May 3, 2023
By: Harshith KnDiesel cars are slowly fading away from the Indian market. Due to the implementation of BS6 norms, many manufacturers discontinued diesel engines and some manufacturers discontinued the diesel models altogether. In this web story let’s take a look at affordable diesel cars and SUVs in India
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The Tata Altroz is the only diesel hatchback on sale in the Indian market. The Altroz is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine paired with a 6-speed manual. The price for the Altroz diesel starts from Rs 7.99 lakh (ex-showroom).
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In other news, Tata Motors is all set to launch the Altroz CNG hatchback to the Indian market. The car gets the same 1.2-litre, 3-cyl, Petrol engine with lower power outputs.
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The next car on the list is Mahindra Bolero Neo. The Bolero Neo is based on the TUV300 and is powered by a 1.5-litre, 3-cyl, turbocharged diesel engine paired with a 5-speed manual. The Price for the Bolero Neo starts from Rs 9.6 lakh (ex-showroom).
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Next on the list is Mahindra Bolero. The Bolero is a rugged SUV and has been in the Indian market for more than two decades. The SUV is powered by a 1.5-litre turbo diesel paired with a 5-speed manual. The Price for the Bolero starts from Rs 9.8 lakh (ex-showroom).
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Another Mahindra on the list is Mahindra XUV 300. The XUV 300 is powered by a 1.5-litre, 4-cyl, turbocharged diesel engine which comes paired with a 6-speed manual or an AMT transmission. The XUV 300 is the most powerful SUV in its segment with 115 hp of power and 300 Nm of torque. The Price for the XUV 300 diesel starts from Rs 9.9 lakh (ex-showroom).
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The XUV 300 also gets petrol engine options. The regular XUV 300 Petrol gets a 1.2-litre turbo petrol engine. There’s also a more powerful Turbosport variant which produces a class-leading 130 bhp of power and 230 Nm of torque.
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The next car on the list is Kia Sonet. The Kia Sonet is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine which comes paired with an iMT transmission. The price for the Sonet diesel starts from Rs 9.9 lakh (ex-showroom).
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The Sonet is also available in two petrol engine options - a 1.5-litre NA, 4-cylinder and a 1.0-litre, 3-cyl, turbocharged petrol engine.
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The next car on the list is Tata Nexon. The diesel SUV is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine paired with a 6-speed manual and an AMT transmission. The price for the Nexon diesel starts from Rs 10 lakh (ex-showroom).
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The next car on the list is Kia Sonet’s cousin, Hyundai Venue. The SUV is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine which comes paired with 6-speed transmission. The price for the Sonet diesel starts from Rs 10.4 lakh (ex-showroom).
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The last car on the list is Mahindra Thar RWD. The Thar RWD is powered by the same diesel engine as the XUV 300. The RWD Thar gets a 1.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine paired with a 6-speed manual gearbox.
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