The Hindu Business Line : Mahindra launches CRDe-fitted Scorpio

Mr Alan Durante, Executive Director & President Automotive Sector, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd, with the Common Rail Diesel Engine (CRDe) Scorpio launched in Mumbai on Tuesday. - Paul Noronha

Mumbai , Feb. 22

MAHINDRA & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) on Tuesday launched its Common Rail Diesel Engine (CRDEe) fitted-Scorpio, which conforms to BS III emission norms.

The 2.6 Turbo CRDE will cost Rs 6.83-7.93 lakh (ex-showroom) in Delhi. The vehicle will initially be available in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. It will be rolled out in other markets gradually. Roughly 40 per cent of Scorpio's sales come from the 11 cities, which will move on to BS III emission norms in April.

As of now, there are no plans to fit the CRDe engine into other M&M models such as the Bolero. The BS III emission norm compliance for these vehicles will be achieved without recourse to such an engine.

The older version of the Scorpio will continue to sell in non-BS III markets.

According to an official statement, the Scorpio uses the contemporary CRS Gen 2.2 Common Rail System, currently used in European automobiles. The CRDe project was done in cooperation with MICO Bosch and the engine was tested in all possible Indian conditions and overseas in Spain, Germany and Switzerland.

Scorpio's turbo engine is the first CRDe engine to be manufactured in India. "Besides better power and torque and lower noise, vibration and harshness levels, the Scorpio 2.6 Turbo CRDe offers additional benefits in the form of cleaner exhausts that make it compliant to BS III auto emission norms," the statement said.

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