General Motors India on Friday launched the Chevrolet Sail sedan priced between Rs 4.99 lakh and 7.51 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi).

The Sail is built on a new global passenger car platform created especially for emerging markets and is available in 1.2 L petrol and 1.3 L diesel engine variants.

Available in four variants of each (both petrol and diesel), the petrol version will be available in Rs 4.99 lakh to Rs 6.41 lakh and the diesel variant costs between Rs 6.29 lakh and Rs 7.51 lakh (all ex-showroom, New Delhi).

“It competes in one of the largest and fastest-growing segments,” said Lowell Paddock, President and Managing Director, GM India.

He said the new car has been put through more than 6.3 million kilometres of testing on different terrains across India and other countries.

The company said the petrol variant would give 18.2 km to a litre and diesel 22.1 km to a litre as per specific test conditions.

The top variants of the car have technology features such as Bluetooth functionality that supports up to five mobile phone pairings and music streaming.

The Sail will compete with other competitors such as Maruti Suzuki India's Swift Dzire, Tata Motors’ Indigo and Toyota Etios.

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