After the success of the petrol version of i10,Hyundai is moving a step ahead with the launch of a diesel variant Hyundai i10.The new Hyundai i10 disel comes with a 1.1 L CRDi engine which offer improved fuel efficiency and improved drivability due to the engine's higher torque output as compared to the petrol version. The engine would be sourced from its parent company in South Korea. The official company spokesperson declined to comment on the details.'Live Mint' newspaper, quoted an anonymous source and claimed that the Indian arm of the Korean automaker is likely to invest at least Rs. 500 crore to construct a factory that would have an installed capacity to manufacture around 100,000 engines. This complied with India's second largest passenger carmaker's aim to manufacture diesel variants of its existing models likeHyundai i10 and Hyundai i20 in the country and save the car's cost by around 15-20%.
At present, the Indian arm of the Korean automaker has a petrol engine plant which makes Kappa and Gamma engine strapped onto models like the Hyundai i10 city (Kappa version) car and Hyundai i20 super-hatch. The engine was developed at a cost of over US$ 400 million.
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