Overview of Piaggio NT3
Piaggio India is planning to foray into car business with the launch of NT3 in 2013. They displayed the concept vehicle at the EICMA 2010 in Milan. When NT3's production version is launched it will compete head on with Tata Nano, the expected price is around Rs. 1,75,000. According to a report by leading auto magazine AutoCarIndia the Piaggio concept was conceived in India, where it would battle the Tata Nano and the to-be-launched Hyundai Ha – an 800cc Rs 2- 3lakh small car – and a new sub-600cc Maruti, code named YE3. A concept of the four-wheel design, with a similar theme to the Smart Fortwo, has been revealed at the Milan Motorcycle Show. The three-seat cabin features a central, front driving position and twin rear seats, just like the McLaren F1 and BMW’s 1994 concept, the Z13, also based around ‘bike running gear.
The NT3 is based around Piaggio’s three-wheel Ape, its classic three-wheel commercial pick-up and van, which is popular in southern Europe and emerging markets like India. The engine choices in the concept are 200cc or 300cc ‘bike engines, the 300cc also mated to a hybrid system. Piaggio boss Roberto Colannino told Reuters that he had “very big sales numbers in mind for India” and that sales are also planned for “Asia and Europe”. No factory location or sales launch dates were revealed, although Piaggio is planning to start production “within three years.”
Piaggio India is planning to foray into car business with the launch of NT3 in 2013. They displayed the concept vehicle at the EICMA 2010 in Milan. When NT3's production version is launched it will compete head on with Tata Nano, the expected price is around Rs. 1,75,000. According to a report by leading auto magazine AutoCarIndia the Piaggio concept was conceived in India, where it would battle the Tata Nano and the to-be-launched Hyundai Ha – an 800cc Rs 2- 3lakh small car – and a new sub-600cc Maruti, code named YE3. A concept of the four-wheel design, with a similar theme to the Smart Fortwo, has been revealed at the Milan Motorcycle Show. The three-seat cabin features a central, front driving position and twin rear seats, just like the McLaren F1 and BMW’s 1994 concept, the Z13, also based around ‘bike running gear.
The NT3 is based around Piaggio’s three-wheel Ape, its classic three-wheel commercial pick-up and van, which is popular in southern Europe and emerging markets like India. The engine choices in the concept are 200cc or 300cc ‘bike engines, the 300cc also mated to a hybrid system. Piaggio boss Roberto Colannino told Reuters that he had “very big sales numbers in mind for India” and that sales are also planned for “Asia and Europe”. No factory location or sales launch dates were revealed, although Piaggio is planning to start production “within three years.”
Three engine capacities
The Piaggio NT3 Concept can have three different engines, all conceived for maximum environmental compatibility while still guaranteeing suitable performance for the vehicle's mission. The 200cc engine is characterised by significantly reduced costs of operation, consumption and polluting emissions. The 300cc engine, based on the consolidated technology of the Piaggio Mp3 three-wheeled scooter, provides brilliant performance in the internal combustion 300cc version.
The 300 hybrid engine version integrates – as with the new Piaggio Mp3 300 Hybrid – the traditional low environmental impact internal-combustion powertrain with the zero emissions electric powertrain with performance equal to the 300cc internal combustion (80 km/hour max speed) and a speed of 30 km/hour in the ZEV "electric only" mode. The on board electronics decide, depending on the operational mode selected and the conditions of use, how much power to provide through the internal combustion engine and how much through the electric engine in order to optimise performance and consumption. The hybrid version represents the solution of excellence to satisfy the growing needs for urban mobility and metropolitan products with high environmental compatibility.
The Piaggio NT3 Concept can have three different engines, all conceived for maximum environmental compatibility while still guaranteeing suitable performance for the vehicle's mission. The 200cc engine is characterised by significantly reduced costs of operation, consumption and polluting emissions. The 300cc engine, based on the consolidated technology of the Piaggio Mp3 three-wheeled scooter, provides brilliant performance in the internal combustion 300cc version.
The 300 hybrid engine version integrates – as with the new Piaggio Mp3 300 Hybrid – the traditional low environmental impact internal-combustion powertrain with the zero emissions electric powertrain with performance equal to the 300cc internal combustion (80 km/hour max speed) and a speed of 30 km/hour in the ZEV "electric only" mode. The on board electronics decide, depending on the operational mode selected and the conditions of use, how much power to provide through the internal combustion engine and how much through the electric engine in order to optimise performance and consumption. The hybrid version represents the solution of excellence to satisfy the growing needs for urban mobility and metropolitan products with high environmental compatibility.
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