Peugeot has new diesel engine

By Matt Brogan | January 19th, 2010

Peugeot has developed a new 1.6 litre HDi turbo diesel engine with 83kW and a maximum torque output of 270 Nm, an increase of 12.5 percent over the current engine. The 308 CC will be the first model offered with this engine.

The engine meets the new Euro five emission standards and has improved performance over the previous 82kW engine it replaces. Noise reduction, improved fuel consumption and lower CO2 emissions are all better than the out going engine.
Compared to the previous engine the new engine has more than 50 per cent of the parts redesigned and has Extreme Combustion Chamber System (ECCS) technology.

The new designed combustion chamber has a lower compression ratio (16 compared to 17.5), this creates more power with a reduction in emissions. The combustion chamber has increased by 10 per cent which helps reduce the amount of unburnt fuel. The pressure in the common rail injection system has been increased to 1,650 bars compared to 1600 bars previously, and new piezo-electric injectors with seven apertures which replace the solenoid injectors with six apertures.

Updated engine management software improves efficiency by improving the air/deisel mix for maximum performance and improved fuel efficiency. The turbo is smaller and has a lower inertia, this reduces response time to a minimum.
The new diesel engine will be available in the 308 CC in both Sport and SE trim and will be called the HDi 112.

Baddass

I have always thought that the current ‘gutless’ 1.6 diesel needed no more than 1 kilowatt extra. At last, Peugeot seems to have answered my calls with this new generation engine.

Cupid Stunt

Gutless copmared to what…a 4.0litre six. Durr!!!
The current 1.6 engine is well sweet and V economical. If economy is what you require then the new one makes a sensible choice. Great engine worthy of an award.

Glen

Forget about the power, it’s the torque figure that is of most interest…
arlester

So will we get the choice of both the 2.0 litre diesel that is currently available and this new 1.6 or will it just be the one engine we recieve. If it is just going to be the single engine then that is probably a bad move as it will be a decrease power over what we can get in the 308cc now
Glen

I doubt we will get the 1.6 in the CC – of more interest to Australia will be its implementation in the 207 and 308 hatches…
http://unsure italian

Let’s hope Peugeot can start building desirable cars again, instead of just bread-and-butter dull hatches… and something that’s actually reliable like they used to be. The 504 coupe and cabriolet by Pininfarina… and the 205 GTI – what an amazing car. Then the Mi16, just brilliant.

The 406 coupe was simply sex on wheels and even the relatively unknown 605 of the mid-90′s with its great lounge-chair like ride, with every conceivable luxury option available at the time was superb.

There’s currently nothing on their list worth a mention. Dull, dull and more dull.
Look at Audi – wow, they have an automobile to suit every taste. What do Peugeot have? A bundle of lukewarm hatches, some not even built by Peugeot (the 107 anyone?) and an SUV by Mitsubishi? Try harder Peugeot, and get your dealer servicing to act like they’re actually servicing a prestige car. Toyota give better service and even wash/detail your car as part of the experience.