Volkswagen Up! might come with Maruti's 1.0L K- Series engine

Volkswagen Up!, a popular compact car which will be rolled-out in the Indian market by the end of year 2011, is speculated to be powered with Maruti's 1.0L K-series engine. The UP! model will be priced lower than the company's recently launched hatchback Polo in India.  At present, the company is considering two version of this model for the Indian market including a 3.45m long three door hatchback and a five door version.

If the rumors in the market to be believed, the India bound Volkswagen Up! will be equipped with a 1.2L TDi, which already powers the Polo model in the country. The engine will be capable of producing a maximum power of 50bhp along with a commendable CO2 emission level of 80g/km. However, for the time being the company may borrow locally produced 1.0L K-Series engines from Maruti Suzuki as the localization of a new engines may take both time and resources. Currently, many popular Maruti cars in India come powered with this latest 1.0L K-series engine including  A-Star, WagonR and Zen Estilo.

The company is aiming to manufacture about 6,00,000 units of this car globally including a mini MPV based on the Up! which is expected to hit the market by year 2013.