Maruti Wagon R Flex Fuel Launch Date: Maruti is preparing to launch its first flex fuel Maruti Wagoneer in the Indian market. Currently Maruti has petrol engine, CNG engine and mild hybrid engine available. The flex fuel engine is going to be as powerful as the petrol engine. Along with this, power and torque are also expected to be similar to petrol engine, while its price is going to be less than the price of petrol. Today in this post we are going to give you all the information about Maruti Wagon R Flex Fuel.
Maruti is not the only company calling for flex fuel technology, Toyota Kirloskar Motor is also involved in this race. Toyota is testing its Fortuner and Hilux with Fuel Flex technology, which is expected to be unveiled internationally in the near future.
Maruti Wagon R Flex Fuel Launch Date
The Maruti Wagon R Flex Fuel is expected to be launched sometime in 2025. Although this has also been unveiled in 2022 and 2023. The first flex fuel from Maruti is going to be a compact car. However, no confirmation has been made yet by the company regarding this.
Maruti Wagon R Flex Fuel
The Maruti Suzuki WagonR Flex Fuel has been unveiled at the Auto Expo and is one of the highlights of Maruti Suzuki’s range. However, the company had earlier also showcased it at the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers Technology (SIAM) in December 2022. Maruti Suzuki is going to manufacture it indigenously with local engineers. This car will be designed to run on 20% to 85% blended ethanol engine.
It is going to be operated with the current 1.2 liter Naturally Accepted petrol engine. However, for this, large scale changes will be made in its engine, due to which it will be able to provide better power on ethanol mixed engine. Its companion, this engine will also be prepared for BS6 and will be operated with a five-speed manual transmission.
Maruti Suzuki says that the Maruti WagonR based on the ethanol engine will be up to 79% less polluting than the petrol version. Whereas its performance and power is also going to be same as that of petrol version.
What is flex fuel?
Flex fuel engine is an alternative fuel made from a mixture of petrol, methanol or ethanol. Flex fuel vehicle engines are designed to run on more than one type of fuel. Many changes are made to the engine and fuel system. Due to which it appears similar to the normal petrol model. Flex fuel is manufactured from corn and corn, due to which it can also be called alcohol base fuel.
Starch and sugar fermentation is done in its manufacturing process, apart from this, ethanol engines are also much more economical than normal petrol. While the price of petrol in the Indian market is around ₹ 100, the price of ethanol is going to be between ₹ 60 to 70. And apart from this, it is also going to prove to be a boon for our farmers. The condition of the farmers of our country will also improve and our economy is also going to see more growth.
Future of flex fuel in India?
However, there is still time for flex fuel to arrive in the Indian market. But work on this technology is being done vigorously. In the coming times, we are going to see many projects using flex fuel technology in the Indian market. Some time ago, Toyota Hilux was spotted internationally with flex fuel technology.
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