Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland has launched Neptune, a new engine platform that promises better life and fuel efficiency.
Designed and developed in-house, the Neptune engine, with a modular sub-system design, has been benchmarked for lower maintenance, longer life, greater reliability, superior noise, vibration and harshness characteristics and lower life-cycle cost, said a press release.
The Neptune engine will be available in BS-III and BS-IV versions and is also package protected for BS-V and BS-VI. The engines range from 160 HP to 380 HP and will be deployed across a range of trucks and buses in a phased manner, the release added.
Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, said: “The engine platform has come through over two million km of trials in the most demanding of operating conditions. With Neptune, we are confident of strengthening our position in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle space.”