Diesel engine options available in India under 1500cc

With the increase in cars everyday in a populated country like India, cars crowd the streets and pollution is hitting a new high. To take control of the situation the government has introduces certain laws which affects the common car buying consumer.

As per the law a car below 1200cc for a petrol car and 1500cc for a diesel car below 4 metres with a ground clearance below 170mm is eligible for tax benefits leading to the cars being priced competitively.

With the price of petrol touching 79.90 INR  per liter, Diesel cars are getting the favour. Here are some competitive engine options which power the cars on sale in India.

Fiat JTD Engine: Fiat's Engine for the Indian masses. The engine powers the highest number of cars in the country and has a huge list of takers. The added advantage is the two types of tunes it is available in. The engine falls under a joint agreement with General Motors and a result of a failed alliance between the two companies. The engine won the 2005 engine of the year award. The 1248cc engine is available in 75bhp and 93 bhp versions. The car powers a long list of cars including.

Chevrolet Beat (3 cylinder modded version)
Chevrolet U-VA
Chevrolet Sail
Chevrolet Enjoy
Fiat Punto
Fiat Linea
Fiat 500
Maruti Swift
Maruti Dzire
Maruti Ritz
Maruti SX4
Maruti Ertiga
Premier Rio
Tata Vista
Tata Manza

Ford Duratorq TDCI : Ford's trumpcard for the Indian market. The Duratorq engine gave Ford the necessary stand and market share in India. The engine is known for its reliability and fuel efficiency and also doesn't disapoint on the performance front with good in-gear acceleration figures. The engine is a simple construction SOHC layout producing 68bhp. The engine powers two cars

Ford Fiesta Classic
Ford Figo

Ford TDCI Diesel: Ford's new generation diesel engines for their new generation cars. These engines have been developed in collobration with the French Peugeot Citroen group. Unlike the previous generation TDCI engines which boast of simplicity, the new engines have a lot of tech involved producing 90 bhp. Cars powered in India by these engines are

Ford Fiesta New
Ford Ecosport

Honda i-DTEC:  Honda's first diesel engine in India and first mainstream diesel engine is an instant hit. The engine was developed specially to counter the declining petrol car sales due to rising prices. The car boasts of one of the best power to displacement below 1500cc diesel engines at 99bhp with 200nm torque and is one of the lightest engines around. The engine is smallest of the family of engines of different displacements at 1.6 and 2.0 litres. Only one car is powered in India at the moment

Honda Amaze
Honda City (ANHC)

Hyundai CRDI:  Hyundai was the first company to bring the famed Common Rail Diesel engines to India with their Hyundai Accent cars. The car was an instant hit thanks to the excellent fuel efficiency and power figures with the affordability of diesels. The company's third generation diesel engines continue to impress. The 1400cc diesel engine with variable geometry chargers is one of the torquiest around with 89bhp on tap along with 220nm of torque. The following Hyundai cars are powered by the 1.4 CRDI engine.

Hyundai I20
Hyundai Verna/ Accent

Hyundai CRDI U-LINe: Hyundai has always been a pioneer in diesel engines in India. But they were late to the party in going to liter class diesel engines. The 1.1 Diesel is basically a smaller version of diesel engines producing 70bhp and 160nm of torque for small diesel cars. Currently one car is powered by this engine.

Hyundai I10 grand

Renault K9K:  Renault entered the Indian market with its best example of a frugal and economical diesel engine in collabration with Mahindra which met with initial success. The engine has met with a lot of praise for its frugality and reliability. The simple setup has worked for the company and Most Renault and Nissan cars are not powered by this engine. The engine in different states of tune makes 65bhp/ 68/bhp/ 85 bhp and 108 bhp powered various cars. The list of cars powered by the K9K engines are

Mahindra Verito/ Logan
Mahindra Verito Vibe
Renault Pulse
Renault Scala
Renault Duster
Renault Fluence
Nissan micra
Nissan Micra Active
Nissan Sunny
Nissan Terrano
Nissan Evalia
Ashok Leyland Stile MPV

Mahindra MCR100: Mahindra's first inhouse attempt at a 1500cc diesel engine has met with tepid response. But the engine is strong as it is derived from the reliable and reputed 2.5 Mhawk engine powering its UV's. The engine also boasts of a high 98bhp and 240nm of torque for a 1500cc engine. Mahindra might power more vehicles with this 3 cylinder engine. Only one car is powered by this engine right now

Mahindra Quanto

Volkswagen TDI: Volkswagen's diesel engine is miraculously refined for a 3-cyl car in that it shares common parts with the petrol car. The engine is small and produces only 75bhp. Two cars are powered by this engine.

Skoda Fabia
Volkswagen Polo

Tata DICOR (CR4):  Tata was quick to answer the market with its own version of a common rail engine. The DICOR turned Tata's fortunes at a time when the market asked for affordable diesel cars. The 1400cc engine makes a decent 70 bhp. Recent updates have made the car more usable and refined. The engine powers two cars.

Tata Indica
Tata Manza First Generation

Toyota 1ND-TV D-4D diesel: Toyota was the last to the party of Japanese car makers in India providing diesel engine options. The engine just like Ford's Duratorq and Mahindra K9K is robust but simple. The engine produces a decent 68bhp. Three cars are powered by this engine.

Toyota Etios Liva
Toyota Etios
Toyota Corolla