Mahindra has launched the BS6 Supro Ambulance at the price of INR 6.94 Lakh ex-showroom, Mumbai. The Mahindra Supro Ambulance is based on the brand’s popular Supro Van platform and is offered in two trim variants – LX and ZX. The brand has also announced that the first batch of the Supro Ambulance will be exclusively made for the Maharashtra Government, to battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
On the exterior, the Mahindra Supro Ambulance features AIS 125 certified retro-reflective decals, up to 75% frosted windows and a beacon light with a siren. The Supro Van in its standard form features a chrome-accented grille with Mahindra’s signature vertical slats, a mesh grille on the front apron, provisions for fog lamps on the front bumper, sliding doors, vertically oriented combination tail lamps etc.
On the interiors, the Supro Van features a minimalist dashboard with rounded air-con vents, rotary knobs for the air-conditioner, analogue instruments cluster, two-point steering wheel, 12V DC charging point, cubby holes for storage and the Supro Ambulance comes factory fitted with medical equipment such as an oxygen cylinder, a medical kit box, a foldable stretcher cum trolley, flame-resistant interiors, fire extinguisher along with internal lighting and an announcement system.
The Mahindra Supro is powered by a BS6 emissions compliant 909cc two-cylinder Direct Injection Diesel Injection that produces 47 Hp of power and 100 Nm of torque matched to a 5-speed transmission. The Van measures 3798mm in length, 1540mm in width, 1922mm in height with a wheelbase of 1950mm and 173mm of ground clearance.
The compact dimensions of the Supro Van will enable the Ambulance to easily manoeuvre in tight urban environments in dense metropolitan cities like Mumbai. The variant has been designed and developed to bear an affordable price tag, to assist medical and health services, especially during the ongoing global pandemic.
Additionally, the Supro Ambulance comes with 2 years/ 60,000 km of warranty and members of the UDAY program, a one of a kind program for small commercial vehicle owners, receive life insurance of INR 10 lakh along with other benefits.