Dacia/Renault Logan gets new 1.2-liter 16v engine abroad

The Logan gets a new engine overseas while we are yet to see the facelift in India. The new 1.2 16v engine replaces the 1.4-liter MPI and delivers the power of 75 hp at 5,500 rpm and 107 Nm of torque at 4,250 rpm with a 15% better fuel economy.

http://indianautosblog.com/page/2

More details soon.

might be sandero will come to india with a 1.2 lit engine itself.......guess

it is late for me now.

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/dacia-logan-12-16v-75hp-engine-launched-in-france-6681.html

Lets hope MR plonks this new ingine in the facelift.
Atast something more new to fight the competition with.

i do not believe providing this engine can fight competition.

in my view may be bringing in the latest renault model may help a bit..

this can help gaining some consumer confidence.

vsuprak wrote:

Lets hope MR plonks this new ingine in the facelift....

Since new models from MR seem unlikey to happen at this point of time,
I was refering to the new logan only.

Customer surveys conducted for B-Sedan owners (those who did not consider Logan) actually bring out one of the reasons for rejection of logan as below

I quote the customers' line below:

"My sales guy says the logan has only 2 valves per cylinder - SOHC. 1 for inlet & 1 for outlet. Compared to other cars, which are mainly DOHC, this is a generation old technology. So, why should I buy a car that is not even a DOHC"

Now, ideally according to me, if performance is similar, why would I bother if it were a SOHC or DOHC?
But these are some driving factors which give you the opportunity to co-exist with other competitors.

Customers in A-Category cities (who account for 60% of car sales) are too finicky about what is parked in their garages or driveways.

Too much for snob value. I'd say. Logan is now not even a part of the surveys of B-Sedan customers. People have alreay forgotten it!!