Tata Novus

Tata Novus is the Tata Motors' first new offering from its acquisition of Daewoo's truck manufacturing unit. Tata Novus is based on the Daewoo Novus truck available in South Korea. It was launched in December 2005. Tata Motors became the first Indian manufacturer to introduce 300 horsepower (220 kW) heavy commercial vehicles.^{[citation needed]}

A Daewoo Novus 8x4 in South Korea

Tata Novus
Overview
Manufacturer	Tata Motors
Also called	Tata Daewoo Novus
Production	2005–2011 2012–present (Novus SE; global)
Assembly	Gunsan, South Korea[1]
Body and chassis
Class	Truck
Body style	2-door truck
Powertrain
Engine	8.3L Cummins, 7.6L & 11.1L HD Hyundai
Transmission	12-speed manual, 16-speed manual

Tata Novus is powered by a Cummins C8.3-300 engine that's Bharat Stage III compliant. It comes with a fully synchronised gear box with 10 forward gears and 2 reverse gears. Korean variants however use the Cummins ISM 440 or the IVECO FPT Cursor 11 420 for newer models.