Tata Motors working on a sub-2.0L diesel engine - Report

Will be introduced in models affected by Supreme Court's ban.

Autocar reports that Tata Motors will soon introduce a sub-2.0L diesel engine for models affected by the Supreme Court's ruling which banned the registration of passenger vehicles in NCR packing diesel engines that displace 2.0-litres (2000 cc) and above.

This follows the step Mahindra has taken to put back the XUV500 and Scorpio back on sale in Delhi NCR - by introducing a smaller 1.99L mHawk diesel engine. It's unclear if Tata will rebore the cylinders to displace below 2.0-liters or introduce a new engine altogether.

Currently, the models affected include the Tata Safari Storme and Tata Xenon, and the Tata Hexa will also join the club as it was confirmed to pack a 2.2-liter Varicor diesel engine at its debut. However, the current ban extends until March 31, 2016, and it remains to be seen if the ruling is extended thereafter.

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So far, Tata Motors has not confirmed the exact displacement or finer details on the revised Varicor engines for the affected models. An announcement of its introduction could be made soon.

[Source: Autocar]