Tata Motors had had the taste of success in India with their latest offering the Zest compact sedan. Now, the company has taken this model to its neighbouring country, Nepal, where the car has been launched. The ex-showroom price of this car has been tagged at 24.5 lakhs Nepali rupees for the petrol variant. The diesel variant has been priced at 30.75 lakhs Nepali rupees. Incidentally, this sub-four metre sedan is now available across the 18 outlets of Tata Motors in the country.
The car is being offered, both in petrol as well as diesel variant in Nepal, as well. The petrol model has been provided with the 1.2-litre Revotron engine option. On the other hand, the diesel model is powered by a 1.3-litre Quadrajet mill. There is a single diesel model, which has been provided with an Automated Manual transmission. Except that model, all other variants sport a five-speed manual gearbox. The petrol model returns around 17.6 kilometres per litre, while the diesel one gives around 23 kilometres for a litre.
Johnny Oommen, Head of International Business, was present at the launch of the car. He said, “Nepal has been a key market for us and it has been our endeavour to bring class-leading products for the consumers in this country. We at Tata Motors are delighted to launch the dynamic Zest, which has been engineered for global customers, by global teams across India, UK, Italy and Korea to offer a car that matches refinement with performance - from the engine, to suspension & braking, the NVH or premium materials. With 29 segment-first features, Zest from Tata Motors is the first all-new vehicle in our Horizonext journey, demonstrating our commitment to bring disruptive innovation to this segment of car-buyers. Zest is seeing good demand in India and we hope to reciprocate the same here. Both the petrol and diesel versions come with their unique segment-firsts and we are confident it will delight our consumers with its design, driving pleasure and great connectivity features.”
Siddharth Rana, who is the Chairman of Sipradi Trading Pvt Ltd, said, “The Tata Zest is a marvel in automotive engineering with latest technology. We in STPL are proud to bring it to Nepal. Customers in Nepal too will now have the joy and the benefit of a feature-rich and fuel efficient car. We are confident that the combination of a perfect product with best-in-the country service and parts back-up will firmly establish the Zest’s footprint in Nepal.”
