Renault developing 800cc petrol engine for its low cost small car

        For quiet sometime we know about Renault’s plan of launching a low-cost small car in India. The car codenamed XBA is likely to be in Indian showrooms by mid 2015.

        Renault will debut an all new 800cc petrol engine in the low-cost small car. The engine codenamed BR-8 is quiet sophisticated with twin cam, 4 valves per cylinder, 3 cylinder one. Advanced design of the engine will help to deliver excellent power and fuel efficiency.

        Along with the new engine, Renault’s low cost small car will feature Automatic Manual Transmission to compete against recently launched Maruti Alto K10. The car will be priced around Rs. 3 lakh, very close to the Alto K10.