It seems the new KB series engine has been a hit with the car buyers worldwide. Maruti Suzuki claims that nearly one lakh KB series engine powered cars were sold in just 10 months! Phew!
The company’s Gurgaon plant has produced one lakh KB series engines that are installed in Maruti’s new cars the A star and Ritz. The KB series engines are one of the most fuel efficient engines ever produced by Suzuki Motors Corporation. The production of this new engine started only in October but it has achieved a feat which few Maruti cars can hope to achieve.
It is available in two different types – 1.0 litre engine that is installed in Maruti Suzuki A-star and the 1.2 litre engine that is installed in Maruti Suzuki Ritz. Due to these engines A-star is able to deliver a fuel economy of 19.6 km/l and the Maruti Suzuki Ritz gives 17.7 km/l in the city. The company officials were surprised and overwhelmed by the response to the new engine. KB series powertrains are only one of the two Suzuki engines manufactured in India.
Encouraged by this response, Maruti Suzuki now plans to install the same engine in the entire range of its small cars. However, there are no details about the next car that will receive this engine. But whichever car receives it, the company can rest assured that the sales will soar high.
Maruti Suzuki is surely a winner. Almost all the cars from Maruti Suzuki's mill are hits. Now the success of the new KB-Series engine is adding glory to the India's number one car maker. It is unbeleivable that a lakh of KB engine cars, A-Star and Ritz, are sold in only ten months. The Ritz has been launched only a couple of months back. It competes with the Honda Jazz and the Fiat Grande Punto.