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Thứ Hai, 9 tháng 1, 2012

Peugeot 208 introduces new 3-cylinder petrol engines

Peugeot has introduced a new family of 3-cylinder engines with its latest B-segment segment contender, the Peugeot 208. The new 3-cylinder engines come in two capacities – 1.0 liter and 1.2 liter, and are built at the firm’s Tremery factory in France.

The 1.0 liter 3-pot lump makes 68 horsepower and a peak torque of 95Nm from as low as 3,000rpm, which is a sign of good VVT tuning as it is a surprisingly low RPM for an engine that doesn’t make use of any funky (and potentially expensive) tech like direct injection. The 1.2 liter does even better – it does 82 horsepower and it’s peak torque of 118Nm comes in from as low as 2,750rpm.

The rest of the petrol engines are engines that we are familiar with – a 1.4 VTi, a 1.6 VTi and a 1.6 THP, all from the four cylinder BMW-PSA Prince engine family. The 1.4 does 95 horses and 136Nm of torque, while the normally aspirated 1.6 liter does 120 horses and 160Nm of torque. The top of the line petrol four potter turbo does 156 horsepower and 240Nm of torque, with a 260Nm ecoboost, mated to a 6-speed transmission. The other petrol engines are mated to 5-speed gearboxes.

The 208 also comes with a range of oil burners, with the baseline being a 1.4 liter HDi FAP making 68hp and 160Nm. The 1.4 liter is also available as an e-HDI engine, which means it is equipped with Peugeot’s automatic Stop & Start system.

The addition of the auto start/stop system improves the 1.4 liters fuel economy and emissions from 74.3mpg and 98g/km CO2 to 83.1mpg and 87g/km CO2. There’s also a 1.6 liter diesel in 2 tunes – 92hp/230Nm as well as 115hp/285Nm.