Hyundai and Kia fashions in India will quickly obtain a brand new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine that can change the present 1.4-litre turbo-petrol unit, which powers the Creta, Seltos and Carens. 

1. New 1.5-litre turbo petrol will likely be regionally assembled
2. Likely to ship 160hp, 20 greater than 1.4-litre unit
3. Likely to debut with the Creta and Seltos facelifts in India

Creta, Seltos, Carens to get new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol

The 140hp, 242Nm, 1.4-litre turbo-petrol engine has contributed to an affordable share of gross sales of the Creta, Seltos and Carens. However, we have now learnt that the brand new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine will likely be assembled in India, versus the outgoing 1.4-litre unit that was absolutely imported. This will give the brand new engine a price benefit, which is able to doubtless convey down the worth of the fashions it is provided in. 

The 1.5-litre, four-cylinder, turbo-petrol engine from Hyundai and Kia’s world secure is obtainable on fashions just like the Hyundai i30 and Kia Ceed. This unit produces 160hp and 253Nm of peak torque and comes paired to a 48V mild-hybrid system. Our sources have, nevertheless, stated the mild-hybrid tech won’t be provided in India. Internationally, this engine is obtainable with both a 6-speed handbook or a 7-speed dual-clutch computerized gearbox. 

The new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine will, due to this fact, be extra highly effective than the outgoing unit, with energy and torque up by 20hp and 11Nm, respectively. Importantly, the 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine will make the Creta and Seltos extra highly effective than the Taigun and Kushaq, that are at the moment essentially the most highly effective within the section with their 150hp, 1.5-litre TSI engine.

It, nevertheless, stays to be seen what gearbox choices Hyundai and Kia will supply with their fashions. Currently, the Creta turbo solely will get the 7-speed DCT, whereas the Seltos and Carens are provided with 6-speed handbook and 7-speed DCT choices. The new engine is anticipated to debut with the Creta and Seltos facelifts after they arrive in India. 

Hyundai to additionally discontinue diesel i20, Verna as a result of RDE

This shouldn’t be the one revamp in Hyundai’s engine line-up in India. As we have now beforehand reported, Hyundai will discontinue the 1.5-litre CRDi engine from the i20, the place it barely contributes to gross sales, however will preserve it alive for the Venue, Creta and different Kia SUVs the place diesels nonetheless make up a substantial chunk of the gross sales.

Similarly, the next-gen Verna that’s due in 2023 won’t get a diesel engine anymore, but it surely’s a risk that it may very well be provided with the brand new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine, changing the 1.0-litre turbo-petrol unit from the present mannequin.

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