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- At the launch event of its flagship Sorento SUV in India on Friday, Kia also unveiled several other vehicles, including a Carens Clavis CNG and the Carnival Hybrid.
- The brand revealed its first flex fuel car concept for the country, choosing the Syros for this, capable of running on pure petrol, pure ethanol and blends of the two.
- The Syros flex fuel uses a 1.0-litre three-cylinder direct injection turbo petrol engine with updated ECU, TCU and fuel systems, and a 6-speed torque converter automatic instead of the standard model's 7-speed dual clutch.
- Kia has shared no launch date or production details, so it remains a technology demonstrator for now.
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- Kia is yet to announce when or whether a production version of the Syros flex fuel will arrive.
- Other automakers are also working on flex fuel vehicles — Maruti Suzuki has launched the WagonR flex fuel, while Tata Motors and Mahindra are preparing theirs.
- The engine's power and torque figures for the Syros flex fuel have not been revealed.
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