Honda's 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine powers 1 lakh cars in india
First introduced in India in April 2013 with Honda Amaze, the advanced 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine was sequentially introduced in 4th Generation Honda City in January 2014 and mid-size stylish MPV Honda Mobilio in July 2014.
Announcing the milestone, Jnaneswar Sen, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Honda Cars India Ltd said, “The 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine was Honda’s first step into the diesel market and we have come out with exceptional results. Thei-DTEC diesel enginerevolutionized the diesel engine technology by offering outstanding fuel efficiency & amazing power delivery. It has been well accepted in the country and is attracting new customers to the Honda brand everyday. The 100,000 sales of i-DTEC powered cars is a major milestone for us and we are really proud of this achievement.”The1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine has been developed exclusively for India considering Indian driving conditions and is based on the Honda’s latest ‘Earth Dreams Technology’.
With an all aluminum cylinder head joined to an open deck engine block,it is the lightest engine among the engines with similar torque configuration.
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