Maruti S-cross orders 1500 units for the 1.6L diesel engines

The brand Maruti orders 1500 units for the 1.6L diesel engines for their S-cross. It has been reported post the screen shot has been out on Zauba.com, that shows around 1500 units of the Fiat-origin 1.6-L Multijet diesel dynamos are imported to their Gurgaon outlet, India for penned usage.

The brand Maruti orders 1500 units for the 1.6L diesel engines for their S-cross. It has been reported post the screen shot has been out on Zauba.com, that shows around 1500 units of the Fiat-origin 1.6-L Multijet diesel dynamos are imported to their Gurgaon outlet, India for penned usage. The brand importing, although not mentioned on the website, is Maruti Suzuki that plan to use the dynamo on its upcoming SX4 S-Cross.
Maruti S-cross orders 1500 units for the 1.6L diesel engines
 
At the market in India, this crossover is likely to be defined as Maruti A-Cross. The 1.6-L diesel dynamo that is already out in the S-Cross selling in Europe has a capacity to make 120 PS and 320 Nm of force, and is teamed to a 6-speed manual transmission. Although the vast quantity of imports speculate Maruti would house this engine on the A-Cross, it is still not predicted if the engine would be imported further too or they might commence local assembly obtaining license from Fiat, likewise they make the 1.3-liter Multijet diesel dynamo. Assembling the engine here itself locally, would definitely help Maruti maintain a competitive price for the A-Cross.
 
 
The A-Cross would also hold a petrol engine that most probably is the 1.4-L K-Series unit that gives power to models like the Ciaz and Ertiga. This engine produces around 92 PS and 130 Nm of force, and is mated to 5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic transmissions running the Ciaz. One on roads, the A-cross would face off with the Mahindra Scorpio, Renault Duster, Hyundai ix25, Nissan Terrano, kept at a price slot of INR 8-11 lakhs, ex-showroom, expected to launch by the mid of 2015 on the roads of India.