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litre TSI petrol engine. liter three-cylinder TSI petrol engine, which is also utilized in other vehicles from the India 2.0 liter TSI petrol engine. As standard, it comes mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox but there is also a 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission on offer as well. lakh ex-showroom.
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