Ka 2000, VM Motori e ile ea hlahisa RA 420 SOHC 2.0 lithara e tloaelehileng ea diesel enjene ea terene, e etselitsoeng Hyundai Group le GM Korea hape e tsejoa e le D4EA le Z20DMH. Ka mokhoa o hlophisitsoeng, ena ke yuniti e tloaelehileng bakeng sa nako ea eona e nang le sekoahelo sa tšepe, lebanta la nako, hlooho ea aluminium cylinder e nang le camshaft e le 'ngoe bakeng sa li-valve tsa 16' me e na le li-compensator tsa hydraulic. Ho fokotsa ho thothomela ho feteletseng ha enjene, ho fanoa ka boloko ba li-shafts tse leka-lekaneng ka har'a pallet. Moloko oa pele oa lienjine tsena o bile teng ka liphetoho tse peli tse fapaneng tsa matla: ka turbocharger e tloaelehileng MHI TD025M e nts'etsapele 112 hp le ho tloha ho 235 ho isa ho 255 Nm ea torque le D4EA-V e nang le turbine e fapaneng ea geometry Garrett GT1749V e hlahisang 125 hp le 285 Nm.
Ka 2005, ho ile ha hlaha moloko oa bobeli oa lienjini tsena tsa diesel, tse hlahisang 140 - 150 hp le 305 Nm. Ba fumane sistimi ea sejoale-joale ea mafura ho tsoa ho Bosch ka khatello ea 1600 sebakeng sa 1350 bar, hammoho le Garrett GTB1549V e matla haholoanyane ea geometry turbocharger.
Lelapa la D le boetse le kenyelletsa li-diesel: D3EA le D4EB.
Enjene ena ea diesel e batla kemiso ea tlhokomelo le boleng ba oli e sebelisitsoeng, ka hona, beng ba moruo haholo hangata ba na le boiphihlelo ba ho roala lik'hamera tsa camshaft. Hape, hammoho le camshaft, hangata hoa hlokahala ho fetola li-valve rockers.
Ho ea ka melaoana, lebanta la nako le fetoha lik'hilomithara tse likete tse 90, empa hangata le robeha le pejana. Ho e nkela sebaka ho thata ebile ho theko e boima, kahoo hangata beng ba eona ba khanna ho fihlela qetellong. E ka boela ea robeha ka lebaka la lekhalo la pompo ea metsi le li-valve mona hangata li kobeha.
Enjene ena ea diesel e na le sistimi ea peterole ea Common Rail Bosch CP1 e tšepahalang ka ho felletseng, leha ho le joalo, li-nozzles li hloleha kapele mme li qala ho tšollela mafura a disele a boleng bo tlase. 'Me esita le molomo o le mong o nang le phoso mona o ka baka tšenyo e tebileng ea enjene.
Liphetoho tse bonolo ho 112 hp ha li na karohano ea oli 'me hangata li sebelisa lubricant, li-plug tse khanyang li tšoarella hanyane,' me turbine hangata e tsamaea ka tlase ho 150,000 km. Hape, marang-rang a amohelang oli hangata a koalehile ebe o phahamisa crankshaft feela.