Motorcity, the sole distributor of Daewoo Commercial vehicles in Bahrain, has launched the company's new luxury mini bus, Lestar in the kingdom.

The launch was held at Motorcity's commercial showroom at Nuwaidrat on Monday in the presence of top Daewoo officials.

Arun Kumar, the senior sales manager of Commercial Vehicles at Motorcity said: “Lestar is the new generation in the minibus segment designed on the concept of First Class Comfort to its passengers and pleasant driving experience. We are confident that the new Lestarbus will be a trend setter based on its new innovative design and concept in its segment.”

According to him, Lestar’s high technology for driving response differentiates it from the others.

The long distance drives can actually be fun, due to its spacious interior design and advanced features. The luxurious, sedan style dashboard helps control a variety of functions with just the push of a button.

Lestar, he stated, provides a pleasant driving experience to passengers on all rides.

Lestar offers a first class level of comfortable and spacious interior with the highest inside height in the segment. It also is equipped with perfect cooling system and various convenience amenities.

Daewoo Lestar has been designed for maximum seating capacity - ranging from 14 to 33 passengers. It is equipped with the Cummins 3.8 L engine delivering max power of 170 PS - It’s a 4 cylinder OHC engine with a durability of more than 500,000 km.

"This powerful engine provides optimum drivability under any conditions, while realizing the economies of optimum fuel consumption. It’s the fruit of the most advanced technology by Cummins Engine, for both agile and reliable driving," explained Kumar.

Designed to ensure protection of the most valuable asset, the customer, Daewoo Bus is striving to protect its occupants and pedestrians with 100 per cent safety. It includes the latest safety features, Large Front Disc Brake, Cylinder Rear Drum Brake (Auto Slack Adjuster), and ABS (Anti-Lock Brake System), he added.-TradeArabia News Service