Piaggio Ape City

January 5, 2021: Piaggio Ape range of passenger and cargo carrier auto-rickshaws are famous among India buyers. A strong, durable and affordable is what defines the Ape auto-rickshaws. As part of the product revamp after the BS6 emission, Piaggio has introduced a new range of vehicles with more refined engines with the same performance characteristics. The Ape City is the passenger variant of the popular Ape range; this 3W is available in petrol, LPG, and CNG variants. The Piaggio Ape City start from ₹ 1.92 Lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi)

Piaggio Ape City Engine: The Ape City's CNG and LPG variants get the 230CC, 3V smart tech, and forced air-cooled engine. The CNG engine offers a maximum power of 6.6 kW and 14.8Nm of torque. The LPG engine comes with 7.1 kW of power at 17.65 Nm of torque. The transmission duties are taken care of by a constant-mesh gearbox with four forward and one reverse gear and a multi-disc wet type clutch.

Piaggio Ape GVW:  Ape City can carry three-passengers quite comfortably with adequate seating space along with an adequate leg, head and shoulder room. The CNG variant GVW is 722 kg, and LPG is 691 kg; both variants get a maximum speed of 60km/h. The CNG fuel tank comes with 30 liter CNG and 2.8-liter petrol and 20.6L of LPG and 2.8 L of petrol capacities.

Piaggio Ape City Dimensions: The wheelbase of both the variants is 1920 mm, and the ground clearance of 170 mm.

Piaggio Ape City Key Rivals: Ape City takes on the likes of Mahindra Alfa and TVS King 4S, Bajaj Compact RE, Bajaj Maxima Z Bajaj Maxima X Wide, Atul Gem Paxx.