Mahindra and Mahindra is likely to launch the downsized version of the 2.2-litre mHawk diesel engine in the Scorpio and XUV500. This step comes as a counter against the Supreme Court's ban on registration of diesel SUVs and cars with a capacity of 2000cc and above in the Delhi NCR region. The new engine is a 1.9-litre version of the mHawk engine, and despite the downsizing, it is likely that power and torque will remain the same.

The engine has been developed in-house by the automaker but the engine mapping has been outsourced.