It almost 10 months since Maruti announced the brand new KB series engines . K series engine aims at improving power and millege of installed cars with reduction in cost and pollution . Bharath stage 4 standards will come into affect in all major Indian cities from 2010 April . The K series engines are already equipped to be compatible with this standard . Till now we have Maruti Suzuki A-star , Maruti Suzuki Ritz and the new Estilo 2009 shipping with K series engine .There are two present variants of K series engine namely K10 and K12 . K10 is the most basic k series engine used in A-star and Estilo 2009 . The same engine K10 engine will be available in next generation Alto arriving at the end of this year . Maruti Ritz uses KB12 , the second generation k series engine that produce more power .Maruti Suzuki manufactures K series engine from their Gurgaon plant. So fart they have shipped more than 100,000 KB-Series cars in 10 months .
Maruti K series K10 A-star review :
K10 engine engine used in Maruti A-star and Estilo 2009 is light in weight ,and has great control on emissions and provide a millege near 19 kmpl . Its a 3 cylinder 12 valve 998 cc engine outputs 67ps at 6200 rpm and a maximum torque of 90 nm at 3500 rpm . The K10 engine is constructed using aluminum , and that account for light weight and smooth operation . Another advantage of K series engine is that it produces less noise and vibrations .
Maruti K series K12 Estilo 2009 and Ritz review :
K12 engine in Ritz is the second generation K series .This 1.2 litre petrol engine is slightly larger and powerful . 1197 cc 4 cylinder K12 engine produce 85ps at 6000 rpm and torque 133 nm at 4500 rpm . This second series of KB engine offer a millege near 18 kmpl . Second generation K series engine promises less operating cost , improved spark plug life , reduced oil change and valve clearance adjustment time .
Maruti will soon integrate K series engine to Wagon R ,Swift and other compact cars they manufacture in India .
Updated: Maruti Swift 2010 ZXI, VXI and LXI with KB series petrol engine is now available. More specs and price can be found here.
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