Engines
The
S-Cross SX4 is being offered with one diesel mill and one petrol engine. The
oil burner is a turbocharged 1.6-litre unit that produces 120bhp and 320Nm of torque.
Power is transmitted to the front wheels or all four wheels via a six-speed
manual transmission. The petrol is also a 1.6-litre mill but is naturally
aspirated. It produces 120bhp and 156Nm of torque. Power is transmitted to all
four wheels or the front wheels via a five-speed manual or a CVT gearbox.
ACCELERATION & PICK-UP
The
1.6-litre DDiS/MultiJet diesel engine is expected to propel the vehicle to
achieve a top speed in-between 160 to 180 Kmph. And will enable it to
accelerate from 0 to 100 Kmph in nearly 11 to 12 seconds. Moreover, expect the
1.3-litre DDiS/MultiJet to be slightly slower than the bigger 1.6-litre
DDiS/MultiJet. The 1.4-litre K14B will propel the vehicle to 100 Kmph milestone
in approximately 14 seconds while attaining a maximum speed close to 165 Kmph.
ENGINE AND PERFORMANCE
In
terms of performance, the 1.6-litre DDiS diesel and 1.4-litre K14B petrol will
trump the 1.3-litre DDiS diesel. And indeed the 1.6-litre will be the best
engine to pick from the lot when it comes to performance. The 1.6-litre packs a
healthy 118 bhp on tap along with a whopping 320 Nm of the max twist. Despite
being in the league of the Scorpio and the Safar, this 1.6-litre diesel will
offer best in class power specs. The 1.3-litre diesel, on the other hand, will
be the modest of the lot with 88 bhp and 200 Nm of max torque. Moreover, the
petrol will only have one engine option and is looking decent enough with 93.5
bhp at disposal and 130 Nm of peak torque.
The
1.6-litre diesel is also expected to be offered with the Suzuki's AllGrip AWD
option (available in Europe ). It will give it
an edge over its rivals as few in the segment offer it. Furthermore, this
1.6-litre oil burner is most likely to feed power through a 6-Speed manual
transmission, giving it a relaxed highway cruising. The rest of the engines
will be mated to a 5-Speed manual unit while CVT automatic is also on cards for
the petrol.
When to expect and price
We
can expect that Suzuki will tounveil the car in the second half of 2014 and is
likely totbe launched at the start of 2015. It will give the Indo-Japanese
automaker an entry into the highly competitive crossover segment and with their
reputation and service network should do quite well. It is likely to be priced
in the range of Rs 8 lakh to Rs 14 lakh putting it in competition with the
XUV500, Mahindra Scorpio, Renault Duster and the Ford EcoSport.
HIGHLIGHTS
July
8, 2015: Maruti S-Cross Crossover bookings has now started and dealers are
taking advance payment of Rs. 11,000 for registering the vehicles for the
prospective customers. The car can be booked at the dealerships across the
country. S-Cross is a debut crossover from India
MILEAGE
Starting
with the petrol, as the engine will be borrowed from the sedan, efficiency is
expected to the somewhat similar. The Ciaz delivers 20.73 kmpl, expect the
vehicle to deliver an overall fuel efficiency of somewhere near 18 kmpl
considering the overall weight of the crossover. Out of both of the diesel, the
1.3-litre DDiS is likely to be more fuel efficient, expect it to deliver nearly
23 kmpl while the punchier 1.6-litre will get just over 20 kmpl of overall fuel
efficiency approximately.
POWER OF MARUTI S CROSS
The
1.4-litre K14B churns out 93.7bhp at 6000rpm and peak torque output of 130Nm at
4000rpm along with the 1.3-litre diesel engine that produces 88.8bhp at 4000rpm
and a maximum torque of 200Nm at 1750rpm. The highlight of the engine line-up -
the 1.6-litre MultiJet diesel musters 118bhp at 3750rpm along with a max
torque of 320Nm at 1750rpm.
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