Maruti Suzuki India has rolled out over one lakh KB series engine. The company’s Gurgaon plant has produced over one lakh KB-series engines, which are installed in the two small cars A-Star and Ritz since its commercial production began in October last year.
The KB series engine is a success for the Maruti Suzuki India as it has a new fuel-efficient technology. The company is also planning to equip its other existing models with the KB series engines over a period of next 3-5 years.
Maruti Suzuki produces Bharat Stage-III, Bharat Stage-IV and Euro-V emission norms compliant KB-series engines. Two different petrol engines, 1 litre (A-Star) and 1.2 litre (Ritz) are manufactured in the fully integrated engine manufacturing facility at the Gurgaon plant.
The KB series engine equipped A-Star gives a mileage of 19.6 km per litre, while Ritz runs 17.7 km per litre of petrol.