Here Are The Top 10 Cars That Give You The Option Of A Petrol And A Diesel Engine

Manufacturers like Maruti Suzuki, Volkswagen, Skoda, Nissan And Renault, on the other hand, offer petrol-only cars now

While many carmakers are phasing out diesel engines due to stricter emission norms, some are still keeping them alive. Diesel cars often demand a premium over the petrol ones, but they offer relatively better fuel efficiency and the diesel rates are slightly lower than petrol, reducing the overall running costs. Only a few models within a Rs 10 lakh budget are still offered with both petrol and diesel engines. Here’s the list of top 10 cars that come with a choice of petrol and diesel engines. 

Hyundai Grand i10 Nios/Aura

• Hyundai Grand i10 Nios and Aura share their petrol, turbo-petrol and diesel engines. 

• Both of them are offered with 5-speed manual and AMT options with the 1.2-litre engines. 

• The turbo-petrol engine comes paired with a 5-speed manual transmission only. 

• Additionally, both models get a CNG-Petrol option with select variants. 

• The diesel variants demand a premium of up to Rs 1.11 lakh over the corresponding petrol variants. 

Ford Figo/Aspire/Freestyle

• The Ford Figo, Freestyle and Aspire share their 97PS 1.2-litre petrol and 100PS 1.5-litre diesel engines. 

• There’s no automatic on offer for either engine, only a 5-speed manual transmission. 

• The Freestyle is slightly costlier than the Aspire and Figo. 

• The diesel variants of all the three models demand Rs 1.10 lakh over the petrol variants.

Tata Altroz

• Tata Altroz is available with three engine options - an 86PS 1.2-litre petrol, a 110PS 1.0-litre turbo-petrol and a 90PS 1.5-litre diesel. 

• All three of them get a 5-speed manual transmission as standard. There is no automatic option available with the Altroz.

• The diesel variants demand up to Rs 1.3 lakh over the corresponding petrol variants. 

Honda Amaze

• The Amaze is powered by a 90PS 1.2-litre petrol engine and a 100PS (80PS for CVT) 1.5-litre diesel engine. 

• Transmission options for both the engines include a 5-speed manual and CVT automatic. 

• The price difference between the diesel and petrol engine is up to Rs 1.46 lakh. 

Hyundai i20

* clutchless manual 

• The Hyundai i20 boasts of three engine options - an 83PS 1.2-litre petrol, a 120PS 1.0-litre turbo-petrol and a 100PS 1.5-litre diesel. 

• There are five transmission options available. The petrol engine comes with the option of a 5-speed manual or CVT, the turbo-petrol with a 6-speed iMT (clutchless manual) and a 7-speed DCT and the diesel with a 6-speed manual. 

• The difference between the petrol and diesel variants is Rs 1.4 lakh. 

Honda WR-V

• Honda WR-V comes with a 90PS 1.2-litre petrol engine and a 100PS 1.5-litre diesel engine. 

• While the petrol engine comes with a 5-speed manual, the diesel is offered with a 6-speed manual. There’s no automatic transmission on offer. 

• The petrol variants are cheaper than the diesel variants by Rs 1.32 lakh. 

Kia Sonet

*clutchless manual 

• The Sonet is available with a 1.2-litre petrol engine rated at 83PS and 113Nm, a 1.5-litre diesel rated at 100PS and 240 Nm (115PS and 250Nm for the AT) and a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol producing 120PS and 175Nm. 

• The petrol engine comes with a 5-speed manual as standard, while the turbo-petrol comes with a 6-speed iMT (clutchless manual) and a 7-speed DCT. The diesel engine comes with 6-speed manual and automatic transmissions. 

• The Sonet is one of the few subcompact SUVs with the diesel-automatic combination, besides the XUV300 and Nexon. 

• The petrol variants are cheaper than the diesel variants by up to Rs 1.5 lakh. However, the difference between the turbo-petrol and diesel variants is as low as Rs 20,000. 

Hyundai Venue

• The Venue and Sonet share all their engines producing the same power figures too. 

• However, the Venue does not get the diesel-AT combination like the Sonet. On the other hand, the Sonet does not get a manual gearbox with the turbo-petrol engine unlike the Venue. 

• Its turbo-petrol variants are offered with three transmission options - 6-speed manual and iMT (clutchless manual) and a 7-speed DCT (dual-clutch auto). 

• The diesel variants are costlier than their petrol counterparts by up to Rs 1.61 lakh. The difference between the turbo-petrol and diesel variants is up to Rs 50,000. 

Tata Nexon

• The Nexon comes with a 120PS 1.2-litre turbo-petrol engine and a 110PS 1.5-litre diesel engine. 

• Transmission options for both of them include 6-speed manual and AMT. 

• The diesel variants demand Rs 1.33 lakh over the petrol variants. 

Mahindra XUV300

• XUV300 is powered by a 110PS 1.2-litre turbo-petrol and a 117PS 1.5-litre diesel engine. 

• Both the engines get 6-speed manual and AMT units as standard. 

• The price difference between the diesel and petrol variants goes up to Rs 1.15 lakh.

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