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    Maruti Suzuki Produces 5 Lakh K series Engines in less than 23 months

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    Maruti Suzuki Produces 5 Lakh K series Engines in less than 23 months

    Maruti Suzuki India Limited announced the production of a record 5 lakh K-series engines in less than 23 months. The first K-series engine was manufactured in October 2008. The company has an installed capacity of 500,000 K-series engines annually. To meet the growing market demand, Maruti Suzuki recently announced an expansion plan of additional 200,000 K-series engines by 2012. The K-series engines are available on seven Maruti Suzuki models including the new Alto-K10, the Wagon R, Swift, Ritz, Estilo, Swift Dzire and A-star.

    On the occasion Managing Director and CEO, Shinzo Nakanishi said, "Introduction of the K-series engine in India is an example of Maruti Suzuki’s commitment to take the engine technology in India to the next level.  In a short span, the company has scaled up the production of K-series engine manifold.  K-series engines are environment friendly and fuel efficient while delivering performance."

    Maruti Suzuki produces two types of K-series engines: 998cc and 1.2 litre. The 998cc three-cylinder K-series K10 engine is mounted on Alto-K10, A star, Estilo and new WagonR. These engines offer a power of 68ps @ 6200 rpm and torque of 90nm @ 3500 rpm in Alto-K10 and new Wagon R while 67ps@6200rpm and torque of 90nm@3500 rpm in A Star and Estilo.

    The K10 engine delivers high fuel efficiency of upto 20.2 kms/litre. The A star was the first car from Maruti Suzuki to be fitted with the new generation K-series engine.

    The second K-series engine is the 1.2-litre, four-cylinder K12 petrol engine. This engine is fitted in cars such as Ritz, Swift and Swift Dzire. Like its K10 sibling, K12 engine also extensively utilizes plastic parts making it light weight. The combination of superior technology and light-weight, K12 engines leads to a fuel efficiency of 17.7 kms/litre for the Ritz and 17.9 kms/ltr for the Swift and Swift Dzire.

    The state-of the-art, fully integrated K-series engine manufacturing facility is located in the Gurgaon plant. Maruti Suzuki engineers worked as part of the Suzuki Engine Design team for designing, calibration and testing of the K-series engine in India and Japan.

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