Toyota Rush makes its way to Muktinath

Kathmandu, Mar. 15: Toyota Rush has made its way to Muktinath in Mustang and back to the Capital city.

In an effort to test the power, performance and endurance of the newly arrived vehicle, the United Traders Syndicate (UTS), the authorised distributer of Toyota in Nepal, has organised a trip to the religious heritage site in the Himalayan district.

"Rush is new in Nepal and we wanted to check its power and performance in all types of roads, and the new compact SUV has proved that it can reliably approach to any destination, including the rough terrain, at ease, safety and convenience," said Bibek Bahadur Balami, Sales and Marketing Manager of the company.

He said that Rush surprised themselves with its power and endurance as it went through the newly developed track in the Kali Gandaki corridor, the road that connects China and India border – from Thori of Parsa district to Korala in Mustang district.

The trip was named as 'Rush to Mustang' campaign and included seven Rush cars of different colours and two Toyota Hilux pickups. The convoy followed the Kathmandu-Pokhara-Kushma-Beni-Ghansa-Lete-Tukuche-Jomsom-Kagbeni route to reach the famous shrine.

After returning to Pokhara, a promotional rally of Rush supported by other Toyota cars was organised in Pokhara. The company said that 15 Rush SUVs were booked following the promotional campaign.

Four models of Rush – Mid MT, High MT, Mid AT and High AT – are available in Nepal. All these are equipped with petrol engine and have 1496 cc displacement, 220 mm ground clearance and 45-litre fuel tank.

They have 6 SRS air bags, emergency brake signal and emergency signal system.

Mid MT comes at a price of Rs. 6.69 million, High AT Rs. 7.14 million, Mid AT Rs. 6.85 million and High AT Rs. 7.55 million.

Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 16 March 2019.