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Ashok Leyland Stile Review: Mileage, Price, Features & Photos
Nissan Evalia MPV proved to be a poor performer. One way to give a push to the unpopular platform was with the launch of a low cost model and Ashok Leyland's Stile MPV has been given that responsibility. The Stile is a badge engineered, stripped out Evalia, with a starting price that is INR 1.2 lakhs less than the latter.
Price
&
Variants
Available
in
three
variants
-
LE,
LS
&
LX
-
Ashok
Leyland
(AL)
Stile
starts
at
INR
7.49
lakhs
for
the
base
trim.
The
top
of
the
line
LX
trim
has
been
priced
at
INR
9.29
lakhs
(all
prices,
ex-showroom,
Delhi).
The
MPV
can
be
ordered
in
both
5,
7
and
8
seater
configurations.
Engine
&
Transmission
All
three
variants
are
available
with
only
one
engine
as
of
now,
the
1.5
liter
K9K
diesel
unit.
The
engine
generates
75
HP
and
185
Nm
of
torque
and
is
mated
to
a
5
speed
manual
transmission
turning
the
front
wheels.
It
is
to
be
noted
that
the
‘DIET' engine,
as
AL
calls
it,
has
been
detuned,
thus
producing
10
HP
and
15
Nm
torque
less
than
the
Evalia.
A
CNG
engine
variant
has
been
confirmed,
but
a
time
frame
has
not
been
provided.
A
positive
aspect
of
engine
detuning
is
that
the
Stile
delivers
19.5
Kmpl
fuel
economy,
a
slight
improvement
over
the
Evalia.
Features
To
further
differentiate
the
Stile
from
the
Evalia
several
standard
amenities
from
the
Evalia
have
been
discarded.
These
include,
ABS,
EBD,
airbags,
adjustable
ORVM
and
stereo.
Not
even
the
top
spec
LX
variant
gets
these.
On the other hand, power steering, tilt adjustable steering and air-conditioner are standard even on the base LE variant. This shows AL is trying to sell the Stile to taxi operators. To this the LS variant adds central locking, front power windows, rear passenger air-con blower column and body coloured bumpers. Lastly, the top of the line LX variant provides a few passenger amenities such as fabric seat covers and silver finished center console.
Improvements
over
Evalia
AL
has
taken
this
opportunity
to
make
a
few
improvements
in
the
Stile
which
were
are
missing
in
the
Evalia.
One
of
them
is
the
passenger
cabin
aircon
column.
The
other
is
covered
glove
box.
The
most
significant
one,
however,
are
the
sliding
windows
(the
Evalia
has
outdated
butterfly
windows,
one
of
the
reasons
for
the
MPVs
failure).
Ashok Leyland is manufactured in the same production line as the Nissan Evalia at the Oragadam plant neat Chennai.