The Ashok Leyland STiLE (or STiLE) was a

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manufactured by

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and was a rebadged

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produced under license for the Indian market. The vehicle was unveiled during the 2012

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and was launched in July 2013. STiLE was produced as a "

" to be used as a

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(hotel shuttles,

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service, inter-city) and for intra-city travel.

History

The STiLE was unveiled during India's 2012

. It was launched on July 16, 2013. The vehicle was a modified Evalia platform and it was manufactured the same plant as that of the Evalia. STiLE was manufactured as a MPV for urban conditions. The prototype STiLE unveiled at the Auto Expo had Ashok Leyland's 1.5-liter engine which was later replaced by the K9K (a family of

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engines co-developed by

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and

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) that powers the Evalia. Unlike the Evalia, which produced , STiLE produced . The company had initially planned to introduce a

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(CNG) engine along with the conventional

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. On February 27, 2015, an Ashok Leyland representative said that there were plans to relaunch the STiLE. In May 2015, Ashok Leyland shut down production of the vehicle due to low demand.

Variants

Although

had originally announced two different engine types (

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and

), STiLE was manufactured only with

s. STiLE had three variants: LE, LS and LX. All three variants had same

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and specifications except for seating capacity (LE had 8 seats whereas other two variants had option between 7 and 8 seats) and

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s given as an option with LS and LX variants.

References

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History

Variants

See also

References