Opel has now an LPG Agila 2010/Suzuki Splash on LPG

Even if there's some short-term thinking - quite wrongly, people do not lie. Super now costs an average of 1.42 per gallon, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG, liquefied petroleum gas or LPG), but only 0.62 euros. Even if the consumption of LPG is higher, since you can save a lot of fuel costs.

Until recently, LPG has been offered in Opel models, just as the conversion of the merchants. Here, a system was installed, but not modified the engine. Because LPG does not have the lubricating and cooling effect of gasoline available, there were few to engine damage.

Particularly affected fleet customers, where the cars are often driven at full load. Since the end of 2009, Opel now offers itself to the LPG equipment for new cars.

The valve seat rings and the valves themselves are specially hardened and the motor is switched to the alternative fuel. Will be offered two engine versions of the Agila, the Corsa and the Astra Caravan and a variant of the Zafira. The conversion has cost 2,200 euros, from 1 April 2010 is only half charged, ie 1,100 euros.

Also LPG vehicles in the program have Chevrolet, Dacia, Daihatsu, Dodge, Ford, Hyundai, Jeep, Kia, Lada, Mitsubishi, Renault, Skoda, Subaru and Volkswagen.

Overall, among the 8267 car models in the German market is currently 228 models with LPG plant.


Author: AL
Source: Autolatest