Mahindra and Mahindra is certainly working very hard to ensure that the ban on vehicle registrations of diesel vehicles above 2,000 cc in Delhi does not hit it hard.

The company, on Friday, announced the launch of its new mHawk 1.99 litre diesel engine, following the launch of KUV100, which is powered by M&M’s first ever gasoline engine.

The new engine would power the new generation Scorpio as well as the new age XUV500. It would be available for customers within the Delhi and NCR Region to begin with. The new 1.99 litre engine will power the new generation Scorpio and will deliver 120 HP while for the new age XUV500, it will deliver 140 HP, M&M said.

“This new engine, the development of which, started in August 2014, is now ready for launch on both the new generation Scorpio and the new age XUV500. We do hope that our customers would enjoy driving these vehicles which deliver the performance of our currently on offer 2.2 litre mHawk engines,” M&M president and chief executive (automotive) Pravin Shah said.