Premier and Fiat are again going to tie a knot very soon. The two companies are going to sign a commercial agreement with its former partner for the 1.3 litre multijet diesel engine - the one that drives Maruti's Swift and Tata Motors' Vista - for its compact sports utility vehicle (SUV) Rio. Having re-entered the passenger vehicle space with Rio in 2009, Premier plans to source 6,000 to 8,000 engine units ...

Premier has launched the Rio in a petrol engine option. The Mini SUV was first launched in a diesel engine option only. With new emission norms in place Premier could not sell the Rio in BS4 cities. However the company now will cater to these with the launch of the new engine. The Rio gets an 1173cc, 4 cylinder naturally aspirated engine. It has a power output 76.6 Ps (56.3 kW) @ 5800 rpm and torque of 103. ...