Hyundai Nigeria has rolled out CNG vehicles for various categories of automobile users across the country.
Assembled in Nigeria, the models include Hyundai Grand i10, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Creta and Hyundai Tucson.
This is in support of the federal government autogas initiative through the presidential compressed natural gas initiative.
Hyundai Nigeria, a subsidiary of Stallion group, through its head of sales and Marketing, Mr Gaurav Vashisht, explained that the locally assembled CNG vehicles are targeted at most vehicle buyers, including retail customers or status vehicle owners from different corporate companies.
“For instance, CNG Grand i10 is largely targeted at fleet owners and first-time buyers, both of which focus on vehicle reliability and the low cost of ownership.
“With the Hyundai CNG vehicles, our customers, including first-time car buyers, will be able to acquire tropicalised and affordable vehicles that come with factory fitted CNG facility instead of having to convert those unsafe, imported used vehicles.
“Our latest Grand i10, Accent, Creta and Tucson come with factory fitted CNG kits, including the bulletproof CNG cylinders, which are not only safer than petrol tanks, but take up less trunk space unlike the converted conventional vehicles,” he said.
Hyundai Nigeria added that it has put in place auto finance options for buyers who are unable to make a one-time payment for any of the CNG vehicles.
He said CNG emits far less carbon compared to traditional fossil fuels; vehicles running on CNG are more environmentally friendly. Also, owners of CNG vehicles pay an equivalent of about N300 per litre unlike petrol, which currently sells for about N1000 per litre.
Common among the newly introduced CNG vehicles are style, economy, strength and safety. For instance, Sporty and trendy, the CNG Grand i10 is not only powered by multi-point injected engine mated onto automatic transmission; it comes with safety features, including Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Rear Parking Assist System (RPAS) and dual airbags.
CNG Accent, which comes with a super strong body structure, six airbags, ABS, rear view camera, safety windows, among others, is powered by 1.5 MPi engine mated onto 6-speed automatic transmission.
Equipped with Rear Parking Sensors with rear view camera, 6-airbag system Cruise Control, Tire Pressure Monitoring System and more, Hyundai Creta, a compact Crossover, is powered by a smart engine built with Dual Variable Valve Timing for improved performance and Gearbox options expanded to include a 7-speed Dual Clutch Transmission.
The CNG Tucson, on the other hand, comes powered by Smartstream 2.0-litre engine, mated onto a smart transmission that automatically adjusts gear shift intervals based on an analysis of your recent driving patterns.
