 by Shailesh Shah
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f**k, no dealers in bangalore
July 11, 2010 by Name
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can any one help me to send the dealer details in bangalore to my id prashashi007@yahoo.com
March 19, 2010 by Shashikumar
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I think these guys have now forgotten to promote this vehicle further.. Can u believe that they haven been able to finalize a dealer in Bangalore for 3 months now.... Just the launch is not enough 'Mr Premier' you have to take it further before the Consumer interest dies....
January 30, 2010 by Anjan
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Can any body help me to find a premier dealer in mumbai
December 10, 2009 by GAURAV
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sir Please send us Permier RIO LX info about booking in Rajasthan Thank u
November 23, 2009 by Bhomraj
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an auto magazine report is very bad report i think you are not study about at present automoboile market.
November 09, 2009 by Sanju
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rio is a wonder thought but it launch asap and pls give me the car display and showroom in delhi/gurgoan if any pls confirm. but fiat/ priemer comes tooo late in india bcz it chalanging other stable companies. devinder yadav
November 06, 2009 by Devinder Yadav
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Premier & China , both unreliable. dangerous combination. I would be first buyer of such a vehicle from some reliable manufacturer but this two baap re baap. Also why not more powerful / efficient engine? 1500 cc diesel engine & 65 BHP? Fiat multijet / Quadrajet 1248 cc is 75 BHP ( Vista , Swift , Ritz , Punto).
November 02, 2009 by Deepam Morparia
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Why is the government allowing diesel engined vehicles for private use, knowing that diesel is subsidized and more polluting than petrol?
October 30, 2009 by Sumit Majumdar
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i can say "jahi hai indian loggo ki pasand".old company come back with good nd lowest price in suv
October 30, 2009 by Rajesh Goyal
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Good to see such an old company come up with such anew concept
October 29, 2009 by Sharad
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Interesting fusion.It looks like a Maruti Alto strapped on a higher wheel base.But I would say its value for money at~5lac for an SUV. Not sure if it could compete with Scorpio though,in terms of looks and feel of an SUV.
October 29, 2009 by Sheba
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This is called "kahani mein twist". If the car is even half decent, then i think it will make a big hit. Its a great concept to come out with a mini SUV. With the space shrinking in our cities, we will soon be seeing all segments offering a scaled down version such as this. Would be interesting to see the specifications of this car though.
October 29, 2009 by Sumanth
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