Shown at the 2014 Auto Expo earlier this year, Maurit Suzuki India’s upcoming crossover, SX4-S-Cross is undergoing tests. A completely new product for India, the vehicle is available for sale in some of the European markets. Crossover popularity is on the rise in India and hence this seems to be a must have vehicle in Maruti Suzuki India’s portfolio. MSI will make necessary changes in the crossover to make it compatible for the Indian customers. As for the Europe bound model, the vehicle is offered in petrol as well as diesel guise. The petrol variant gets power from the 1.6 litre petrol engine. Diesel version also houses 1.6 litre, diesel powertrain.
According to reports the India-spec model is likely to house 1.4 litre petrol engine and Fiat sourced 1.3 litre, Multijet diesel engine. A larger displacement 1.6 litre, diesel engine could also be included in the range, however there is yet n clarity on that. The 1.6 litre engine is nothing but a much powerful version of 1.3 litre diesel motor. Likely to be tagged between Rs 12 lakh to Rs 15 lakh, Maruti SX4-S-Cross will face-off with rivals like Renault Duster, Nissan Terrano and Mahindra XUV 500 in its segment. Known largely for offering affordable hatchbacks, vehicles like S-Cross and recently launched Ciaz will help car maker come out of its niche position in domestic market. The company had earlier mentioned that it will be launching new products for Indian customers in coming time, hence we get to see more of new vehicles rolling out from MSI stable.
