Deutz expands portfolio with Kirloskar engines

Deutz and Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited (KOEL) have announced a strategic cooperation agreement that will expand Deutz’s engine portfolio for highly regulated applications. The portfolio, which currently covers drives from 2.2 L on up, will now include a 1.6 L variant.

KOEL is an India-based industrial company specializing in the engineering and manufacturing of diesel engines, generator sets and pumps that operate across the agriculture, infrastructure and industrial sectors.

“Deutz and Kirloskar Oil Engines have a longstanding history of industrial collaboration in the field of engine and drive solutions for the Indian market,” said Anmol Batra, president Global Industrial Business at Kirloskar Oil Engines. “We are pleased to build on this established partnership with the agreement we have now signed and to expand our collaboration on compact drive solutions beyond the region.”

“With the 1.6-liter engine, we are specifically adding a compact and high-performance solution to our portfolio in the lower power segment,” says Markus Villinger, CEO Business Unit Engines at Deutz. “Together with Kirloskar Oil Engines, we are responding to market trends such as downsizing and growing customer demand for reliable Deutz solutions in the power range below 2 L.”

The new drive will be offered as the naturally aspirated D1.6 and the turbocharged TCD1.6. The water-cooled three-cylinder series with electronic direct injection and a high-pressure common rail system covers a power range from 18 to 41.2 kW (24 to 55 hp).

Efficient combustion, compact dimensions and flexible integration will enable use in a variety of machine concepts, Deutz stated, including in construction, material handling and industrial applications. The engine platform meets U.S. EPA, CARB Tier 4 and EU Stage V emissions requirements.

The first variant is expected to be available from the first quarter of 2027.