Honda,the Japanese auto giant may soon launch a midsize sedan or high end hatchback in India in diesel version.Regarding this,Mr.Saki Inaba,the newly-appointed marketing director of Honda Siel Cars India revealed that the company is developing a sub 1.5 litre diesel engine which may be used in some of its existing models or will come fitted with in an all new model.He said that the company is thinking of an all-new model which will run on this diesel engine.
Honda is also considering some of its models such as Honda City or Honda Jazz to be fitted with this engine.Inaba further claimed that the introduction of diesel model is not the only option to grow in India. They are planning to expand their network into smaller cities as well.He informed that the the sports utility vehicle Honda CRV may come with 2.2 litre diesel engine.