Everything about Maruti BS6 Diesel engine
India’s largest car manufacturer – Maruti Suzuki stopped selling diesel engine options earlier this year. The change that came due to the introduction of the BS6 emission norms in the Indian market may change next year and Maruti Suzuki may bring back the diesel engine in 2021.
Maruti Suzuki had earlier announced a petrol-only portfolio during the transition to BS6 era due to the high costs associated in upgrading diesel engines to meet stringent emissions. Now we are expecting a new Disel engine from Maruti, and here are our expectations from it
More Demand
Maruti Suzuki earlier said it would bring back diesel models if there is sufficient demand, and looking at the current trends, oil burners do rack up a decent amount of sales. In fact, Hyundai, Kia, Tata and Mahindra have enjoyed a decent amount of success with the diesel variants in their respective lineups.
Currently, Maruti Suzuki has a petrol-only portfolio but continues to have the largest market share in the country. The addition of diesel models could reel in even more customer. Maruti is already the market leader in terms of sales and diesel vehicle options will only add to its overall sales.
Previous engine
For years, Maruti relied on its Fiat-sourced 1.3-litre DDiS turbo diesel motor which it used extensively for its entire diesel portfolio. The same diesel mill used to do duty on its hatchbacks, sedans, MPVs and even SUVs. However, as the engine had started to age and the emission norms started to get stricter, Maruti decided to come up with its very own diesel engine.
It launched an all-new 1.5-litre diesel mill which it briefly used for its larger cars like Ciaz and Vitara Brezza. However, the engine and the entire diesel portfolio was discontinued closer to the BS6 emission norms implementation deadline. Power figures for the upgraded motor are yet to be revealed, but we expect it to remain unchanged at 95bhp and 225Nm. This engine was offered with a six-speed manual and we expect the same to continue as well.
Response of Maruti
When Maruti Suzuki Chairman – RC Bhargava announced the exit for the diesel engine market in April 2019, he had also said that they can make a come back. He had said that if the demand for the diesel engines arises in the market, they will make a comeback to cater to that demand.
Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director, Sales and Marketing, also hinted that they might make a comeback. He said that Maruti Suzuki is watching the market very closely and if there are customers who do not care much about the economy for running the car may still want a diesel car.
Launch and Update
Maruti has started upgrading their engine plant in Manesar, where they used to produce the 1.5-litre diesel engine in BS4 avatar. The engine was BS6 ready. This same plant will produce the BS6 1.5-litre diesel engine. The first two cars to receive the diesel BS6 will be Brezza and Ertiga. Launch is expected by mid-2021. Spy shots of diesel Ertiga have already been reported.
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