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Maruti Suzuki plans 800cc diesel engine
Posted on 02 Jul 201213,856 Views4 Comments
Two cylinder 800cc diesel engine with 40PS of power expected to deliver 25-30 kmpl
For Maruti Suzuki, India's largest carmaker, this could well be the game changer in the small car segment which makes up for 45% of the market.
The company is working overtime on developing a small two-cylinder 800cc diesel engine along with its parent Suzuki Motor Corp in Japan, three people in the know said. EThas learnt that the engine is codenamed E2, and the Japanese parent is taking the lead for its development. The all-new diesel engine is likely to punch 40 horsepower and may deliver fuel efficiency of 25-30 kilometres to a litre.
People close to the development say testing and validation is currently on in Japan and, if all goes well, the project may come down to India for indigenisation in 6-12 months. According to conservative estimates, it will be ready for a rollout by 2015 in India.
The engine is likely to power the next generation A-Star, or globally Alto, which has not made a major inroad into the country. "The development is at a very initial stage. It is a ground up project, and a lot of effort is being put in. The engine has to deliver the required level of performance, needs to respond ably, deliver on the power as well as fuel efficiency. It will take at least a couple of years or may be more to be ready," said a source in the know.
The Maruti 800 petrol transformed the market in the '80s. If the company is able to meet the desired requirement on the 800cc diesel engine, it will prove to be a tectonic change in the market, said industry observers.
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i was wondering and ready to welcome my dream car . plz launch it as soon as quick.
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sathar
my dream for maruti800diesel...
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Rajpal Singh (Kashmir)
i think dream of poor man becoms true when diesel version of maruti 800 runs on the roads of iIndia, due to day by day hike in the rates of petrol, it is too difficult to drive a petrol car inthese hard days, please short the launch period from 2015 to( 2013-14).I'v plan to parchase a car, when i read about the diesel version of 800, I postpone my proposal till the launch.
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ajay sathyanarayan
800cc,with 2 cylinders and a diesel engine wow!!
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