India is on the verge of a turbo revolution. While the diesel boom is especially noticeable in the small diesel segment, the availability of advanced diesel technologies, including turbocharging, is also enabling Indian original equipment manufacturers to upgrade their larger diesel engines in both performance and emissions compliance.

Tata Motors newest Safari SUV and the Xenon pickup features a 2.2L Euro lV engine, which was initially intended for Europe, but will also be used to generate interest domestically.

At the heart of the new Tata Safari and the Xenon lies the advanced, Honeywell-boosted diesel engine which conforms to the Euro IV standards and delivers exceptional levels of performance on the road. At 2.2L, the Variable Nozzle Turbine (VNT™) Turbocharger engine is bigger than the norm in a country where small cars are much in demand and a growing interest in larger displacement vehicles exists as affluence levels rise.

“Honeywell VNT™ turbocharging technology provides performance as well as emissions control,” says Sanjay Sondhi, Managing Director of Honeywell Turbo Technologies in India. “Honeywell is uniquely positioned to support the country’s increasingly vibrant auto manufacturing sector.”

Honeywell set up its plant in India in 2005 and has since invested significantly in establishing a local supplier network, local engineering for Indian customers and a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility located in Pune. The introduction of VNT™ technology with Tata is the first time it has been used in the sport utility vehicle segment in India.

“Engines with greater power-to-weight ratio will be more popular as investment in the India road network pays off, and that means much greater emphasis will be placed on technology such as turbocharging,” said Prakash M. Telang, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicles at Tata Motors. “We have developed a very good working relationship with Honeywell in India. They have been able to present a very good value proposition in terms of technology and engineering support, and as a result we have been able to take advantage of VNT™ technology in our latest engines.”