Toyota has officially confirmed the launch of the diesel version of the already hot selling Corolla Altis in India. This should be a final nail in the coffin of the Honda Civic which has already dropped down to a low of 188 units sold in the month of April 2010.
The Toyota 1.4 D-4D Diesel Engine in Question
The news confirmed by our friends at Indianautosblog have quoted Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director of Toyota Kirloskar Motors as saying
“We will launch the Toyota Corolla Altis diesel in August for India. We will bring it to India in the form of CKD.”
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The engine in question is a 1.4 liter D-4D turbocharged common rail diesel with maximum power output rated at a modest 89 bhp @ 3800 rpm but more importantly 205 nm of maximum torque which would aid driveability. While the engine is not going to win you any traffic light drags, it sure will sip fuel like a zero figure model with an ARAI rated fuel efficiency of 21.42 kmpl!
When launched the Corolla Altis will face formidable competition in the form of Chevrolet Cruze which is amazingly well priced and comes with a 2.0 litre stonker of a diesel engine with 150 bhp of maximum power and more than 320 nm of maximum torque. Yes the engine is less fuel efficient when compared to the Toyota but factor in the performance ( asb ten seconds to 100 kph) and ARAI rated fuel efficiency of 18.3 kmpl, things suddenly start looking above.
Whatever it is, we love our Toyota’s in India and the combination of the brand loyalty, reliability and efficiency will be hard to beat. Honda… still sleeping?
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