New Delhi: Luxury car owners will soon refill the fuel tanks of their swanky cars with indigenously created India’s first premium grade 100 Octane petrol, which was launched across ten cities today. Worldwide, 100 Octane petrol has a niche market for luxury vehicles that demand high performance, and is available only in six countries including Germany and USA..
Branded as XP100, IndianOil ‘s premium grade petrol can be a potential game-changer in the petroleum fuel retail market in India as its availability puts India in an elite group of countries, having access to such high quality oil. It will provide high quality and power to the engines of high-end premium vehicles which are equipped with the latest technology and are fully geared to reap the full-throttle benefits of 100 Octane petrol.
While launching the petrol, Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel, said India has already adopted BS-VI category of fuel since April this year, and invested over Rs 30,000 crore in the technology. He said that the launch of XP100 showed Government’s commitment to Ease of Living for the people of country.
IndianOil plans to roll-out XP100 premium grade petrol in 15 identified cities across the country in two phases. In the first phase, it has been made available at select Regional Offices from today, in Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Agra, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune and Ahmedabad. In the second phase, the availability of this 100 Octane petrol would be extended to Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, and Kolkata. These cities have been selected basis their aspirational demographics and availability of high-end cars and bikes dealerships in these cities.
– globalbihari bureau