We all have heard about the continuously decreasing sales graph of various diesel vehicles because of Supreme Court's order, which has put ban on engines carrying a capacity of more than 2,000 cc in Delhi. The government had implemented this rule till march end, which now has been extended to April 30. While all other carmakers are planning to manage this sales issue, Toyota has made leads with an announcement of a petrol engine option with Innova Crysta and Fortuner.
Mr Vikram Kirloskar, Vice Chairman of Toyota has publicized in an interview with CNBC-TV 18's Business Hour that the company will offer a petrol engine option with its highly popular models namely, Innova Crysta and Fortuner.
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Unlike the diesel engine option, the Innova Crysta may be offered with a 2.0-litre Dual VVT-i petrol trim, while the Fortuner is expected to get a 2.7-litre petrol motor. Expect a 6-speed manual and automatic transmission. All the other features and equipment are said to have remained similar as the found with the diesel versions of these cars.
While the launch details of these models are not clear yet, but the much awaited Innova Crysta with diesel unit can arrive at the Indian shores in the first half of 2016. Moreover, the updated Toyota Fortuner is set to be launched sometime in 2017. Both will be manufactured at the company's facility at Bidadi in Karnataka.
As like the Toyota, Mahindra & Mahindra had also launched a new engine option of 1.99-litre with its two SUVs – Scorpio and XUV500 to increase its market share, which was also affected by the same rule.
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