Automobile

Harrier, Hector & Compass Have One Big Thing In Common

Morris Garages made its India debut with the Hector and has already crossed 10000 bookings as of Sunday. It competes in the hot SUV space against rivals Jeep Compass, Tata Harrier, and Mahindra XUV500. While the Mahindra is a 7 seater, the rest are 5-seater SUVs.

The most interesting bit about the three main rivals is that they all share the same diesel engine – the Fiat sourced 2.0-litre, four-cylinder, Multijet engine that generates the same amount of torque in all three vehicles. It produces 168 bhp in the Compass and the Hector while the Harrier gets a detuned 138 bhp. All three cars are mated to a six-speed manual transmission with this engine option. The Compass and the Hector are available with different petrol engines and automatic options, while the Harrier isn’t.

Component and engine sharing is not a new thing in the Indian automobile industry. Fiat’s 1.3-litre Multijet engine is another big example. This small diesel engine has been used in the Maruti Suzuki Swift/Desire, Tata Indica Vista/Manza, Maruti Suzuki Ignis, Chevrolet Aveo UVA, Fiat Punto/Linea and more. It was also nicknamed ‘India’s National Engine’.

Taking component sharing to a whole another level is Toyota and Maruti. The recently-launch Toyota Glanza is essentially the Maruti Suzuki Baleno albeit badges and grilles. Renault and Nissan have done so with the Duster, Micra and Sunny.

Know of more such examples, let us know in the comments below.

 

OB Bureau

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