<p>Maruti Suzuki has gone ahead with only Diesel motors for the S Cross which includes a tried and tested 1.3 litre DDiS 200 unit and a more powerful 1.6 litre DDiS 320 diesel heart. In terms of pure performance, the 1.6 litre diesel engine under its hood offers an impressive punch and is also one of the biggest engines to have come from the home grown brand. With 118 horses packed under its hood and available at a rev band of 3750 rpm what steals the show is the availability of peal torque as low as 1750 rpm and that too all 320Nm of it! The Variable Geometry Turbocharger installed under its hood helps the diesel unit breathe easy and offers linear power delivery at will. Coming onto its smaller sibling, the 1.3 litre diesel engine seems a better offering only for mileage friendly audiences with power figures clocking 88 hp at 4000 rpm and a peak torque of 200Nm at 1750 rpm. The smaller engine also performs well especially on city roads but one does witnesses a small lag when shifting gears and revving the engine at higher rpm. The addition of an extra gear i.e. 6 speed manual transmission on the 1.6 litre diesel unit helps this mini SUV to clock three digit speeds easily without troubling the rev meter too much. However, the 1.3 litre diesel variant gets only the standard 5 speed manual transmission. The S Cross misses out on automatic transmission which could have been an added bonus for buyers in this segment.<br></p>