Since the diesel variant of their compact SUV, the Rio, is BS III compliant, Premier Auto cannot sell the car in the urban areas. This has hit the already slow sales of the car as it has hardly any appeal for the rural areas.

Therefore, Premier are now looking at a new source to power the diesel Rio. Their quest has landed them on the doorsteps of their old ally, Fiat. Premier are looking forward to using the Italian car maker's popular 1.3-litre multi-jet diesel engine that also power the Maruti Suzuki Swift. The car is currently being tested in Italy to accommodate the integration of the new engine.

Once the technicalities are complete, Premier will enter into deal to procure 68,000 multi-jet engines from Fiat. The BS IV Rio is expected to launched in the first half of 2012. (Latest Car News)

Premier Rio May Get Fiat Engine

Fiat Panda

Fiat Panda news adopts Euro 5 standard engine continued to reverberate on the mainland Blue Continent. And the news unfold as they appear during testing in Italy coincided with the British division recently announced the launch of Euro 5 engines for urban car category.

As reported by autoevolution, Thursday (07/21/2011), a small car that has a high speed, quick acceleration, fuel consumption and lace CO3 is the Panda 1.2 Active, 1.2 MyLife, 1.2 Dynamic and Dynamic Multijet diesel version 1.3.

"The use of Euro 5 engines for models Panda will make this car more tempting and a choice for the driver to save on fuel expenses and get the lowest possible CO2." firmly Elena Bernardelli, Marketing Director, Fiat Group Automobiles UK and Ireland.

Euro 5 engine displacing 1.2-liter engine positioning Panda previous models that use 1.1-liter gasoline engine. The new machine is able to accumulate power by 69 bhp. In the rest to a speed of 62 mph, it only takes 13.4 seconds with a maximum speed of 101 mph. This machine produces CO2 of 113 g / km.

In addition to the adoption of Euro 5 engines, these models also have additional features. For the active variants are now amplified steering system power steering, electric front windows, body colored bumpers and air bags with driver and passenger as standard features.

While the addition MyLife variant of standard features such as alloy wheels, remote central locking and 12V power socket. For models such as Dynamic addition of door handles, roof rails, air conditioning, rear seat can be folded, MP3 players and beyond the fog. LATEST CAR NEWS

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