Mahindra and Mahindra's auto division has been manufacturing vehicles with only diesel powertrains for just over a decade until the introduction of the new KUV100 which comes with a 1.2-litre petrol motor variant. Now, the manufacturer has disclosed that it will be developing two new engines which will power the existing and future models of the brand. An estimated amount of around Rs 1,000 crore has been planned to carry out the project. A 1.6-litre petrol engine will be developed completely in-house without any support from connected companies. However, the 2.2-litre petrol engine which is currently under development stage will be built with contribution from SsangYong Motor Company (SMC), a Korean car maker owned by Mahindra.
With the KUV100, Mahindra had introduced the first ever 1.2-litre petrol engine named mFalcon 80, built jointly with SMC. Working in parallel with the new engine development projects, Mahindra is also looking for an ideal opportunity which will allow the provision of sharing the same platform with SMC to build vehicles. Currently, SMC is facing operational issues which the company hopes to resolve soon.
The popular Mahindra Scorpio SUV is lined up to receive the 2.2-litre petrol engine which will later be seen in the XUV5OO. The top-end variants of the petrol engine are likely to be turbocharged to generate more power. Eventually, Mahindra and Mahindra will introduce a petrol engine variant for all the product offerings in the market.
The car maker had faced a major issue when the Supreme Court had announced the ban of cars with diesel engines of 2,000cc and above in New Delhi. To find a way around it Mahindra had launched the 1.99-litre mHawk engine for the Scorpio and XUV5OO in the NCR region. The manufacturer also aims to broaden its product range with the addition of different petrol engines for the global markets.
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