Toyota Corolla Altis diesel ready to launch

Toyota Altis might soon get a diesel varient too. Sources claim that it is possible that Toyota Innova’s diesel engine might power Corolla Altis diesel. Deputy Managing Director (Marketing) of Toyota Kirloskar Motors, Sandeep Singh had said at an old press conference that the company was considering the launch of the Corolla Altis diesel.

However, nothing was mentioned about the time frame or price tag. Rumours have it that the Toyota Altis diesel might be launched by the second quarter of 2010. The car could have Innova’s 2.5-liter diesel engine producing between 85-100bhp. Toyota already has both petrol and CNG versions of the car in the market and there is no news of transplanting the 1.3-liter petrol engine found on the European Corolla into the Indian model. But Toyota is also working on an Toyota Altis hybrid in Thailand. Whether it would bring it to India is not clear.