Maruti to replace existing engines, KB series engines to install

Maruti Suzuki will replace old engines in its popular models Alto, WagonR, Zen Estilo, Versa and Swift by April 2010 when new Bharat Stage IV (BS IV) emissions comes into place.  These five cars account for a bulk of Maruti’s 7.22 lakh cars sold in India. For this purpose the company will invest 1,200 crore. “While all our new launches will be on the new engines, in the long term we plan to gradually replace our existing series of engines with the fuel efficient KB series engines,” said Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Shinzo Nakanishi. The all-aluminium 1.0 litre engine may replace the current line of F-series engines fitted in the Alto, while the bigger 1.2 litre engine is likely to power the WagonR and Zen Estilo. This new engine may also power the Swift and the Versa in the near future, currently running on the G13 series. The installation of new engines could also see prices of these select models going up. The company will not change its popular multijet diesel engine in Swift  and the M-series engine in SX4 as both are capable of meeting BS IV emission norms.

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