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Loud and noisy? Not anymore.
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More like Tata Nano.
For the Diesel, Suzuki uses the Fiat 1.3JTD, also still in Brasil I guess. Real good small(est) engine, had 4 from these.
Suzuki had a lawsuit with VW because the germans demanded the japanese to buy their engines as part of a cooperation contract. The old suzuki guy didnt want to ruin his reputation, because with unreliable engines the Indians wont buy a suzuki for the next 3 generations anymore, and not with my name on the car, so he refused and they cancelled the cooperation at all.
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this very same engine was retained in Korea for the Trax
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Nope, the Trax/Mokka had a 1.7l. This is a way older engine that derived from the Isuzu 4EE1 from the early 1990s. This was modernised several types by GM/Opel und build in Poland. The common rails versions used in the Corsa C, and Astra G.
But they turned out to be the worst option because Opel were available with the way more advanced 1.3 JTD for the smaller cars, and the 1.9 JTD from the cooperation with Fiat.
The 1.6 is a complete different engine, the first (and probably last) Diesel that got actually developed by Opel, just in 2014/2015 so indeed realy new for a engine.
The Cruze will be the last option in the US for a realy long time to get a smaller, economical and reliable dieselcar. -
We might se a comeback from Stellantis (Chrylser/Fiat/Peugeot) but this will take a decade at least.