Hyundai Won바카라™t Go Maruti Way; Will Offer BS6 Diesel Engines In Existing Cars

Hyundai has revealed that it won바카라™t discontinue diesel engines from any of its existing diesel cars in the BS6 era, like Ford and Honda have done. That means all current diesel-powered Hyundai cars -- including the small ones like the Venue, Elite i20, Grand i10 and Xcent -- will get BS6 diesel engine/s post 1 April 2020. In contrast, the country바카라™s largest carmaker by volume, Maruti Suzuki, says that it won바카라™t offer a diesel engine in any car in the BS6 era unless there바카라™s enough consumer demand.

Upgrading BS4 diesel cars to meet BS6 emission norms is likely to make them more expensive by about Rs 1 lakh. Given that upgrading petrol cars to meet BS6 standards won바카라™t be so expensive, diesel cars may lose edge over their petrol counterparts even for those with high average running numbers.

If we take into account the above-mentioned cost of upgrading petrol and diesel engines, the price difference between Venue petrol E variant and Venue diesel E variant would go up from the current Rs 1.25 lakh to Rs 2.05 lakh.

However, Hyundai also offers a 1.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection petrol engine on the Venue which is more expensive that the 1.2-litre petrol engine. The difference in price between the Venue 1.0 S (petrol) and Venue 1.4 S (diesel) is Rs 24,000. In the BS6 era, the difference between the 1.0-litre powered Venue and 1.4-litre powered Venue might go up to Rs 1 lakh -- which is about the same as in the current scenario. In this case, diesel cars would still be able to justify their higher cost over their petrol counterparts.

Hyundai바카라™s sister company Kia, which is set to enter the Indian car market with a Creta rival soon, is likely to power its first SUV with a 1.5-litre diesel engine. This engine could be the sole diesel engine for Hyundai바카라™s small car portfolio going forward, replacing both the 1.4-litre and 1.6-litre diesel engines.

While Hyundai has clearly stated its intent of continuing with diesel models in 2020, it remains to be seen whether it plans to offer a 1.5-litre diesel engine on all small cars or goes with the BS6 version of existing 1.4-litre and 1.6-litre diesel engines. Furthermore, it remains to be seen if Hyundai will offer only the 1.0-litre turbo-petrol engine on its cars that also get a diesel engine in order to make sure the diesel models remain relevant for buyers.

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