India, July 10 -- One has to give credit where it is due. Hyundai-Kia has in the past year dramatically changed the image as well as the demand for turbocharged petrol engines in India. The Hyundai Venue was the first vehicle to feature the three-pot one litre and the Kia Seltos had the four-cylinder 1.4 litre engine. The Hyundai Verna, i10 Nios also have the smaller engine, which will also undoubtedly see service on the new Hyundai i20 and the forthcoming Kia Sonet. And the 1.4 does service on the new Hyundai Creta and I am expecting it to do service on some other cars as well soon.

But I hear you say that Hyundai-Kia wasn't the first group to fit a small terrier of an engine under the hood. And you'd be right, Ford's Ecoboost on the Ec...